Money-talk: Columbia Union trends and facts —page 4 Mission trip provides thoughtful experience for BMA senior —page 5 s I write this, the War in the Gulf is eight days old. I pray that by the time you read this page the war will be history! When our nation is at war, we are all touched in a personal way. Most of us know someone who currently is serving in the Gulf region. While we hold them before our Almighty God in prayer each day, I would suggest that this is an ideal opportu- nity for us as members of the Columbia Union to do several things: First, reach out to a family in the church or local community whose son, daughter, spouse, father or mother is in the Gulf or has been called to active duty and is away from home because of the hostili- ties. They need our care, our concern and our love. Second, support the young American men and women who are daily being asked to risk their lives. While patriotism and flag waving move the majority of us, some citizens resort to flag burn- ing—such is the American way. I submit that at the conclusion of the hostilities, these young Amer- icans must be welcomed home with honor! Third, write letters of support to those in harm's way, telling them of our prayers for them and re- minding them that their loved ones at home are being cared for by our concerned church family. And finally, pray. Pray for peace. Pray for the safety of all involved. Pray for a quick end to the conflict. And pray, certainly, for all our Adventist brothers and sisters in Kuwait and Iraq. If you have a spouse, son or daughter serving in the American effort in the Gulf region, please send me his or her name and address. I would like to join you in personally corresponding with each one. We live in very serious times. Times that terrify the whole world population. Surely, it is a time of reflection and introspection for Christians. Once again we must face the mortality of this world and realize with joy that there is indeed a "new world order" coming—Jesus Christ and His kingdom! COVER: Ed Dininger, mathematics teacher at Mount Ver- non Academy, photographed MVA seniors Christa Rude, Wendell Adams, Daniel Drake and Shelly McMillen "on the fence" of the Mount Vernon, Ohio, campus. IN SUCH A TIME AS THIS RON M. WISBEY President Columbia Union Conference EDITORIAL VISITOR STAFF Editor: Kermit Netteburg Managing Editor: Charlotte Pedersen Coe Editorial Assistant: Randy Hall Communication Intern: Elaine Hamilton Circulation Manager: Dianne Liversidge Pasteup Artist: Diane Baier The VISITOR is the Seventh-day Advent. ist publication for the people in the Columbia Union territory. The different backgrounds and spiritual gifts of these people mean that the VISITOR should inspire confidence in the Saviour and His church and should serve as a networking tool to share methods that members, churches and institutions can use in ministry. Address all editorial correspon- dence to: Columbia Union VISITOR, 5427 Twin Knolls Road, Columbia, MD 21045. One-year subscription price—$7.50. COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE Washington, D.C. � (301) 596-0800 Baltimore � (301) 997-3414 President � R.M. Wisbey Secretary, ASI � H.M. Wright Treasurer � D.J. Russell Undertrerucurer � 11.J. Jensen Assistant � J. Cullum Church Ministries � J. Clements Associat? � B. Manspeaker Communication � K. Netteburg Data Processing � M. Connor Associate � N. Larnoreawc Education � R. Osborn Associates � F. Hoffer, A. Westney Ministerial � F. Ottati Publishing—HHES � S.D. Pangborn Associates .... R. LaGrone, G. Sunderland Treasurer � D. Griffiths Assistant � D. Trimarchi Religious Liberty � A. Westney Trust Services � J. Lastine COLUMBIA UNION CONFERENCE ASSOCIATION President � R.M. Wisbey Vice President � DJ. Russell Secretary � J. Lastine Treasurer � RJ. Jensen LOCAL CONFERENCES ALLEGHENY EAST Alvin M. Kibble, Pres- ident; Robert Booker, Visitor Correspondent; P.O. Box 266, Pine Forge, PA 19548. Tele- phone: (215) 328-4610. Al � WEST Willie J. Lewis, Pres- ident; Robert C. Lewis, Visitor Correspon- dent; 1339 E. Broad St., Columbus, OH 43205. Telephone: (614) 252-5271. CHESAPEAKE: J.W. Coulter, President; Tom Lemon, Visitor Correspondent; 6600 Martin Rd., Columbia, MD 21044. Tele- phone: (301) 995-1910; Washington, D.C., area, 596-5600. MOUNTAIN VIEW: Randy Murphy, Presi- dent; Ruth Wright, Visitor Correspondent; 1400 Liberty St., Parkersburg, WV 26101. Telephone: (304) 422-4581. NEW JERSEY: Robert W. Boggess, Pres- ident and Visitor Correspondent; 2160 Bruns- wick Ave., Trenton, NJ 08648. Telephone) (609) 392-7131. OHIO: Ed Motachiedler, President and Vis- itor Correspondent; Box 831, Mount Vernon, OH 43050. Telephone: (614) 397-4665. PENNSYLVANIA: Jerry Page, President; Gloria Bentzinger, Visitor Correspondent; 720 Museum Rd., Reading, PA 19611. Tele- phone: (215) 374-8131. ABC, P.O. Box 3641, Hamburg, PA 19526. Telephone: (215) 562- 5156. POTOMAC: Ralph W. Martin, Presidentl P.O. Box 1208, Staunton, VA 24401. Tele- phone: (703) 886-0771. ABC, 8400 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912. Telephone: (301) 439-0700. Printed by the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Hagerstown, MD 21740. March 1,1991 � Vol. 96, No. 5 2 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 SPOTLIGHT ON BAPTISMS The combined efforts of both Spanish churches in Cleveland, Ohio, led to the baptism of six people in December of 1990 by Pastor Jose Guillen. Pictured are, from left: Guillen, Maria Cruz, Erick Morales, Mabel Andino, Rodney Cruz, Miguel Torres and Tina Morales. Carolyn Gu- lick, Fairview Village, Penn- sylvania. Al- though raised an Adventist, Carolyn didn't come under the conviction to follow Jesus un- til she chose to be baptized in October of 1990. Howard An- derson, Nor- folk, Potomac. December of 1990 was when extensive Bible studies with Pastor Nelson Pallasa led to Howard's bap- tism into the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Arleen Hut- ton, Zanesville, Ohio. "This is the happiest day of my life," said Arleen as she was re-bap- tized by Pastor Merlin Burt in November of 1990 after find- ing new hope in Jesus' return. FACE TO FACE Profiles of newly baptized people "And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved,"—Mark 16:15, 16. Helen Ci- chocki, Nor- folk, Potomac. Bible studies with all six members of her family resulted in Helen and r her three chil- dren being bap- tized into the church in Octo- ber of 1990. Diana Ci- chocki, Nor- folk, Potomac. Diana was one of four members of the Cichocki household to be baptized in Oc- tober of 1990 after studying the Scriptures with Pastor Nelson Pallasa. Faith Strict- land, Norfolk, Potomac. The decision to be- come a Seventh- day Adventist was made by Faith after Bi- ble studies with Pastor Nelson Pallasa. She was baptized in October of 1990. Stan Palczew- ski, Atholton, Chesapeake. An 11-year-old sixth-grade stu- dent at the Ath- olton church school in subur- ban Columbia, Maryland, Stan was baptized during January of 1991. Myron Mer- cer, Zanesville, Ohio. After at- tending a series of meetings on Revelation held this past fall, Myron wanted to be "buried in Jesus," and so he was baptized during Novem- ber of 1990. Shawn Fickes, Sligo, Potomac. Shawn is a 12- year-old sixth- grader at the Sligo elemen- tary school in Takoma Park, Maryland. He was baptized into the church in December of 1990. Joane Girtz, Norfolk, Poto- mac. The Holy Spirit led Joane to join the Ad- ventist church through bap- tism during Oc- tober of 1990 after she had studied the Bi- ble with Pastor Nelson Pallasa. Jokim Zaulda, Norfolk, Poto- mac. Jokim, who is 14 years old, and his younger brother, Michael, were both baptized into the Ad- ventist church by Pastor Nel- son Pallasa in October of 1990. Michael Za- ulda, Norfolk, Potomac. Pas- tor Nelson Pal- lasa baptized Michael, his older brother, Jokim, and their mother as members of the Norfolk church during October of 1990. Donna Geib, Fairview Vil- lage, Pennsylva- nia. Donna and her fiance, Charles Gulick III, attended an Amazing Facts crusade and were then bap- tized together in October of 1990. Charles Gu- lick III, Fair- view Village, Pennsylvania. College students Charles and Donna Geib are engaged and hope to estab- lish a Christian home. They were baptized in October of 1990. VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 3 Tithe in the Columbia Union jumped 33 percent, from just over $38 million in 1985 to almost $51 million in 1990. Tithe in the Columbia Union: a 15-year trend A report in the November 1, 1987, Visitor showed the relationship between tithe increases, membership gains and inflation from 1975 through 1985. This chart extends that report through the quinquennium of 1986-1990. 