Ministries

A Sure Harvest

Who We Are & What We Do Islam is the fastest-growing religion in the world, and many of its values are shared with Adventism. Since 2009, A Sure Harvest has served the Muslim community in the Pacific Union Conference through cross-literature studies of the Bible and the Quran and relationship-building. They also provide sermons in…
Adventist Christian Fellowship

Adventist Christian Fellowship is a fellowship of Adventist students living and sharing their faith on college and university campuses. ACF helps students grow in their faith and stay connected to the mission of the church during their college years. It is also the official organization of Adventist ministry on Public University Campuses (PCM) in the…
Adventist Community Services

Adventists are passionate about service to their communities, following the example of Jesus who spent His time on earth devoted to service—particularly paying attention to people who were marginalized and rejected by others. The poor. The sick. Widows. Those considered “unclean.” The early Christian Church also made service a major activity, collecting clothing, food, and…
ASi

“For we walk by faith, not by sight” – 2 Corinthians 5:7 If you have an interest in ministry but aren’t sure where to start, you’ve come to the right place! If you’re a seasoned business or ministry leader and you’re looking for professional development to better serve your ministry, you’ve come to the right…
Asian-Pacific Ministries

Asian-Pacific Ministries at the Pacific Union Conference works with the seven local conference coordinators and group representatives in serving 25 language groups and supporting the outreach, ministry, and growth of the Asian-Pacific churches throughout the Pacific Southwest. The department coordinates its pastoral and lay training through the Pacific Institute of Christian Ministry (PICM), oversees various annual evangelistic meetings and…
Beth Ohr

Who We Are Started in 2023, this organization serves primarily the greater Los Angeles area, specifically focusing on building relationships with the Jewish community. With over 800,000 Jews in the L.A. metro area, opportunities abound for connection and service. What We Do With ten events per year, Beth Ohr serves the Jewish community through friendship…
Black Ministries

Connecting Our Urban Communities to Christ The aim of Black Ministries is to be an intentional witness for Christ, serving congregations and communities and practicing conscience justice in ways that matter. The department was established in 1943 and celebrates an 80-year history in the Pacific Union territory. With 65 Black churches in large and small…
Children’s Ministries

The Children’s Ministry Department provides training and support to leaders in Children’s Ministry, Vacation Bible School and Children’s Sabbath School Divisions.
Church Support Services

Church Support Services is no longer hosting active operations. The resources they have created and supported over the years may still be accessed through the these websites, now hosted by AdventSource: Answers For Me | inSpire Rich DuBose retired in the Spring of 2023. He may be reached through his website: richdubose.com
Church-State Council

Religious freedom is a central value of the United States—yet it should never be taken for granted. The Seventh-day Adventist Church is unique among Christian churches in supporting a vigorous team of professionals devoted to protecting and defending the religious freedom of all peaceful people of faith. Our commitment is rooted in both the gospel…
Communication & Community Engagement

Our region offers a lively mix of Christ-focused events, ministries, gatherings, gospel advances, and wonderful stories of people working in community. The Communication and Community Engagement Department divides its work into two distinct but related areas. The communication team regularly reports on church business, local media events, and soul-winning successes. If you have a story…
Disabilities Ministries

Who We Are We firmly believe that every person is created in the image of God and deserves full inclusion in the life of the church, and this belief fuels our conviction that we must intentionally minister alongside individuals with disabilities, rather than merely minister to them. This gospel-centered calling reflects the compassion, healing, and…
Family Life Ministries

Family Life Ministry mission is to provide resources, training, and net working opportunities that will instill hope and bring wholeness to families within the Pacific Union Conference.
Gift Planning and Trust Services

Everything we have comes from God who blesses us with good things, and Jesus himself advised us not to worry about what we would eat or wear—yet we all struggle to maintain stable financial support for our families’ current and future needs, along with supporting ministries that help finish God’s work on earth. Gift Planning…
Growing Young Leaders
Health Ministries

Who We Are In a world filled with conflicting and confusing information when it comes to personal health, the Pacific Union Conference’s Health Ministry aims to illuminate and encourage. Combining the Adventist church’s health message with the gospel, Health Ministry aims to bring hope and confidence to those searching for both spiritual and physical healing.…
Hispanic Ministries

Hispanic Ministries is made up of 200 churches aiming to reach the 15 million Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking people living in the five state region. Lay training is the key to successful growth and service in this immense mission field. It isn’t only pastors who preach and give Bible studies; ordinary men and women serve as…
Information Technology

Where would we be without information and the ability to communicate across vast distances? It’s always been important, but access to the wide range of materials available on the internet is vital in the twenty-first century. And yet most of us are at a loss as to how our computers work. The Information Technology department…
Literature Ministries

