Stories

What comes to your mind when you think of innovation? Perhaps you think of new ideas, fresh perspectives, creative processes, and unique projects. At North Hills church, innovation is about […]

Choosing to lead a month-long evangelistic series after the first year of pastoring a new church may sound daunting to some, but according to Pastor Evangelist Trevor Stewart of Smyrna […]

For years, through Pastor John Jenson’s leadership, South Bay church has been instrumental in providing its community and members with practical tools and knowledge to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Passionate […]

The Place Adventist Fellowship company, a multi-generational congregation in Newbury Park, was officially recognized as a church of the Southern California Conference (SCC) with a special celebration service on August […]

This fall, Central Filipino church (CFC), the oldest organized Filipino church in North America, celebrated 62 years of ministry. The celebratory weekend was comprised of worship, fellowship, music performances, and […]

On September 22, 917 delegates convened at the White Memorial church for the 65th constituency session of the Southern California Conference (SCC). The theme of the session was “Exalting Christ,” […]

In early August, members from Chinese churches across the North American Division met at the Chino Valley Chinese church for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and testimony. The theme, “Turn […]

This summer, a team of more than 35 people from Southern California Conference (SCC) spent 10 weeks sharing the gospel in our territory. According to Lisa Topete, SCC Literature Ministries […]

Lawrence Klutse’s dream to build a church in Ghana came to fruition in early May when Gbuglakope Shilo church was planted in the town of Aflao, in the Volta Region […]

Lay members might traditionally think of deaconesses as being conventional, quiet, older women dressed in white, whose duties are merely to fold the communion cloth and make the communion bread. […]

In June, officials from the General Conference (GC) and the North American Division (NAD) began their Tour and Ministry Showcase of the Pacific Union Conference (PUC). The first stop of […]

All of us have watched the political maneuvering at conventions of the political parties in our country. Each state elects their representation, and they go to the meeting as a […]

At a young age, family introduced Denilson Reis to the ministerial call. Years later, it was family who encouraged him to answer that call. Reis was born and raised in […]

This spring, the Palmdale church celebrated 60 years of ministry. Attendees gathered together for worship outdoors under a camp meeting-style tent on the beautiful sunny day. Previous pastors Rockne Dahl, […]

Our congregation has been on a journey to become the best friend to our city by providing tangible expressions of love that bring about transformed lives,” said Todd Leonard, pastor […]

The WHOLE Conference (the Why and How Of Life-promoting Eating) was organized in 2013 by David Lowe, M.D., a member of the Camarillo church. Lowe created the conference from a […]

This spring, the Camarillo church concluded a powerful evangelistic campaign—and the results were no small thing. “Before the series, several people voiced their opinion that prophecy seminars are a thing […]

Period poverty, the inability to afford sanitary products, is an epidemic impacting women and girls around the world. Statistics show that 40 million women and girls globally* are affected, causing […]

Vision. Identity. Development. Acceptance. These are elements of the collective theme for VIDA gps, the evangelistic small group campaign for Spanish-speaking members initiated by the NAD Multilingual Ministries Department. As […]

GLAR (Greater Los Angeles Region) convocation is the one time a year pastors and lay members from 19 churches in this region gather for a weekend of dynamic worship. “Our […]