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1964 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 47- 39- 31- 23- 15— Millions of dollars 1990 tithe and offerings in the Columbia Union 4 Money. It's on everyone's mind these days as people pinch pennies, take on a sec- ond job, cut back on eating out, put off buying a new car, work a little over- time, find inexpensive ways to have family fun, talk about having a wife go back to work. It's on the mind of church leaders too, as they have struggled to balance conference budgets and still provide services and personnel for local con- gregations. The tithe reports for 1990 are in, and they point to even more difficulty for conference officers making finan- cial decisions in the future. KERMIT NETTEBURG Look at the facts: • Seven of the eight conferences within the union had tithe gains in 1990. • Two conferences—Allegheny West and Ohio—had larger tithe gains in 1990 than in 1989. • No conference had a six percent tithe gain, the amount of the cost of living increase that should be given to conference employees. • Giving to world missions de- creased this past year, as it did in 1989. Not all the news about tithes and offerings is bad. Even though the country was gripped in a recession in 1990—and it was particularly bad in the mid-Atlantic states—Columbia Union members continued to contrib- ute higher per-capita tithe than the North American Division average. Per-capita tithe in the Columbia Union in 1990 was $601.55. Many other unions in North America had per-capita tithes below $550. There is good reason to count our blessings. But there is also good reason to count our challenges. Among the greatest challenges is giving to world missions. Weekly Sab- bath school offerings and world mis- sion fund giving amounted to $1.14 per member in 1985, but had grown to only $1.15 per member by 1990. In fact, giving to world missions av- eraged more than $1.20 per member from 1986 through 1989, before falling to $1.15 in 1990. The numbers mean that trimming budgets won't be a North American phenomenon. Overseas divisions of the church will feel the pinch. God's work will feel the pinch. The Visitor's report on giving pat- terns in 1987 ended with the crux of the issue. It said: The real story isn't numbers; the real story is a relationsihp with Jesus Christ. Kermit Netteburg edits the Columbia Union Visitor. 4 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 SPOTLIGHT ON PENNSYLVANIA During a mission trip, Blue Mountain Acad- emy student Kylie Eckenroth gives clothing to needy people living high in the moun- tains of the Dominican Republic. Photos by George Mesaric. Teen discovers paradise "No more rice and beans!" was the good-humored cheer that went up in the airliner as we touched down on January 9. Yes, we were back in the U.S. of A.—the land of opportunity. Hot showers and flushing toilets. Home from the Dominican Republic. Two weeks earlier, I asked myself why I was going there again. When I boarded the plane home from a Mara- natha trip last year, I vowed I'd never be eye-to-eye with that island again. Maybe it was their music, played only three ways: loud, fast and constant. Or the lack of modern facilities. Whatever my reasons for not going again, I signed on for another "tour of duty." Now I believe those were two of the best weeks of my life. When our BMA Mission Team, di- rected by Don Baker, Pennsylvania Conference youth director, arrived in San Jose' de Ocoa, we had one thing on our minds—to see the church we KYLIE ECKENROTH built this past year. (Nine of us were veteran team members.) When we left a year ago, only the walls were up. Now it had a roof, pews, pulpit and a bright coat of paint. I liked our mission this year. In- stead of building a physical structure, we were sent to build friendships for eternity and share our faith. Commu- nity outreach was our first step. On Monday, I helped paint a li- brary. P.:3 we covered the graffiti-filled wall, a native told us that we were wasting our time; within a few days, it would be defaced again. But when the next week came, it was still clean! Passing out clothing was my favor- ite assignment. In the back of a little pick-up, we traveled high up into the beautiful mountains to "set up shop." People in rags, children with mud- caked feet and naked babies were common sights. One day we ran out of clothing and had to turn away a group of mothers with small children. It was one of the worst feelings in the world. I was really glad Dr. David Zinke was with us. We brought boxes of pre- scription glasses. Fitting people with the right lenses wasn't hard. After a person tried a few pairs on, a big grin would light up his face. We started a series of meetings right away. Our own Aerial Aires put on a short tumbling program in the town square while Domingo or Wilton, our Dominican interpreters, invited the gathering crowd to our meetings. Two presentations were made nightly: a sermon on salvation given by a stu- dent, then a health talk by Dr. Zinke. Meanwhile, Becky Mesaric led a children's program in the back. I spent most of my nights helping her. The first night we had 30 children. By the following Sabbath, we had more than 200 little Dominicans attending. Sabbath afternoon was when we had to say goodbye to the children. Since they knew we were leaving, they hugged us tightly. I thought little Jenny would never let go. She kept saying "I love you." Perhaps she real- ized what I didn't at the time: I may never see her again on this earth. On Sunday we had an eight-hour drive to the only Adventist orphanage on the island. We sang in an open-air church and gave each person a T-shirt with "Jesus to ama" on the front. From the orphanage, we went to a beach. During our last night there, I sat on a wall looking at palm trees darkly silhouetted against the star- studded sky, hearing the roar of the surf behind. I realized that things would never be this way again. Pastor Mark and Marilee Dalton from the Ephrata and Lancaster con- gregations in Pennsylvania led our team in worships, sharing times and conversational prayers. None of us wanted it to end. I think sometimes we lose sight of what God has in store for us—heaven. We establish careers, get married and have children. I always wanted to do that first and then go to heaven. But sitting in that moonlight, I realized what heaven is all about: no communi- cation barriers, no prejudices, no pov- erty and never having to say goodbye. I love you too, Jenny. Kylie Eckenroth is a senior and stu- dent association president at Blue Mountain Acarkuny. 4 VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 5 ti P• The smile of Fiji is reflected on this boy's face. Children in the country's capital city of Suma look forward to attending high school in a new Seventh-day Adventist academy. The Thirteenth Sabbath offering received on March 30 will benefit the urgent need for Seventh-day Adventist high school students in Suva, Fiji, and the need for an evangelis- tic center to reach Indians in the area. The Fiji Mission has a growing membership of more than 13,000 people scattered throughout its 300 islands. But in Suva, the capital city, there is no academy. In the Greater Suva area and adjacent districts, 26 churches and companies care for 5,000 members. How- ever, teenagers must attend either the state schools or schools run by other denominations. By building a Sev- enth-day Adventist high school, the church will offer a valuable service in training future workers for Christ. Leaders on the Fiji Mission Board of Education praise God for Fulton College and the many primary schools it operates. They feel, however, that the very place where evangelism is most successful and where the population is most concentrated is in urgent need of a church-run high school. The academy would also feed more young people into Fulton College. In 1879, Indians came by ship to Fiji as indentured la- borers. This agreement was abandoned in 1916, when more than 40,000 of these industrious people elected to remain as free settlers. Today, of the 780,000 people in Fiji, they comprise nearly half of the total population. As followers of Hindu, Moslem and other Eastern reli- gions, they present a real challenge for the gospel of Christ under the new emphasis of Global Mission. Part of the special offering this quarter will help build an evangelistic center for these people. Currently, six churches and companies are serviced by three workers who are ministering to the Indian people. Lay members David Lal and his wife, Rachel, lead 60 mem- bers of an Indian church in Savusavu, where they built a little church. In December, they baptized eight people— five of whom came out of Hinduism. God is working upon the hearts of these needy people. 