Stories and updates from around the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
More than 90 elementary-age children, along with many parents and family members, gathered at the Baltimore White Marsh church in White Marsh, Maryland, on Sunday, August 30, for the congregation’s Children’s Community End of Summer Party. The Baltimore White Marsh…
Columbia, Md. — Congregations throughout the Chesapeake Conference hosted Vacation Bible School programs this summer, teaching children Bible lessons through jungle, railway, desert and space-themed weeks that drew hundreds of kids and leaned on volunteers from across each church family…
Members of Triadelphia Church in Clarksville, Maryland, invited thousands of fairgoers to pause and reflect on rest for eight days during this year’s Howard County Fair at the Howard County Fairgrounds in West Friendship, Maryland. The church’s booth, themed “Finding…
Seaford, Del. — Samuel Soledispa was installed as pastor of the Federalsburg, Seaford and Open Arms churches during a Sabbath service at the Seaford church in Seaford, Delaware, on Aug. 22. John Rengifo, ministerial director of the Chesapeake Conference, represented…
Hagerstown, Md. — The Hagerstown Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted its Splash Bash for the community on Sunday, August 23, from 1 to 4 p.m. Weather forced organizers to postpone the event from its original date, but roughly 300 people still…
Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists leaders visited all 10 conference schools on the first day of the 2026-2027 school year, Aug. 17, handing each of the conference’s 1,135 enrolled students a fidget ruler to launch the year with a smile…
Baltimore, Md. — During a festive afternoon, Urban Life Center celebrated five years of ministry in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 15, when volunteers distributed 300 backpacks to students at Highlandtown Elementary/Middle School. Cristina Macena, co-founder and project manager of Urban…
Salisbury, Md. — Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Salisbury, Maryland, has received an 8.38-acre gift of land valued at $575,000 from a local development company owned by Palmer Gillis and Tony Gilkerson. The donated lot sits adjacent to the church’s…
Columbia, Md. — The Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists hosted an orientation for four new pastors who have joined the conference in 2026 on Aug. 13, 2026, at the conference office, introducing them to the conference’s mission, ministry priorities, and…
Hagerstown, Md. — Coordinators from every ministry under the Children’s, Youth & Young Adults umbrella gathered Aug. 7-9 at Mt. Aetna Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Md., for the annual Coordinators Retreat, where teams outlined new initiatives, events, and plans for…