Stories

“It’s an honor to be here on the very first federally recognized Juneteenth holiday, a date that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Americans,” said Jane Brackman, board member of the […]

When gyms first closed in March 2020, Compassion Connection, a ministry arm of the Hollywood church that provides shower and personal care resources to unhoused individuals in Los Angeles, suddenly […]

As COVID-19 significantly impacted the nature of ministry, navigating this new digital space while creating meaningful connection presented a learning curve for Delmy Calderon, who has been leading the special […]

By Rogelio Paquini, former senior pastor of West Covina Hills Church, and recently began teaching in the Seminary at Andrews University Throughout this pandemic, everyone has suffered. There have been […]

There’s no question that Ira Barksdale has a heart for ministry. He’s spent the past 37 years serving in ministry in various capacities: former assistant business manager of Los Angeles Union […]

Even in the midst of a pandemic, there is still much to be grateful for. Glendale City church (GCC) recognized this as the congregation celebrated 115 years of ministry and […]

This March, local community organizations, the Mayor’s office tasking the LAFD, and Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and her staff all descended upon the Valley Crossroads church parking lot to provide Pfizer […]

“It’s never too late to make a decision for Christ” is a sentiment that rings true for Margie Armstead, who at 93 years of age was baptized by profession of […]

On Sabbath March 20, the Southern California Conference (SCC) Youth Ministries department presented an Adventurer virtual nature rally on Facebook. Every March, the Youth Ministries department has conducted an Adventurer […]

In 2019, Royal Harrison, Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) director, established an initiative to take the region from “Greater to Global.” Harrison wanted GLAR to reach the world through missionary […]

This March, Kathleen V. Diaz was voted in as the new treasurer/ CFO for the Southern California Conference (SCC). Diaz joined SCC in March 2017 and has since served in […]

This spring, Southern California Conference (SCC) welcomed Fred Warfield as their HR director. Warfield comes to Southern California from Maryland, where he most recently directed the launch of a virtual […]

This February, the Armenian congregation in Glendale, Calif., made history as the first Armenian-speaking Adventist congregation officially organized in the Western hemisphere. Los Angeles is home to the densest population […]

This February, Southern California Conference (SCC) Pathfinders held their first virtual convocation. In years past, the event had been held in person at the White Memorial church.  This year’s three-day-long […]

What would you do if you suddenly had 60,000 face masks in your possession? For Paul Cho, pastor at Chino Valley Chinese church, the answer was simple: give them away! […]

The Southern California Conference (SCC) held its Area testing for the Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) on Sabbath afternoon, February 6.  The PBE is a Bible study program sponsored by the […]

While distance learning is still in effect, middle school students at South Bay Christian School did not miss out on their end-of-quarter activities. Weeks before the quarter ended, their teachers […]

Friends in Faith, As President of the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, I write to communicate profound concern at the shocking and intolerable 149% rise in the frequency of reported domestic […]

In a virtual meeting on the evening of March 16, 2021, the Executive Committee of the Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SCC) voted to accept Kathleen Diaz for the […]

George Newmyer, a lifelong Adventist educator, passed away in his sleep on February 21 at his home in Broad Run, Va. He was 87 years old. With more than 50 […]