Things We Learned-And Did Not Learn in the Pandemic-Part I
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Things We Learned-And Did Not Learn in the Pandemic-Part I

It looks as if the United States is emerging from some of the most traumatic 15 months in recent memory. Last week, was my first Sabbath in a Regional Conference church that was fully reopen for worship since February 29, 2020.  When Mrs. Edmond and I walked out of the Shiloh SDA Church in Cincinnati,...

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021by
Five Year Old Author Writes Children’s Book
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Five Year Old Author Writes Children’s Book

Five year old author, Julius Marshall’s journey to getting a book published, started one day as he was visiting his aunt’s house. She had an alarm system that listed the date, the time, the weather, etc.  On that particular day, the weather was listed as “Partly Cloudy”. Though Julius has been reading since he was...

July 5, 2021August 19, 2021by
The Great Advent Movement Continues- Elder Garth Gabriel Becomes Acting President
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The Great Advent Movement Continues- Elder Garth Gabriel Becomes Acting President

On July 1, Elder Garth Gabriel became the Acting President of the Lake Region Conference. The position of President became vacant at that time when the former President, Dr. R. Clifford Jones, assumed the position as Dean of the School of Religion for Oakwood University. For the past 3 years, Elder Gabriel has served as...

July 5, 2021July 5, 2021by
The Great Advent Movement
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The Great Advent Movement

An unprecedented number of personnel changes have taken place in the Regional Conferences of the Seventh-day Adventist Church over the past few weeks. We are dedicating a significant amount of space in this edition of The Regional Voice to share these personnel changes with you. Here is an overview of these changes: First, in our...

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021by
Mrs. Phyllis Lee to Retire As Chief Financial Officer for ORM/RCRP
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Mrs. Phyllis Lee to Retire As Chief Financial Officer for ORM/RCRP

Mrs. Phyllis Ware, groundbreaking Chief Financial Officer who served  as the only African-American female President of a conference in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and has served as Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer for the Office of Regional Ministries (ORCM) and the Regional Conference Retirement Plan(RCRP) has announced her intention to retire as...

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021by
An Exciting and Historic Appointment: Pastor Darriel Hoy to Become First ORCM/RCRP Communications Director
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An Exciting and Historic Appointment: Pastor Darriel Hoy to Become First ORCM/RCRP Communications Director

It is my great privilege to share in this space an exciting and historic appointment: The selection of Pastor Darriel Hoy, Youth, Young Adult and Children’s Ministries Director for the Nevada-Utah Conference as the very first Communications Director for the Office of Regional Conference Ministries (ORCM) and the Regional Conference Retirement Plan (RCRP). Let me...

May 26, 2021May 26, 2021by