“One year, we spent $40,000 on evangelism and community outreach—and zero relationships were built,” recalls Jennifer Deans, pastor of Living Faith church in Dulles,  Va. After attending a church planting conference, Deans realized the church didn’t need a better evangelism program--it needed a paradigm shift.  “At the conference I was convicted that it was God’s job [...]

Our hearts are heavy as we’ve learned of the sudden and untimely death of one of Potomac’s shining lights, Paul Penaranda. Before leaving for his overseas assignment, Paul was a member of the Leesburg (Va.) church where he actively worked with the Pathfinders, leading several club members to baptism. Paul was passionate about serving his […]

C.F. Richards has been awarded a $5,000 Versafund technology grant from Versacare of Riverside, California. Versacare has been awarding to traditional grants to Adventist schools since 1990 and began awarding technology grants in 2016. Fifty-four applications for the grant were submitted and C.F. Richards was among the thirty-six schools awarded through a computerized random selection [...]