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Welcome to the Internet presence of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. From our headquarters in Columbia, Md., we work to advance and execute the mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the mid-Atlantic United States. To that end, we provide administrative leadership, governance, and support services to our conferences, ministries, healthcare institutions, elementary and secondary schools, and colleges. NEWS
Adventists Prepare for Hurricane EarlStory by Bob MitchellAdventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACS DR) volunteers in the Columbia Union conferences along the Atlantic Coast are prepared to respond as required, in coordination and cooperation with state officials and other responding organizations. They have been participating in tele-conferences and other communications to be fully up-to-date on the situation, as Hurricane Earl moves in our direction.Conference ACS DR Coordinators/Directors have sponsored several training events in recent months to prepare our members for just such events. READ MORE 
Adventist Hospitals First to Present 3-D “Artery Tours” to D.C. ResidentsStory by Cindy GlassMore than 400 people attended the two Artery Explorer community events hosted by Shady Grove Adventist and Washington Adventist hospitals, both in the Washington, D.C., area. The “Us Against Athero” explorer, a mobile motion simulator, spent a combined four days in the hospitals’ communities to inform residents about the health dangers of atherosclerosis (blocked arteries), the causes and what can be done to prevent this condition. The two Adventist hospitals were the first in the capitol region to present residents with a chance to take a 3-D virtual tour through the arteries. READ MORE AND SEE PICTURES 
First Church Urges D.C. Youth to “Stand Up”Story by Taashi RoweSome 300 youth were urged to “Stand Up, Stand Out” at the First church of Washington, D.C.’s, youth fest. The event drew visiting youth from around the metropolitan area and the neighborhood. It included two evening seminars and a daylong service on Sabbath. “This event was to uplift our young people and help them understand who they are in Christ,” explained Sharie Barnes, the church’s Youth Ministries director. “We also wanted to remind them to hold onto their principles as they headed back to school.”The event featured speaker Eric Thomas, founder of Break the Cycle, an organization focused on helping youth end dating violence. Thomas highlighted the importance of being in the world, but not of the world. READ MORE AND SEE SLIDESHOW |