Pundits keep predicting the end of books, and while brick and mortar bookstores are certainly suffering, literature itself shows no signs of vanishing. Publishing has been a vital part of the Adventist mission since its beginning. The Pacific Union Conference literature ministries program is all about providing relevant, attractive, and truth-filled literature to conferences, churches, and…
Ministerial Association

The ministerial department’s primary mission is to enhance the ministry of pastors in the Pacific Union by coordinating, equipping, supporting, and empowering local conference ministerial directors in their professional and personal lives as they, in turn, care for the pastors in their individual conferences. Each minister of the gospel can recount that moment when the…
Native American Ministries

Who We Are The largest Native American church in the Pacific Union Conference is located on the Navajo reservation in the Nevada-Utah Conference—territory which is the size of Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts combined, and located in the county with the highest food insecurity in the U.S. What We Do With this environment as the…
Pathfinder Ministry

Hello Pacific Union Pathfinders! Read the special report published in the May Recorder
Prayer Ministries

PUC NOVEMBER PENTECOST 2025 PRAYER What we are Praying for: Everyone is invited to participate. This intentional “Call to Pray” is for the Holy Spirit to bring a second Pentecost. Duration: The month of November 2024 Time: 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM Pacific Time Topic: PUC Prayer for Pentecost 2025. The Outpouring of the Holy…
Prison Ministries

Nearly two million people are incarcerated in the United States today. Of that number, approximately 255,000 are incarcerated within the Pacific Union Conference. Many times throughout the Bible, Jesus asked his disciples to “remember those who are in prison” (Hebrews 13:3), and to “visit prisoners” (Matthew 25:34-40). He even demonstrated the importance of prison ministry…
Sabbath School & Personal Ministries

Who We Are Just about every church in the Pacific Union Conference has at least one Sabbath School class, making it the most influential ongoing teaching ministries in the local Adventist Church. And Sabbath School leaders need resources to improve and expand this ministry to their congregations and communities. That’s where Sabbath School and Personal…
Stewardship

Everything we have comes from God—and while some of us are more richly blessed with material goods than others, we all have things to be thankful for. We all have resources that can be shared to support ministries that advance God’s work on earth. For those of us who have truly experienced the awesome love…
Treasury

Our members work hard and sacrifice much in order to support the mission and work of the Church. All gifts are sacred, from a $5 bill dropped in the offering plate to a regular investment of tithe submitted through a standing order. Our Treasury Department prayerfully safeguards and invests the funds God’s family entrusts to…
Volunteer Ministries Webpage Application

Each of the volunteer-led ministries of the Pacific Union may receive an individual page on the adventistfaith.com website, devoted to the ministry for which they are responsible. To activate the webpage for your ministry, the following information is required. The page will then be designed and made available online with this information as a foundation for…

Committees and Working Groups

Some of the most important work that we do at the Pacific Union is carried out through our standing committees and workgroups. And while these carefully and representatively selected small groups of people generally take their tasks very seriously, not everyone loves committees.

We love ours.

Our committees gather people together from all across the Union’s geography to take on work that will benefit all of us. They are made up of people who are diverse in terms of race, culture, age, gender, and demographics. They include lay members and employees. They benefit from the wisdom of those who have been members for years and others who have been members for just a short time.

Our workgroups are very good at trying to understand the circumstances out of which their agenda items arise. They work hard at asking good questions, and seek to hear the details and the stories that might be lost if there wasn’t a group of thoughtful people taking up these topics. They work on narrowing the gaps between what we know and what we are given the opportunity to learn. They challenge the status quo while affirming the policies and procedures that have served us in the past. They create a dynamic, living history of the work of our organization, and while affirming what has been done that truly resonates with our mission, they also help us lift our eyes to God is calling us to do in the future. They keep at it, quarter after quarter, year after year, problem after opportunity after challenge after discovery. They begin their meetings with prayer, and they are generally still praying when they get the work done. They show us how Christians can come together with grace, conviction, and a shared love for the message of Jesus even on the mundane, the difficult, and the everyday. They demonstrate that when placed in God’s care, nothing is ordinary.

Find Us

Pacific Union Conference Standing Committees and Boards

Executive Committee

Presidents Council

Evangelism Endowment Committee

MGA Committee

Hispanic Coordinating Committee

Asian Coordinating Committee

Regional Coordinating Committee

SOULS West Board

GLOW Board

Officers Meeting

Ministerial Advisory

Secretariat Advisory

Communication Advisory

Literature Ministries Advisory

LSU and PUC Finance Committees

Workers’ Comp Board

Finance and Investment Committee

Western Adventist Foundation Finance Committee

Conference Executive Committees

LSU and PUC Executive Committees

Holbrook Indian School Executive Committee

Senior Academy Boards (32 total)

Departmental Quarterly Reviews

Ethnic Advisory Councils

(Department Advisory Councils)

(Adventist Education Leadership and Advisory Committees)