6 Fiji Mission needs the help of Columbia Union members .4. GRAEME CHRISTIAN The challenge is great, believes Eric Winter, Sabbath school director for the South Pacific Division. "In recent years, Fiji has undergone disruptive political upheaval, increased racism and burdensome economical collapse. Such have actually provided the fire to inflame the gos- pel work!" Winter said. As in most countries, the Fijian rural population tends to drift toward the cities. The urbanization of Greater Suva produces increased problems due to unemployment and limited education, but also opens greater opportuni- ties for soul-winning, training and fellowship. "It is a day of great opportunities in Fiji," said Winter. "We have an excellent team leading out in the work in that region. These two projects will bring a lot of bene- fits to the commission of Christ." A block of land has already been bought for the evan- gelism center. Members in Fiji now await the response of their brothers and sisters around the world to join in making these Thirteenth Sabbath projects successful. Graeme Christian is Sabbath school director in the de- partment of church ministries for the Central Pacific Union Mission. Fijian Indians, who make up nearly half the population, learn the story of Jesus. An evangelistic center in Suva will help in this work. • I. Mount Vernon Acad- emy is one of the Ohio education institutions slated to receive bene- fits from funds donated to the Zapara Chal- lenge Endowment Grant. The rich cul- tural diversity found on the MVA campus is represented by (from left) Lissette Reyes, Terissa Brokaw, Emir Stewart, Ronyelle Banks, Ikuko Hojo and Daniel Mason. Photo by Ed Dininger. • Ohio church employees raise more than $100,000 for education endowment More than $104,500 was raised in the Ohio Conference during 1990 from conference office staff and committees, pastors and teachers to successfully meet a $10,000 challenge grant for the "Reaching for Excellence" Education Endowment. Thirty-six percent of all gifts were designated for the Mount Vernon Academy Tuition Reduction Endow- I ment Fund, one percent for the Wor- thy Student Endowment Fund at MVA and nine percent to the Worth- ington Seventh-day Adventist Church Endowment Fund. The other 54 per- cent was designated for the Spring Valley Academy Unrestricted Endow- * ment Fund. The challenge gift, which was requested by the conference develop- ment officer, was coordinated by Mil- ton Murray, director of Philanthropic Services for the General Conference. JEFF WILSON Tom Zapara, president of TMZ Corporation in Irvine, California, and donor of the Tom and Violet Zapara Excellence in Teaching Awards for Adventist teachers nationally, agreed to give Ohio $10,000 if at least 65 in- dividuals in the conference office and on conference committees, boards and pastors and teachers would make per- sonal gifts totaling at least $65,000 before December 31, 1990. Every category of the challenge was exceeded. A total of 72 individual cash gifts amounted to $104,514. The conference office staff, includ- ing administrators, departmental di- rectors, secretaries and Adventist Book Center staff achieved an 85 per- cent participation level, the conference committee reached a 42 percent level, the conference board of education at- tained 45 percent, and the endowment board of trustees a level of 80 percent. Zapara has agreed to grant another $10,000 challenge gift next year for similar results from the rest of the conference committee, the conference board of education, the Spring Valley and Mount Vernon academy boards and denominational employees. "We are grateful for this special challenge gift from Mr. Zapara that has inspired such significant giving for our schools," said Ohio Conference President Ed Motschiedler. "We look to our alumni and others to make similar challenges, thus encouraging giving from larger segments of our membership and alumni. "Only with broad support can our schools flourish in the decade of the '90s," added Motschiedler. Jeff Wilson is development officer for the Ohio Conference. VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 7 An artist's rendering shows the proposed church structure for Seventh- day Adventists in historic Williamsburg, Virginia. SPOTLIGHT ON POTOMAC Potomac churches expand facilities to meet community needs SUE BENDALL The new Damascus, Maryland, church is wood frame with brick veneer and quarry stone and a fiberglass steeple and spire. The front stained glass window is a six-foot octagonal cre- ated by John Sullivan. The sanctuary will seat 300 and the choir loft 27. There are 10 classrooms, a pastor's office, a secre- tary's office, a worship training room and a nursery. The fellowship hall has a beautiful stone fireplace and will seat 300. The church is one of the few in Montgom- ery County with a full fire sprinkler system throughout the entire building. The Rocky Mount congregation in southern Virginia held the initial worship service in its newly finished church on November 24. Nearly 100 people gathered to cele- brate God's blessings and providences in the first Adventist church in Frank- lin County. Participants in the pro- gram that Sabbath were Potomac President Ralph Martin, former Pas- tor Marlyn Kurtz and former members Myrna and Bill Gibson. Plans for the church have been in preparation for more than six years. On October 4, 1984, more than 20 Ad- ventists started meeting in a Presby- terian church in Rocky Mount. In March of 1985, this group be- came the Rocky Mount Seventh-day Adventist Company, and by April of 1987, 27 Rocky Mount members were accepted into the Potomac Conference sisterhood of churches. In February of that year, two and one-half acres of land had been acquired on North Main Street for a future church home. After the land purchase, members began working in faith that the Lord was going to provide funds to build His church. Major portions of funding received were through sacrificial gifts of money, labor, materials and equip- ment by Rocky Mount church mem- bers and their friends and relatives. The facility will also house a church school and Community Services area. The baptismal font was initiated on January 12, when three new members were baptized. Just recently completed is the new parents' room in the Sligo church. Five or six rows of seats were removed from the back of the main sanctuary within the Takoma Park, Maryland, church to accommodate parents with babies and young children. Sligo's parents' room has several rows of pews and is glassed in so that families feel like participants in the services. At the back of the room is a bathroom, counters with a sink and a play area for toddlers. Other provi- sions for child care are a crib, infant swing and a changing table. The Takoma Park, Maryland, church has been working on two construction projects, one indoors and the other outside. The construction of a mothers' room at the rear of the Takoma Park sanctuary carries the church back to its origi- nal design intent. The first architectural plans for the church in- cluded a mothers' room that was never built. In fact, three other propos- als for such a room were made since then, but none came to fruition. The recently completed room is a $13,000 addition to the church and was designed by the original architect, Ronald Senseman. A parking lot to accommodate 120 vehicles has been built behind the Ta- koma Park church center. The lot is the result of a three-year project that cost $430,000. Members of the Williamsburg, Virginia, church believe that Sev- enth-day Adventists must have a felt presence in the cradle of religious lib- erty. They have responded to a felt need to serve their historic community and the millions who come to celebrate its rich heritage. In this behalf, Williamsburg mem- bers have purchased 9.22 acres of land along the beautiful John Tyler High- way, where they will build a center for reaching out to meet the community's needs as well as promote the three an- gels' messages. Sue Bendall is secretary to the presi- dent of the Potomac Conference. 8 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 They're raising the roof— and the wall— at Mount Aetna Mount Aetna Camp in Hagerstown, Maryland, has throbbed with the sounds of hammers and bulldozers, cement mixers and shovels. Already a dozen cabins are framed, some ready for finish carpentry. These pictures show the progress that occurred in November and December. How many men does it take to hold up a new wall? It looks like about six in the picture below, includ- ing conference Treasurer Gary Dodge (at left of wall). John and Earline Claridge (above, left) of Martinsburg, West Virginia, lend their expertise to building project. Youth Director Richard Parker (right) exudes joy at the progress on the new cabins. These cabins will house as many as 240 campers in summer camps or 24 different family units for church campouts. With the wall plumb, Ernie Runge (above, left) of the Triadelphia/ Sykesville-Reisterstown district, Rudg- yard Forrester (above, center) of Mid- dletown Valley and Isael Ramirez (above, right) of Baltimore Spanish, hammer it into permanence. The cab- ins are one part of the first phase of re- building Mount Aetna Camp with a nature center and cafeteria/lodge. VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 9 I 4 SPOTLIGHT ON CHESAPEAKE 0 NEWS NEW JERSEY Williamstown company becomes organized church Born as a result of the vision of Pastor Don Bozarth, conference Ministerial Di- rector Jim Stevens and several members of the Woodbury congregation, the Wil- liamstown company was formally orga- nized as a church on December 15 and „ � will be admitted to the conference sis- terhood of churches during the New Jer- sey constituency meeting on April 14. The company in Williamstown was founded on January 6, 1990, soon after Jack Dubosque, an evangelist with the Amazing Facts radio/telecast, conducted an evangelistic campaign in neighbor- ing Glassboro, a key southern New Jer- sey college center. This company of believers has grown rapidly to 50 members. Its annual tithe is over $25,000, and the congregation has developed a building fund now ap- proaching $6,000 in addition to a prime, well-located four-acre tract of land. Recognizing the church as Christ's agency to reach the world with the gospel, Williamstown members have laid plans to hold a Revelation Seminar this spring, along with a literature