For Immediate Release
Contact: Ray Tetz
Email: ray.tetz@adventistfaith.com
Westlake Village, California
It is with profound sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Jennifer Newton, beloved wife of Pacific Union Conference President Bradford C. Newton. Jennifer was a valued member of our Union family, and she will be deeply missed. While we await further details, we respectfully ask for privacy for Elder Newton and his family; condolences may be sent to info@adventistfaith.com to be shared with them at an appropriate time.
Our quarterly Pacific Union meetings are in progress this week, and many of our leaders and Executive Committee members are already in the Westlake Village area. We have decided to continue these meetings on a truncated basis and will be handling the essential business items of the church during this sad and difficult time.
The Union Executive Committee will meet on Thursday as scheduled and will be available for members to join on Zoom. (Information about this will be sent to committee members directly.) The agenda will be limited to essential items only.
We ask for your heartfelt prayers and support of the Newton family—and our entire Union office staff during this time.
As is our practice in all circumstance involving our work or our employees, we request that inquiries for further information be directed to our Union communication team. There is no purpose served through even casual conversation that could be misunderstood, and can quickly become harmful misinformation.
(Media inquiries: Ray Tetz, ray.tetz@adventistfaith.com)
We will update you as more information becomes available.
