On Thursday, November 19, 2020, the Mid-American Union Executive Committee elected Dr. Hubert J. Morel Executive Secretary of that Union. He replaces the current Executive Secretary, Elder Gil Webb, who is retiring at the end of the year. Dr. Morel was born in Port of Prince, Haiti. His family immigrated to the United States when...
On November 17, 2020, Rupert Salmon of the Spokane, Washington area became a trailblazer: He bought the television station operated by the Upper Columbia Conference and thus became one of the few black television station owners and in all likelihood became the first black Seventh-day Adventist station owner. His journey began in Kingston, Jamaica. He...
In this personal note, she expresses her heartfelt appreciation to the many leaders, pastors and church members of Regional Conferences she was privileged to work with over the years.
Beginning on August 29, the Office for Regional Conference Ministries sponsored a series of 5 roundtables on 5 Sabbaths, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern. The series was called “5 At 5”. The intent of this series was to follow-up on the issues raised during the Regional Conference Convocation, July 8-11. The ultimate goal is for this...
In a little over a month, the United States will complete the process of going to the polls to elect (among other offices) the person who serve as President. I have several enduring memories about the last Presidential election-back in 2016. One comes from being in the barber shop the day after the election, getting...
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...
