When the coronavirus pandemic began closing churches-Adventist and non-Adventist-back in March, there was concern among administrators as to how their organizations could survive without the weekly collection of tithe and offering in churches. The situation seemed particular challenging for Regional Conferences; first, their per capita income is approximately one third less than State Conferences and...
AMITA Health has named Adam Maycock as the new president and CEO of AMITA Health Adventist Medical Centers Hinsdale and La Grange. Maycock, who was serving as interim president and CEO, assumed the role permanently effective July 12. He succeeds Michael Murrill, who left the organization last month for a promotion within AdventHealth, a parent organization...
The North American Division Youth and Young Adult Ministries department started their Momentum (#momentum) series on Tuesday, March 10, 2020, at 7 p.m. EST. This grew into weekly Sabbath programming that continues to “go strong” through summer, with viewership in the thousands and scheduled programming through August. Starting August 1, the “No Backpacks: Back...
Watch Video HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Before the school year even started, students and faculty at Oakwood University said they knew things would look different. Leadership at Oakwood University told WAFF they’re doing everything possible to keep a COVID-19 spike from happening. Oakwood University senior, Brianna Dean, said she and her peers are embracing the...
The Regional Conference Convocation just completed 4 days of virtual worship, fellowship and dialog. It is my personal belief that community and coming together is important; it is something that I have missed these past 4 months of the coronavirus pandemic-and I am not really seeing an end to that any time soon. That is...
On July 26, the Executive Committee of the Allegheny West Conference elected Elder Marvin C. Brown, III as the new President of the Allegheny West Conference, headquartered just outside Columbus, Ohio. Elder Brown replaces Dr. William T. Cox, who served as President for nearly 9 years. Dr. Cox accepted a call to become the Executive...
Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a series following up on last month’s Regional Conference Convocation. The Convocation was for the purpose of virtual fellowship and also to begin a dialog on the issues facing Regional Conferences-AND, NOT just to TALK about them-but to take action on them. Part I was posted on the...
On July 8-11, the Regional Conferences, the Regional churches in the Pacific and the North Pacific Union and the Bermuda Conference came together for an historic virtual convocation. This first of its kind event would have been all but impossible without technology. The physical assembly of people from across North America-sort of a North American...
