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Robert Chandler recently joined the Columbia Union Conference team as the associate treasurer for Accounting Information Systems.

He previously served as the treasurer at the Northeastern Conference.

“Robert has a rare combination of knowledge and experience in nonprofit accounting and accounting information systems application,” says Emmanuel Asideu, treasurer.

 

 

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Story by Ohio Conference Staff

Join the Ohio Conference for the third annual Bible Read Challenge during January 2023! 

Following in the footsteps of the great preacher, H.M.S. Richards, participants will journey through the scriptures during the 31 days of the first month of the year!

Reading the Bible in a month is a different type of study of the scriptures. Rather than sitting down to read your favorite author, or watching that new TV series that launched – we’ll be reading the Bible for the grand narrative of God’s story. 

Editorial by Dave Weigley

When I used to ride motorcycles, I heard a saying, “There are only two kinds of motorcyclists: those who have been down, and those who will be down.” This is also true in the human experience. There are only two kinds of people: those who have been through a crisis and those who will encounter one in the future. Life is tough, fragile, unforgiving. 

Nelson Mandela’s example of perseverance in tough times has always inspired me. He was incarcerated for 27 years for resisting apartheid and other injustices in South Africa. During his sentence, he endured hard labor, toiling in hot, dry conditions without appropriate clothing. 

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Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

Frank Bondurant, vicepresidente del Desarrollo de Ministerios de la Columbia Union, comparte que en el 2022, la unión ayudó a financiar 61 proyectos de plantación de iglesias (22 nuevos, 39 existentes).

Este año, el departamento ha ayudado a obtener $449,500 en fondos para proyectos de iglesias y ministerios locales en toda la unión, incluidos centros urbanos de influencia, servicios comunitarios adventistas/ayuda en casos de desastre, proyectos para jóvenes/jóvenes adultos y más.

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Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

En un informe reciente, Emmanuel Asiedu, tesorero de la Columbia Union, dijo que, hasta el último trimestre, el diezmo de la unión fue de $110,566,644. Este es un aumento récord de 2.86 por ciento en el diezmo desde el año pasado.

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El mes pasado, Fred Manchur, director financiero de Kettering Health, se retiró de su cargo.

“Ha sido la mayor bendición de mi vida trabajar junto a los increíbles profesionales médicos y el personal de Kettering Health durante más de 20 años”, dice Manchur.

Michael Mewhirter, actual director financiero, se desempeñará como director ejecutivo interino.

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Historia de V. Michelle Bernard

Harold L. Lee, presidente de la Columbia Union Conference de 1998 al 2006, falleció el 9 de noviembre.

Después de asistir a Oakwood College (ahora Oakwood University) en Alabama, comenzó lo que serían más de 40 años de ministerio, pastoreando una congregación de Ohio en la Allegheny West Conference. También se desempeñó en la Caribbean Union Conference, North American Division and Allegheny East Conference; en el Departamento de Ministerios de la Iglesia de la General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Antes de convertirse en presidente, también se desempeñó como secretario ejecutivo de la Columbia Union.

Female attendees and guests gather at the first-ever Women Clergy Retreat. Photo by Kelly Butler Coe

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"God has called you,” said Dave Weigley, president of the Columbia Union Conference, as he stood in front of a gathering of 50 female pastors, chaplains and theology students at the first-ever Columbia Union Women Clergy Retreat. “You have answered the call. Thank you for your service.”