distribution cam- paign. Bible study programs are being organized to prepare for the spring effort under the direction of Bozarth and First Elder Bernard Sievers. Stevens and New Jersey President Robert Boggess presented congratula- tions from the conference office and pre- sided over the organizational meeting. The congregation is renting the Mount Bethel Lutheran church facility in Wil- liamstown as a location for its services. During their visits, the Mayos found two families that were greatly in need and gave the names to the Community Services leader of their Point Pleasant, West Virginia, church. "We took food to them personally and gave them some reading material, too," said Shirley. "We also provided the five children with some toys for Christmas. "It's been a wonderful and rewarding spiritual experience for me. I will never forget it. I thank the Lord for blessing our Harvest Ingathering." DAN SHAFER Pastor CHESAPEAKE Van ministry still going strong during winter Four days a week, volunteers on the Chesapeake Conference's hypertension screening van check people's blood pres- sure, share an occasional "listening ear" or give out informative literature. "People have come to depend on us," said Sheila Mills, Community Services coordinator for the conference. "Occa- sionally when we aren't able to make our schedule, people call us to find out what happened. About 25 percent of our contacts are repeats. "Our ultimate aim is to direct thoughts heavenward to the caring Creator," Mills continued. Sixty percent of the people who contact us on the van ask for the biblically based 'Power to Cope' lessons. And souls are being won as a result." The Food Mobile van is the only min- istry to the homeless providing food on a year-round basis. Volunteers provided 34,320 meals to destitute and homeless people during 1990. Thousands of pieces of clothes, shoes and blankets were also given away. Other community service activities have included assisting with the cleanup of the Reisterstown tornado on October 18, when more than 1,200 meals were served from the Food Mobile to victims as well as relief workers. The Red Cross issued a certificate of commendation to Chesapeake Community Services for the efforts put forth on that occasion. "We could do none of this without the hard-working volunteers we have come to depend on," Mills remarked. `Church members and others from all over the conference have joined us in these ef- forts, either by coming to work with us in Baltimore city or by taking the loaner van to their own community for an out- reach endeavor." reading � ; � IIIIIF ' �i � 4 ' lik. Nv 1.r :-'” 4-0 tr 11. Richard and Shirley Mayo MOUNTAIN VIEW New Adventists witness to others through Ingathering Raised as a Methodist, Shirley Mayo found many things different about Sev- enth-day Adventists after she joined the church in November of 1985 Her pastor soon suggested that she and husband Richard become greeters. "I never felt I could do this properly, but with the help of the Lord I accomplished it. I began to grow spiritually and found myself enjoying doing it," she recalled. Next she was asked to serve as Sab- bath school superintendent. Again she was hesitant. "Being a new member, I never thought I should pray and ask for guidance in this office." But she learned all must pray daily for God's help, and for four years she held that post. "When the time came for Ingathering, I just never got interested until this past year," Shirley stated. She believed that the Lord was impressing her to work on Debby Drive, a nearby housing develop- ment. "Let's get two of the Ingathering cans, badges and some of the materials and try it," she told her husband. The people they met were friendly, and they came home that evening with a sizable amount of money. Their initial success generated excitement. "We both started thinking of business places we could canvass. They all were very giving and really nice to us," Shirley said. Their total came to almost $200. When the weather warmed up, they covered two more housing developments. The people "invited us into their homes, gave us many different donations from half a can of pennies to $5 or $20. We met many people of different faiths, wit- nessed to them and let them know that we weren't prejudiced about their beliefs. We told them God loved them." OHIO Trust services program receives full accreditation The Ohio Conference trust services program, under the direction of Robert Daum, achieved Level A accreditation in December, according to Tom Carter, trust services director with the General Conference in Silver Spring, MD. All persons working in the trust ser- vices program in Ohio have been certi- fied by training programs and passing a certification test. Continuing education of 45 hours an- nually is required of all who are working in the planned giving area. JERRY LASTINE Columbia Union Trust Services 10 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 Warrick Hill NEWS PENNSYLVANIA Junior division displays creativity for mission offering Boys and girls in the junior Sabbath school division of the Erie congregation developed a much greater understand- ing of the need for offerings for missions through a project that kept both minds and hands busy. With construction paper, scissors, rul- ers and paste, coupled with an awaken- ing interest in countries afar, they made numerous colorful flags representing the various countries in the overseas divi- sion that would benefit from their offer- ing. Displayed on a bulletin board with a world map, these flags were joined to the countries by yarn. On the opposite wall was a four-foot- by-six-foot chart listing interesting items about each country. Before filling in the chart, the juniors checked a current al- manac to gather information regarding size, population, religions and languages, kinds of people, numbers of doctors, hos- pitals, radios and passenger cars, per- capita income and literacy facts. They then compared all these facts to those of the United States and found a very great difference in all categories. Many visitors from the adult division expressed interest and surprise, not only at the work done by the youngsters, but also in the comparison between people in the poorer countries of the world and those in the United States. This kind of good time and fun helps juniors enjoy Sabbath school and ensures that the teacher will have little trouble with discipline. "Juniors are the neatest kids in the world," stated teacher Chris Fairchild. "Keep them busy on things that interest them, make sure they have a chance to move around a bit and use their hands, along with their eyes and ears, and they will be happy and well-disciplined." ALLEGHENY EAST Sallie Mae and Newsweek pay tribute to teacher Warrick Hill, associate treasurer and former head deacon at the Emmanuel 4 church in Brinidow, Maryland, recently was awarded the Teacher Tribute Award from the Student Loan Marketing Asso- ciation (which is nicknamed Sallie Mae) and Newsweek magazine. Recognizing Hill for his teaching abil- ities and awards, the Olney, Maryland, Courier-Gazette printed a lengthy arti- cle about his teaching performance. Hill, who retired from public school teaching in 1984 and has accepted no teaching assignments since 1988, is no stranger to awards. Four times he was named teacher of the year by the students at Peary High School in Rockville, Maryland, where he taught math. In 1985 he received an ex- ceptional teacher award from St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City, Maryland, and was nominated by three different principals for outstanding mathematics teacher awards. He never wavered from the decision he made at age 10 to become a mathe- matics teacher. After receiving a degree in math from Morgan State University in Baltimore, he obtained his graduate degree in administration and served as combination teacher and assistant prin- cipal for three years. When he realized that he did not like paperwork, he re- turned to the classroom full time. Hill was a very popular math teacher who set standards for his students and expected them to perform. Asked the secret of his success, Hill said, "I fortified my mind with the Word of God each morning so I could calmly and rationally cope with every adverse situation that took place. This was very important to me." During his teaching years, Hill be- gan writing a quote on the blackboard every morning. He used these messages to inspire his students to greater heights or deeper thought. One of his favorites stated that "He who stays up half the night hooting with the owls cannot soar with the eagles the next day." In 1962, Hill was one of two black teachers at Peary High in Montgomery County. In a Washington Post news- paper article written on integration, he was mentioned as being so popular with the students that they did not want to be taken out of his class despite overcrowd- ing problems. ALLEGHENY WEST WANTED posters invite youth back to church The Bethel church in Cleveland, Ohio, recently celebrated Youth Outreach Day. The purpose of this special day, which was sponsored by the Bethel Tape Min- istry, was to reach out in love to young people from the congregation who have decided to leave God's pathway. WANTED posters with these young peoples' names on them were distributed