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Michele Gavin, principal and teacher for Friendship Adventist School (Linthicum, Md.), received the Columbia Union Conference’s Outstanding Administrator Award for the 2020-21 school year last week. "I want to congratulate Michele," says Janesta Walker, superintendent of schools for Chesapeake Conference.…
Marco Faria was installed as pastor of the Capital Brazilian Temple church in Highland, Maryland on May 15. The installation took place during the Sabbath worship service and was officiated by Eduardo Munoz, treasurer for Chesapeake Conference. Faria recently graduated…
The Catoctin View (Thurmont, Md.) church hosted a spring festival over Memorial Day weekend from May 30 to 31 as a bridge-building event to reach families in the Thurmont area. “Spring Fest 2021” drew wide community support from local businesses…
Chesapeake Conference schools held graduation ceremonies this past week as they marked the end of an unprecedented school year due to the challenges of COVID-19.Chesapeake Conference’s 10 schools completed the 2020-21 school year through both online and in-person learning. Six…
The Atholton church in Columbia, Maryland hosted a six-night, in-person and online evangelism series titled “The Breakthrough” from May 7 to 15 that resulted in seven baptisms at the Atholton church and four baptisms at locations in the Bahamas and…
Story by Lisa Appleton The Frederick Adventist Academy (FAA) Home and School Association expressed gratitude to FAA’s teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week from May 3 to 7 by providing staff with daily reminders that their dedication to students during the COVID-19…
Members of the Baltimore (Md.) Spanish church are rejoicing after 13 new members were added to the church on May 15. The 10 baptisms and three professions of faith are the result of a strategic cycle of evangelism that began…
Anibal Santeliz, pastor of the Annapolis (Md) Spanish, Bowie (Md.) Spanish, and Waldorf (Md.) Spanish churches, was ordained to the Gospel ministry on May 15 at the Bowie Spanish church. The bi-lingual Sabbath afternoon ordination service was officiated by the…
Principals from Chesapeake Conference schools visited the International Spy Museum in Washington on May 6 as part of their last principal's council meeting for the 2020-21 school year. The field trip was organized by the Chesapeake Conference STEM department and provided principals…
Wilmington Junior Academy (WJA) celebrated 95 years of providing Adventist education in Wilmington, Delaware at a special worship service at the West Wilmington church on May 8. “It was a privilege and honor to be a part of WJA’s 95th Anniversary…