The Chesapeake Conference Executive Committee appoints four leaders whose work will focus on supporting congregations, as part of an effort to bring conference leadership closer to local churches and better serve their needs. The committee voted to appoint Shawn Paris…
Women from the Chesapeake Conference and the surrounding region gathered Oct. 2 at Hershey’s Lodge in Pennsylvania for Designed for Purpose, this year’s women’s retreat, a weekend that offers women opportunities to worship, learn, step away from the demands of…
More than 150 men gathered on Oct. 3 at Mt. Aetna Retreat Center to celebrate 20 years of Maryland Men of Faith, a gathering that brings men together for prayer, fellowship, and spiritual growth. This lay-led ministry continues a legacy…
Laurel, MD - Three young preachers, ages 11, 14, and 16, delivered one sermon titled "Three Mountains, Three Revelations, One God" during a Youth Sabbath that young people led from start to finish at Reaching Hearts International church on October…
WHITE MARSH, Md. — Students at Baltimore-White Marsh Adventist School exceeded the national growth medians in all four subjects on the fall 2026 NWEA MAP Growth assessment. The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) is a widely…
COLUMBIA, Md. — Thirty-one pastors, lay leaders, and theology students attended the third module of Proclaim, the Chesapeake Conference's year-long evangelism training program, on Sept. 22-23 at the conference auditorium in Columbia. The module focused on personal appeals, under the…
HAGERSTOWN, Md. – Chesapeake Conference Pathfinders invested 32 Master Guides at the Pathfinder Camporee, held Sept. 24-27 at Mt. Aetna Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Md. The group is the largest Master Guide class in conference history. About 650 people from…
Mount Airy, Md. — A record 800 Adventurers and family members from 26 clubs across the Chesapeake Conference gathered at Gaver Farm in Mount Airy, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, for the conference's annual Adventurer Fun Day, marking the…
Three church planters in the Chesapeake Conference's ACTS cohort gathered Sept. 8 and 9 at the Urban Life Center in Baltimore, Md., for three half-days of training in different competencies, including coaching, affirmation, and empathy. The participants represent one current…
Chesapeake Conference leaders installed Jenner Becerra as pastor of Linthicum Church in Linthicum, Md., during a Sabbath service on Sept. 12, 2026. The installation formally welcomed Becerra as pastor of Linthicum Church and Friendship School and launched a new partnership…