and posted throughout the church and the surrounding area. These posters let the youth know that they are loved and wanted by God and the church. Members were encouraged to adopt a name and do everything in their power, with the Lord's help, to nurture each in- dividual back to God's family. Theodore Watkins, a physician from Washington, D.C., was the guest speaker of the day. His health renewal program for senior citizens and his work in inner- city Washington has attracted national attention. His dedication to this type of work has earned him the praise of Pres- ident George Bush, who invited him to the White House. Watkins challenged the young people to put Jesus first and foremost in their lives and keep Him near. "Pray for the ability to see and recog- nize your talents. God is not limited by our nearsightedness," he said, "so when you are faced with challenges, take them to a higher level, God's level." Watkins' closing question, "What is in your hand and what are you going to do with it?" left all present with some- thing to think about. DEBORAH HARRIS Communication Secretary VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 11 HOSPITALS Local firm donates $3,000 for health screenings The Fairchild Space and Defense Cor- poration in Germantown, Maryland, do- nated $3,000 to Shady Grove Adventist Hospital in Rockville, Maryland, to aid the hospital's worksite wellness program. "These funds will help us obtain equip- ment and train people to do cholesterol and other health screenings at business worksites," stated Greg Coryell, Shady Grove's director of fund development. This donation also nets a matching grant of $3,000 from Philanthropic Ser- vices to Institutions, a fund-raising con- sulting and resource office for Adventist institutions in North America. "We want to thank Thomas Bedocs, Fairchild's vice president for adminis- tration and human resources, and the rest of the Fairchild team for investing in community health care," said Coryell. TAMARA RUSSELL Public Relations Director S 798 Cassett Reg. $9.9 Stop by y for these E 998 Compact disc Reg. $12.98 entist Book Center other music values. Prices good through April 30, 1991. 0 1991 Pacific Press Publishing Association 2314 VISITOR, March 1, 1991 COLUMBIA UNION STEWARDSHIP Should you pay tithe before or after taxes? A decision to tithe immediately suggests some practical problems. Upon what basis is the tithe figured? Is gross income or net income the right figure to use in deciding how much to give? Should taxes be deducted before tithe? Every individual must, by prayerful thought and study, seek for himself the answer. An earnest desire to recognize partnership with God by returning God's tithe will result in divine guidance sufficient to resolve most problems. Christian examples who follow the divine plan of returning the tithe reveal how God has rewarded their faithfulness. Many questions about tithing arise from a desire to be fair with God. Oc- casionally, questions grow out of a selfish desire to avoid the payment of more than necessary. What is the basis for tithe? Consider this possibility. Suppose God changed the plan for one year. In- stead of asking for a tenth, God would give you an extra 10 percent based on the income you received this past year. What figure would you give? That is the amount from which you can reasonably be expected to calculate your tithe. Personally, I tithe taxes. Taxes are a living expense giving me many ben- efits. Social security payments I deduct and will pay on the total income when I receive it. Individual decisions about what is tithable must be made. A new birth of enthusiasm to reach people for Christ calls for material re- sources of men and women, young and old, who desire to acknowledge their gratitude to God and who will lay their gifts on the altar. Adventism deserves an opportunity to demonstrate what can be accom- plished through faithful stewardship in tithes and offerings. JERRY LASTINE Stewardship Director Special prices on your favorite Chapel/Bridge music! The Great Controversy A Musical by Wintley Phipps A special musical production of The Great Contro- versy. Wintley Phipps puts his considerable talents to use, creating one of the most inspirational albums in recent years. What Is This? Heritage Singers "New contemporary sound" best describes this release from the Heritage Singers. "What Is This?" "Faithful," "Gotta Have the Real Thing," and seven more songs will give a real lift to your day. 12 We'd like to introduce all our graduates from last year's class 'who didn't get jobs. z We'd like to. ,But we can't. Because they're all off working. Most of them had job offers even before they graduated. 4 That shows you what kind of demand there is for graduates of our two-year programs in health care. Such as Nursing, Respiratory Care, Radiology, Physician Assisting, Biomedical Electronics, and others. Apparently, there are a lot of employers out there who already know about our professionally prepared graduates. So why don't you get to know us too? Call us toll-free at 1-800-433-KCMA. Maybe you can be one of the graduates we can't get a picture of in two years. . 7- 0 Me tca rts Of 3737 Southern Boulevard Kettering, Ohio 45429 Family Dentistry Harvey I. Sherman, D.D.S. Louis E. Thomas, D.D.S. Telephone (301) 384-5407 ALL GENERAL DENTISTRY SERVICES AVAILABLE DENTURE REPAIRS WHILE YOU WAIT 13321 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 201 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Just minutes from the General Conference at Randolph Rd. and New Hampshire Ave. ADVERTISEMENTS ADVERTISING RATES Minimum charge, S15 for 50 words or less for ads originating within the Colum- bia Union and S20 for all others. Addi- tional words, 25 cents each in the union, 40 cents each outside of the union. Ads may be placed up to four weeks before the issue date by mail or calling (301) 596-0800 or (800) 438-9600 toll-free. The Visitor does not guarantee the integrity of any advertis- ing or the product or service advertised. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in beautiful rural eastern Kentucky has an opening for a director of patient's business. Must have a B.S. in business. Memorial Hospital is the northernmost facility within the Adventist Health System/Sunbelt. Church and church school are adjacent to the hospital. If you are interested in utilizing your professional skills in a rural setting, contact: Chief Fi- nancial Officer or Director of Human Re- sources, Memorial Hospital, Manchester, KY 40962; (606) 598-5104. (31) FORMER MEAT LOVERS: If you miss the aroma and taste of chicken soup, try my recipe for "chicken-style" soup. Send $2 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Jean K. Company, Box 282, Windsor, OH 44099. Still available: vegetarian liver stew. Insert a note indicating which recipe you wish to receive. (31) DR. LESLIE HARDINGE'S studies on Ezekiel. You can understand this fasci- nating book! Twelve cassettes cost $29.95, plus $1.75 shipping. From ABC or Spoken Word, P.O. Box 5041, Oxnard, CA 93031; or call (805) 483-6707. (315) MARTIN COUNTY HOME HEALTH in eastern Kentucky has an opening for a clinical nurse manager. Martin County Home Health is in the Adventist Health System/Sunbelt. If you are interested in us- ing your professional skills to serve and live in a rural area, contact: Director of Hu- man Resources, Memorial Hospital, Man- chester, KY 40962; (606) 598-5104. (31) WILL CUSTOM BUILD YOUR HOME on a large three-acre site in an established neighborhood in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley close to the New Market Battlefield with access to the Shenandoah River. Five minutes from Shenandoah Valley Academy and elementary school. Call W.P. Thomp- son at (703) 896-2380 or write to Route 1, Box 415, Timberville, VA 22853. (515) PROPERTY AVAILABLE: Two-story colonial home five miles from town in beautiful western New York dairy country. Has 3,900 sq. ft., six or seven bedrooms and an attached two-car garage; 15 years old with one acre and small barn. Ideal setup for an apartment for elderly parents or to rent. A church school is just 22 miles away. $149,900. (716) 358-6515. (31) WANTED TO BUY: Gold in any form. Best prices paid. Honest. Phone to discuss or send gold by UPS or certified mail with your phone number and I will phone you a quote within 24 hours. Compare us. Gold, 7826 County Line Rd., Galion, OH 44833; (419) 468-3389. (31) Visitor covers during 1991 will continue to feature the people of the Columbia Union. Share with us your good-quality, vertical 35 mm or larger slide transparency of a Columbia Union member(s) and you could earn $50! Photos should be of one per- son or a very small group and could include these individuals engaged in seasonal outdoor ac- tivities, everyday home activities, church-related functions or fam- NIGHT MANAGER/MAINTENANCE POSITION: Do you enjoy working with senior citizens? Do you have maintenance experience? If so and you would like to move to Richmond, VA, the Heritage Oaks Retirement Center has a position for you. Apartment, food and utilities provided. Call Art Loignon at (804) 323-3800. (31) CONTROL WEIGHT, DIABETES AND CHOLESTEROL THE RIGHT WAY! Wildwood's live-in programs in- clude jacuzzi, sauna, hydrotherapy, vege- tarian cooking classes, educational lectures, guided hikes and mountain trails. Physician directed. Call (800) 634-WELL. Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital, Dept. U, Wildwood, GA 30757. (31) MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in beautiful rural eastern Kentucky has openings for radiology technologists. Memorial Hospital is the northernmost facility in the Adventist Health System/Sunbelt. Church and church school adjacent to the hospital. If you are interested in using your professional skills in a rural setting, contact: Director of Human Resources, Memorial Hospital, Manchester, KY 40962; (606) 598-5104. (31) HEALTH, LIFE AND BUSINESS: Pre- ferred insurance rates for most Seventh- day Adventists. We specialize in assisting families with all of their insurance needs, including life, health and mortgage insur- ance, employee benefit packages and busi- ness insurance, IRAs, retirement and college fund planning. GET MET. IT PAYS! Call Tom Hughes, Metropolitan Life accountant executive, at (301) 879-2724. (1215) ily activities, or be artistic, close- up character studies. Please send pictures, a release or statement signed by the sub- ject(s) giving permission for the photo to be used and brief bio- graphical information on both the subject(s) and photographer to: Columbia Union Visitor Cover Photos, 5427 Twin Knolls Rd., Columbia, MD 21045. Payment will be made upon publication. All photos will be returned. HOUSE AND LOT for sale in historical Philippi, WV. Three bedrooms and one bath, all on one level. New FA gas furnace, new air conditioner. Fenced yard, 12'x12' outbuilding. Walking distance to stores, close to Adventist church. Only $22,000. Phone Sylvia Carney at (304) 457-2980 or write to 320 Elk St., Philippi, WV 26416. (31) FOR SALE: Afton, VA, is the place to live. Five and one-half acres and a new house that has three bedrooms, two baths, living room, dining room, family room, fireplace, large kitchen, screened porch, deck, super master bedroom and two-car garage. Come and see. $198,500 or have lots to build on. Call for floor plan. Kit France; (703) 456- 8401. (41) TAX RETURN PREPARATION: Ad- ventist C.P.A. with more than eight years of individual and corporate tax preparation experience will prepare your return aggres- sively, efficiently and economically; $20 to $100 per return depending on complexity. Seniors receive a 20 percent discount. Call (202) 298-4886 or (301) 772-3466. (41) GATLINBURG CONDO or mountain view chalet now for rent. Both are close to downtown. Two or three bedrooms, two baths, fireplace, full kitchen, cable TV and pool. Sleeps six to 10. Condo overlooks Roaring Fork Stream. Heart-shaped jacuz2i spa. Sauna, ski, hike, Dollywood. Relax in the Great Smokey Mountains. Call Johnny or Lois Steinkraus at (615) 428-0619 and please reserve early. Winter discount prices through April. (121) EVER WONDER HOW THE BIBLE came to be? Did you know Gutenberg did not invent moveable type—and that his name wasn't Gutenberg? Jeanette Pelton has researched and written a book especially for kids about God's Word—from the in- vention of letters to the modern translations. Read God Wanted to Write a Best Seller and learn all about God's wonderful mira- cle—His Bible. Send $5.95 plus $1 ship- ping to Long Acre Publishing, P.O. Box 292, Dept. V, Mount Vernon, OH 43050 for your copy of this entertaining and infor- mative book. (31) MYRTLE BEACH CONDO: Reserve now for 1991 summer vacations at 1990 prices! A two-bedroom, two-bath, fully equipped unit with cable TV and an ocean view. Complex offers many amenities, in- cluding in/out pools, jacuzzi, lighted tennis, etc. Call now for information on rates for the upcoming season. (301) 384-4877. (51) LOCATED IN THE SUNNY SOUTH, Louis Smith Memorial Hospital, a 40-bed facility, has an opening for a chief medical technologist. Call Lucile Mann, director of human resources, at (912) 482-3110 or send your resume to 852 W. Thigpen, Lakeland, GA 31635. (415) DR. LESLIE HARDINGE'S Sabbath School Lesson Helps on Ezekiel on two cas- settes. Thoughts not in quarterly. $6.95, plus $1.20 shipping. From ABC or Spoken Word, P.O. Box 5041, Oxnard, CA 93031; or call (805) 483-6707. (315) REGISTERED NURSE OR LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE is needed for night duty (10 p.m. to 6 a.m.) in a small all-Ad- ventist hospital. Please contact: Dean Sigs- worth, Administrator, Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital, Wildwood, GA 30757; (800) 634-9355. (31) NEED HELP DOING YOUR TAXES? Does April 15 make you nervous? Advent- .st tax attorney and accountant team will be glad to assist you. Call Marty or Karen at (301) 622-1852. Affordable rates. (415) Gold (Street Music Co. Full-length gospel cassettes $8.95 plus $1 S&H each Eleanor Wright, Story in My Song Blendwrights, Greatest Gift Tranquility, Teach Us to Pray Tracey Wright, Miracles Ron Dickerson, Gospel Guitar, V. 1 Individual soundtracks $5.95 plus $1 S&H each What's That in Your Hand? Story in My Song You Don't Know I Am � Morning Side of Life Whree Was I? Lo, This Is Our God Streets of Gold � I Feel the Spirit I Just Talked to Jesus Send check or money order to: Gold Street Music Co. 609 Homewood Ave. Dayton, OH 45406 ATTENTION, PHOTOGRAPHERS— THE VISITOR NEEDS COVER PHOTOS! BULLETIN BOARD 14 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 BULLETIN BOARD 4 AWARD-WINNING RECORD PRO- DUCER seeks recording artists: Jim Mc- Donald, winner of 35 Gospel Albums of the Year, is taking auditions for individuals, groups and children. Custom recordings with all-inclusive budgets. Send your cas- settes to: Jim McDonald Productions, 3808 Rosecrans St., Suite 458, San Diego, CA 92110; or call (619) 692-2411. (121) COLORADO VACATION? Yes, for you and the family. Come to Filoha Meadows near historic Redstone. Enjoy mountain splendor high in the Rockies. Fabulous snow skiing, abundant wildlife, blue ribbon trout fishing, private natural hot mineral springs, jeeping, hiking and biking trails. Kitchenette apartments. Very affordable. Call (800) 227-8906. (31) GOOD BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY for ambitious and articulate individuals who can communicate effectively. We will train you how to help homeowners pay off their mortgages up to 10 years sooner and save thousands of $$$. No license is required. Neat appearance, f/t or p/t. Weekly com- mission check. Call (800) 456-8982, Ext. 5025. (31) A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND LIVE! One hour from Orlando in sunny Florida, we have openings for medical per- sonnel in our 101- and 50-bed, including 17-bed mental health unit (AHS/Sunbelt) hospitals. Excellent wages/benefits, rural setting, 10-grade school and active church. Call Tom Amos at Walker Memorial Hos- pital collect at (813) 453-7511. (41) YOUR CHILD CAN MEMORIZE Bible chapters as effortlessly as you memorized nursery rhymes. Do you remember learning nursery rhymes? No, because it took place unconsciously through repetition. Your 3- to I2-year-old child can learn Bible chapters just as easily. With our multisensory illus- trated Scripture books and tapes, your child will SEE IT, SAY IT, SING IT, PLAY IT. Contact: Thy Word Creations, Rt. 76, Box 28, Glenville, WV 26351; (304) 462-5589. (31) Spend a year in China teaching English! This will be one of the most rewarding years of your life. Opportunities are now open for qualified college graduates to teach in government schools in mainland China. For more information, contact: Dr. M.T. Bascom or Treva Burgess General Conference of SDA Teachers for China 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 Phone: (301) 680-6000 Fax: (301) 680-6090 ENJOY SDA SINGLES' monthly mag- azine with pictures, descriptions, special features and educational tours at home and abroad. People 18 to 90 are eligible to join the largest Adventist singles correspon- dence club. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Box 5612, Takoma Park, MD 20912; or call (301) 891-3753. (715) LIFESTYLE EDUCATOR COURSE trains medical missionaries. Six months, certificate. Includes 530 hours of instruction in massage, hydrotherapy, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, gardening, winning souls, the Bible and the S.O.P. Starts July 3. Room, board and tuition after part-time work: $1,995. Advance work scholarships available. Wildwood Lifestyle Center and Hospital, Wildwood, GA 30757; (800) 634- 9355.(31) ATTENTION Kingsway College and Osh- awa Missionary College alumni and former faculty and staff: Come back to Canada for alumni weekend on May 3, 4 and 5, 1991, featuring a faculty and staff reunion. We are looking for addresses If you know how we can contact former faculty and staff members, please write to: Sandra Dunhill, Kingsway College, Box 605, Oshawa, On- tario, L I H 7M6; or phone (416) 433-1144. This year's honor classes are '31, '41, '51, '61, '66, '71 and '81. Plan to be there! (31) LEGAL NOTICES Chesapeake Conference Triennial Session Notice is hereby given that the seventh triennial session of the Chesapeake Confer- ence of Seventh-day Adventists will con- vene at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, 1991, in the Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church at 16325 New Hampshire Ave. in Silver Spring, MD 20904. This meeting is held for the election of officers and depart- mental directors and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the session at that time. Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the organizing committee described in Ar- ticle V, Section 1 of the constitution will convene at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 1991, at the conference office, 6600 Martin Rd., Columbia, MD 21044, for the purpose of nominating the standing committees of the regular session. There will be one mem- ber chosen for the organizing committee for each constituent church, plus an addi- rcial AFFORDABLE ALBUM � PROJECTS Introductory offer for limited time. Starting at $4995, 250 free cassettes, Heritage Singers backup vocals, free lodging Heritage Ranch. 25 years experience specializing in groups, children, quartet, trio, duet, solo. Don't delay, call MAX MACE today. Heritage Singers, P.O. Box 1358, Placerville, CA 95667 (916) 622-9369 tional member for every 500 church mem- bers or major fraction thereof. J. WAYNE COULTER, President N. HARCOMBE, Secretary Chesapeake Conference Association Triennial Session Notice is hereby given that the seventh triennial session of the Chesapeake Confer- ence Association of Seventh-day Advent- ists will be held in connection with the regular triennial session of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Sunday, April 28, 1991, at the Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 16325 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904, at 11 a.m. The purpose of this meeting is to elect trustees and officers to replace those whose terms will have expired, as well as to transact other business as may come before the session at that time. Delegates to this meeting shall be the delegates of the Ches- apeake Conference session. J. WAYNE COULTER, President TONY FINCH, Secretary Highland View Academy Triennial Session Notice is hereby given that the seventh session of Highland View Academy Incor- porated will be held in connection with the regular triennial session of the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Sunday, April 28, 1991, at the Spencerville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 16325 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20904, at 11:30 a.m. The purposes of this meeting are to elect board members and transact any other business as may come before the ses- sion at that time. Delegates to this meeting shall be the delegates of the Chesapeake Conference session. J. WAYNE COULTER, President HARRY MAYDEN, Secretary New Jersey Conference and Association Triennial Session Notice is hereby given that the 34th reg- ular session of the New Jersey Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will convene at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, April 14, 1991, in the Meadow View Seventh-day Adventist School at Highway 528, Bordertown-Ches- terfield Rd., Chesterfield, NJ. This meeting is called for the election of officers and departmental directors and for the transaction of any other business that may properly come before the session at that time. Notice is also hereby given that a meet- ing of the special committee as described in Article VI, Section 3 of the constitution will convene at 8:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, 1991, in the same place for the purpose of nominating the standing committees of the regular session. One delegate will be ducted by each member of this committee. ROBERT W. 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Sender � Address City � State � Zip � Phone ( � GIFT SUBSCRIPTION Name � Address City � State � Phone ( � Please attach a separate sheet of paper with additional names. Zip I A They want to take you to exotic places. May we recommend a different travel agent? Drugs, alcohol, and tobacco promise to take the people you care about on some great trips. To luxury. Escape. Adventure. But the real destination is more likely to be an emergency room or even a quiet place called some- thing like Eternal Heavenly Gardens of Memory. Maybe for the next year, you could offer the ser- vices of a far better travel agent: LISTEN magazine. It blows the lid off the false advertising of the drug, alcohol, and tobacco agents. Just think. You can sponsor a gift subscription of LISTEN to a young person or other friend you care about for only US$10.95/Cdn$17.45. It isn't often that an opportunity comes along to give a gift that can literally make the difference be- tween life and death. This one can. 1991 Pacific Press Publishing Association 2210 r J. Wayne Coulter FA A COULTER'S COMMENTS Finally at last! Actual con- struction of Mt. Aetna has begun! Already six cab- ins are under roof and the founda- tions ready for the other four. Soon we will be- gin on the Na- ture Center and the Cafeteria. The dream continues and is getting bigger. I hope all of you have re- ceived and taken the time to read our circular and letter relative to Mt. Aetna's development. We have received a tre- mendous response from our people and are excited about the possibilities of this plan. The success of this endeavor guarantees the completion of this proj- ect DEBT FREE! However, the purpose of my com- ments this month is to explain the ra- tionale behind our desire for a church at Highland View Academy of the caliber we are suggesting. This is also a part of the Mt. Aetna development. We have endeavored to plan a facil- ity for the student body of our school. The programs that will take place within the new church will be primarily for our young people. Of course, we don't want to exclude our community adults at all. They will continue to be welcome, and we want to meet their needs as well. Chesapeake Challenge is published in the Visitor each month by the Chesapeake Conference, 6600 Martin Road, Columbia, MD 21044. President, J. Wayne Coulter; Editor, Tom Lemon. The sanctuary will seat about 350 people. That is adequate for the regu- lar weekend services. However, unique programs like alumni weekends, gradu- ations, special musical events and more will require additional space for added attending guests. To build only for the normal Sabbath services would require a return to the gymnasium that we wish to avoid, since worship is more difficult there. The new church design allows for expansion of capacity for many special occasions. For instance, adjacent to the sanctu- ary will be the academy chapel, provid- ing an additional 250 seats. A movable partition will separate the sanctuary from the chapel. Then there is an alcove at the rear of the sanctuary that has three rooms with seats for approximately 100 more. Thus, the total capacity is about 700 or a little more. It is not our desire to build a large institutional church. But we do hope to be able to accommodate all of those spe- cial events and encourage other activ- ities that are compatible with church usage. Thus the design that many of you have seen. A large factor tipping the scale in fa- vor of this church is our desire to glorify the Lord in raising up a monument to His praise. Chesapeake needs a church of this magnitude. A place that demonstrates our response to God and our adoration of Him. This sanctuary would repre- sent the commitment of our members from all of our churches to our God. Nothing was held back in the build- ing of Solomon's temple. There is a place for this in our worship of God. We believe that place is on the campus of Highland View Academy. May God continue to bless us as we provide an activity that will be an inspi- ration to our youth and all of our people who will be attending special services from time to time. News notes • Laura McComas of the Linthicum church reported an unusual Christmas celebration for the past holiday season. "We went to the Baltimore community of Tigtown,' set up a Christmas tree in the back of Jack John's pickup truck and decorated it with the help of neigh- borhood children." More than 280 presents were given away, including socks, hats, gloves, baby clothes, toys and more. The group even gave away the Christmas tree as they were leaving. The event was organized by Nat and Frenasi Moore, who reg- ularly coordinate the Linthicum con- gregation's van ministry. • After years of dreaming, many months of planning and endless weeks of hard work, the Martinsburg church opened its new facility on January 10, 1991. Located just off 1-81, the church is well situated within its community. "We are h appy for the progress to this point," stated Claude Steen, pastor. • At the January meeting of the Con- ference Executive Committee an action was taken to reestablish a Chesapeake Conference congregation in Annapolis more than 10 years after the church there was closed. Rodney Vance will be part-time pastor of the congregation. The former church building in the state capitol was sold in the late 1970s and the members officially merged with the Bell Branch church in 1981. Ingathering report Seven-year-old Ryan Flower of the Brooklyn church led his entire congre- gation in soliciting funds for the 1990 campaign with a total of $350, reported VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 7 Left to right: Teachers Roy Larson of Spencerville Junior Academy and Bob Russell and Johnson Christian from Greater Baltimore Junior Academy were given 30-year pins at the recent pastor/teacher meeting in Ocean City, Maryland, where several awards were given to deserving people. 