Chesapeake Conference

Editorial by Jerry Lutz

With all the evangelistic meetings and prophecy seminars that have been going on in our conference this year, such as our twin outreach initiatives, Pentecost 2025 and Reach Baltimore 2025, there are likely some unfamiliar faces and new members in your church. For this, we praise God and welcome them with open arms into the fellowship of believers. How wonderful it is to see how the Lord is blessing Chesapeake churches with hundreds of baptisms and many more who are preparing to join God’s great advent movement.

While we rejoice with the saved and celebrate every new soul who enters the kingdom, we who are more mature in our walk with Jesus and better grounded in the faith must be mindful of the special care and needs of our newborn brothers and sisters in Christ.

Story by Lauren Esveld

This year’s spiritual retreat for Spencerville Adventist Academy took place at the restful Mount Aetna Camp and Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Md. Having a spiritual retreat at the beginning of the school year served as a refreshing pause that fostered unity among the students and led to reflection and spiritual growth.

The weekend centered on the powerful theme found in John 13:35: “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another” (NIV).

Story by Evan Knott

The “Revelation Today: Hope for Humanity” evangelistic series concluded on Nov. 1 at Goucher College in Baltimore with a special evening baptism service celebrating 14 new members joining the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The baptisms are part of the year-long Reach Baltimore 2025 evangelistic initiative, with additional baptisms taking place in local churches and more scheduled before year’s end.

After a short concert and homily, attendees made their way to the Goucher College pool, where 14 people were baptized by Chesapeake and Allegheny East conference pastors. The pool area was crowded with church members from the Baltimore area who sang as candidates made their way to the pool.

Historia de V. Michelle Bernard/Traducción por Domitila Rosette

Este otoño, voluntarios de toda la Columbia Union y de otras partes, atendieron una clínica médica, oftalmológica y dental gratuita en la iglesia Miracle City de la Allegheny East Conference en Baltimore.

Los servicios ofrecidos incluyeron limpiezas dentales, extracciones y empastes; exámenes de la vista y anteojos gratuitos; exámenes médi- cos básicos; y orientación y recursos sobre salud mental y estilo de vida.

La comunidad también fue invitada a un día de bienestar en la iglesia.

Historia de V. Michelle Bernard/Traducción por Domitila Rosette

Las iglesias y escuelas de la Columbia Union Conference han organizado 800 reuniones evangelísticas en lo que va del 2025, incluyendo Revelación Hoy: Esperanza para la Humanidad.

Las reuniones de Esperanza para la Humanidad, celebradas en Towson, Maryland, y organizadas por las conferencias de Chesapeake y Allegheny East, con el apoyo de la Columbia Union Conference, North American Division e It is Written, marcaron la culminación de meses de planificación, estudios bíblicos y oración por los residentes del área de Baltimore.