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“A black and white picture of the sanctuary right now looks like something from WWII,” commented Mark Ferrell, pastor of the San Francisco Central Seventh-day Adventist Church (SFC). We were standing on the balcony, overlooking the worst of the damage from the June 29 fire that destroyed the primary worship space of the church that […]

My journey into the Seventh-day Adventist faith did not begin with a sermon or a Bible study. It began quietly, almost imperceptibly, 10 years before I ever stepped into an Adventist church. At the time, I did not realize that God was preparing my heart through subtle shifts in lifestyle, circumstance, and conviction. Yet looking […]

“Let your light so shine so you can thrive.” At the midpoint of the North American Division’s 2026 tHRive Human Resources Conference, Doug Bing, Washington Conference president, challenged attendees with a lesson from science.  He shared a concept he learned while reviewing his daughter’s senior project as a biology major at Walla Walla University. The […]

The Pacific Union College nursing program is pleased to announce that, alongside its latest ranking of No. 7 for producing the highest-paid nurses nationwide, it has now been ranked No. 2 on Nurse.org for the accessibility, online and in-person offerings, length, and academic quality of its fast-growing RN-to-BSN program. Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for […]

The North American Division (NAD) invites Sabbath School leaders, teachers, pastors, volunteers, and church members to participate in the 2026 Sabbath School Alive Conference, a free virtual event taking place August 28-29, 2026. Designed to inspire, educate, and empower participants in their ministry, the conference will provide practical tools, innovative teaching techniques, and opportunities to connect […]