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Welcome to the Internet presence of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. From our headquarters in Columbia, Md., we work to advance and execute the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the mid-Atlantic United States. To that end, we provide administrative leadership, governance, and support services to our conferences, ministries, healthcare institutions, elementary and secondary schools, and colleges. NEWSOFFICIAL STATEMENT For Immediate Release May 17, 2012 Columbia Union Executive Committee Calls Special Constituency Meeting to Authorize Ordinations Without Regard to GenderAt its May 17 meeting, the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee received a report from an ad hoc committee assigned to study how to affirm women in ministry. After discussing the report (click here for report), the committee voted:
“I believe this action represents our committee’s desire to move the mission forward, and we are calling this special session to facilitate a wider conversation,” said Dave Weigley, union president, explaining the need for input from the larger constituency. To help members understand the committee’s perspective, leaders will publish a special July issue of the union paper, the Visitor. It will provide an in-depth review of biblical, historical and Spirit of Prophecy guidelines concerning the role of women in ministry. Contact: Celeste Ryan Blyden, Communication Director Tel: (410) 997-3414; Email: cryan@columbiaunion.net
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Allegheny West Leaders Encourage Purity at Young Adult Retreat, CotillionStory by Conference Staff
The Allegheny West Youth Ministries Department recently hosted its first conference purity retreat, an inspirational event for young men and women to focus on the importance of sexual abstinence until marriage. During the four-day weekend retreat in Columbus, Ohio, conference leaders educated, challenged, inspired and affirmed the 130 young people through four areas: the physical, mental, social and spiritual values of sexuality. READ MORE AND SEE SLIDESHOW 
Adventists Best Peers in Johns Hopkins Diabetes Study
In 2009 the Johns Hopkins Center for Nutrition, in partnership with the American Diabetes Association, embarked on studying churches in Baltimore to see if churches could help members reduce their risk factors for diabetes. The Healthy Bodies Healthy Souls study of 15 churches included Allegheny East Conference churches—United in Christ, Cherry Hill and Miracle Temple. Results from the study were recently released. READ MORE AND SEE PHOTOS 
Potomac’s Radio Programs Impacts Station Owners, Community
Airing six times a week, Acción Adventista and Ondas de Esperanza, two radio ministries spearheaded by Jose Esposito, director of Potomac Conference’s Hispanic Ministries, should cost more than $1,000 a month to broadcast in the Richmond, Va., area. However, owners of Radio Ponder expressed that they have been blessed by the programs and now ask for just $200 each month. READ MORE AND SEE PHOTOS |
