Stories and updates from around the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
White Marsh, Md. — Members of the Baltimore White Marsh church in White Marsh, Md., filled their sanctuary with flags, music, and traditional dress from around the world on Aug. 8 during International Day, a Sabbath celebration honoring the congregation’s…
The Chesapeake Conference Education Department gathered its newest teachers at the conference office in Columbia, Maryland, on August 6, to prepare them for ministry in Chesapeake’s schools. Janesta Walker, Superintendent of Education, led the orientation, walking the incoming educators through…
ELKTON, Md. — Providence Seventh-day Adventist Church handed out free Bibles, prayer and Bible-themed gift bags to fairgoers at the Cecil County Fair, an annual event that drew nearly 75,000 people over nine days. More than 15 Providence church members…
Members of Living Word Seventh-day Adventist Church in Glen Burnie, Maryland, welcomed Jenner Becerra as their new pastor during a special installation service on Sabbath, Aug. 1. John Rengifo, ministerial director for the Chesapeake Conference, represented the conference and led…
Members of the Salisbury Spanish Church and Salisbury Spanish company gathered with the Cambridge Spanish company in Fruitland, Maryland, on Sabbath, July 25, for the seventh annual Santa Convocatória, or “Holy Convocation,” a district-wide event the Salisbury Spanish district has…
The Central Spanish Pathfinder Club welcomed eight new Pathfinders and two new staff members during a Sabbath induction service at Washington Spencerville Spanish Church, an event that drew together generations of church members committed to guiding young people in faith…
Hagerstown, Md. — Ten volunteers gather twice a week inside a converted Hagerstown storefront, and together they hand out groceries, clothing and prayer to families across Washington County. Four Seventh-day Adventist churches — Highland View, Hagerstown, Williamsport and Willow Brook…
Johnny Soria has joined the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists as Assistant Treasurer, responsible for Auditing. Soria previously served the Allegheny West Conference for two and a half years and, before that, the Northeastern Conference in Queens, New York. Soria…
Andre Hastick, president of the Chesapeake Conference, delivered the charge to Lanunzira on July 11 at the Pasadena church in Pasadena, Maryland. Shelvan Arunan, associate ministerial director of the Chesapeake Conference, presented the same charge the following Sabbath, July 18,…
The Chesapeake Conference will host its Gathering on the Eastern Shore Oct. 30-31, 2026, at the Pecometh Camp & Retreat in Centreville, Maryland, with organizers choosing the dates to highlight two defining moments in Seventh-day Adventist history. John Rengifo, Ministerial…