Photo by Matt Pohle | Story by Columbia Union Visitor Staff Mary K. Rinehart (pictured), a member of the Winchester (Va.) church, doesn’t turn her head away when she sees people on the roadside with “Homeless. Please Help!” signs. She rolls down her window and hands them a sack full of love. It’s nothing fancy: just […]
122 in Potomac Baptized During Caravan of Hope
More than 620 Baptized During Caravan of Hope Story by V. Michelle Bernard with reporting by Samantha Young After 16 stops across the Columbia Union Conference and countless hours of prayer and preparation, 626 new members joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the Caravana de la Esperanza 2015: “Jesus, La Gran Esperanza” (Caravan of Hope: […]
Gospel Treats for Trick-or-Treaters
When the world went door-to-door trick-or-treating on Halloween, the Washington Ghanaian Seventh-day Adventist Church (Md.) members opened their doors to give them little sachets of candies stuffed with Glow Gospel tracts. In some areas, members joined the masses and went knocking on doors to share the treats with their neighbors. Together, members distributed nearly 500 packets [...]