4 Johnson Christian, the principal of Greater Baltimore Junior Academy. Ryan is a second-grader at that school. Church Ministries Director William McVay reported a significant develop- ment in Chesapeake's 1990 Ingather- ing endeavor. "We were hoping to meet last year's total at a little over $100,000. Over the past few years the Ingather- ing totals have been declining. But the decline has been reversed. This year our total came to $114,833.02. This ex- ceeds our goal by well over $8,000." The Grasonville congregation led the conference by reaching 276 percent of their goal. Linthicum was second with 238 percent. In all, 25 churches exceeded the suggested goal. New church plans put into action at HVA Just imagine the bell tower of the church at Highland View Academy peal- ing on Friday evening at sunset, calling the students to respect God's holy day. Just imagine the students walking across the campus to worship, not in the gymnasium where they have played all week, but to the church were the en- tire focus of the building is on worship. Members of the conference won't have to imagine that much longer because of the progress made on plans for building the Highland View Academy church. Final plans are taking shape. The church will be located on pasture land adjacent to the campus. It will seat approximately 340 people in the main sanctuary, with the possibility to ex- pand seating to 720 on that floor and in the balcony. A problem slowing construction is that the conference is $450,000 short of raising the needed money. Although a substantial amount of the cost is ac- counted for, additional money will be necessary to complete the project. "We do not want to go in debt. We would like to know where the money is coming from when we begin," said Wayne Coulter, conference president. "Work- ing together, we can rejoice in dedicat- ing this new church for our young people debt free at its completion." People throughout the conference are encouraged to contribute to the build- ing of a church for the Highland View Academy youth by sending donations directly to the conference or specifying contributions on a tithe envelope and giving it with their church offerings. Money already in hand for the church has come from the students and faculty at the academy, local church members and the sale of Hadley Farms property. A percentage from the Chesapeake Ad- vance Plan has also been designated for this project. Van ministry still going strong during winter Four days a week, in swelteringheat or freezing cold, volunteers on the Hyper- tension Screening Van continued their ministry. These dedicated workers pro- vided a contact point for 2,675 people by checking blood pressures, sharing an occasional "listening ear" or giving out informative literature. "People have come to depend on us," stated Sheila Mills, who serves as Com- munity Services coordinator for the Ches- apeake Conference. "Occasionally when we did not make our schedule, people would call us to find out what had hap- pened. About 25 percent of our contacts were repeats. "Our ultimate goal is to direct their thoughts heavenward to their caring Creator," continued Mills. "Sixty per- cent of the people who contacted us on the van asked for the biblically based `Power to Cope' lessons. And souls are being won as a result." The Food Mobile van is the only min- istry to the homeless providing food on a year-round basis. Volunteers provided 34,320 meals to destitute and homeless people in 1990. Thousands of pieces of clothing, shoes and blankets were also given away. Plans are now underway to develop a greater work in the "Pigtown" section of Washington Boulevard. "Our goal is to survey the people to find out how bet- ter to meet their spiritual needs. We hope to establish weekly prayer meet- ings once our plans have taken shape," said Mills. Other community service activities included assisting in the cleanup of the Reisterstown tornado on October 18. More than 1,200 meals were served by the Food Mobile to victims and relief workers. The Red Cross issued a certif- icate of commendation to Chesapeake Community Services for its efforts. "We could do none of this work with- out the hard-working volunteers we have come to depend on," enthused Mills. "Church members and others from all over the conference have joined us in these efforts either by coming to work with us in Baltimore city or taking the loaner van to their own community for an outreach endeavor." 8 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 Conference pastors, teachers earn awards for outstanding service Dr. Charles Knapp above, left, of Florida presented a series of health lectures to the teachers and pastors at the mid-winter meeting. Knapp's program called "Fitness for Witness focusses on wellness as a means to better health. The Towson church and Pastor Sedley Johnson above, far right, led the conference in baptizing 18 people. Frank Bondurant above, center, of the Brooklyn/Linthicum district was awarded the top all- around pastor. Evaluation was based on evangelism, member involvement, planning and soul-winning. Beverly Russell right, associate educational director and classroom supervisor, was honored for 35 years of service as an educator. Photos by Tom Lemon. More than 25 Chesapeake teachers were set aside to the teaching ministry in a special prayer service. Qualifications in- cluded more than six years of service in Adventist education, a standard or professional teaching certificate, a lifelong com- mitment to Adventist education and a willingness to find Jesus Christ in all parts of the curriculum and more. VISITOR, March 1,1991 � 9 CHESAPEAKE CHALLENGE The 1% Solution It's that easy! But it takes everybody. As amazing as it may sound, we could raise $1.3 million for our Chesapeake young people in just 18 months if every member contributed just 1% of his or her regular paycheck. Just 1%. What does 1% of your income mean? 1% means just one penny of every dollar you earn! * It's just 4.8 minutes of your work day. * It's just one -tenth of your regular tithe. * It's just a postage stamp a day for someone on social security benefits. It's simple. It's biblical. It's the right thing to do. It's within everyone's budget. And the young people of Chesapeake are counting on us. But for this plan to work everyone has to participate. You. Me. Elder Coulter. Every pastor. Every church officer. Every church school teacher. Every church member. It's as simple as 1-2-3. 1. Take the new tithe envelope. 2. Figure tithe and offerings as you normally do. 3. Add 1% of your income for Mt. Aetna Development. Invest inYour Alamo � /0 Address City � oat T/77-11IND OFFERINGS 10 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 Mark # Your Calendar March 8 & 9 10 "Anything For Christ" Youth Rally '91 Spring Valley Academy Dayton March 22-24 Christian Ministry Workshop L � Camp Mohaven Dr. Kembleton Wiggins will be guest speaker for the work- shop and will share principles for establishing rapport with people. April 7 Spring Lay Advisory Council Mount Vernon Academy June 14-22 Camp Meeting June 30-July 28 Summer Camps Cub Camp, June 30-July 7 Junior I, July 7-14 Junior II, July 14-21 Teen Camp, July 21-28 The cost for each week of camp • is $100. Applications will be available in April. Mission Ohio is published in the Visitor each • month by the Ohio Conference. President, Ed Motschiedler; Editor, Cheryl Remmers. Ed Motschiedler At � 1071 h1110 News of the People and Churches in The Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Ohio Conference, P.O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050 / (614) 397-4665 Recapturing the Adventist mission—Ill "There shall be wars and rumors of wars ... for nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom,"--Matthew 24:6,7 NKJ. One can't pass a television, turn on a radio, or pick up a newspaper without being barraged with "WAR." I lived through the Korean war as a boy and the Vietnam war as a man, but the present war seems different. Korea didn't have an atomic bomb or even the threat of one. North Vietnam didn't have chemical and biological weapons or SCUD missiles. It is commonplace to hear radio talk show hosts, who normally steer away from discussions on religion, talk about Armageddon. This is a time for the Adventist Church to rediscover its prophetic voice. In Laodicean times, it's difficult to sense urgency. It is easy to feel secure in the wealth and comforts of our modern world with a business-as-usual attitude about Christ's second coming, which may seem so far away. Yet the Adventists shouldn't forget about one of Christ's signs of His second coming that's given in Matthew 24: "And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come." Today, there are many opportunities for evangelism that we may not have tomorrow: your neighbor, who is interested in Bible prophecy today because of the war, may return to his secular life interests when the crisis of war passes. Inactive members, who know Bible prophecy, might respond to an invitation to church today but tomorrow may slip back into spiritual lethargy. And Eastern European countries now open for evangelism could quickly close the door to protestant churches tomorrow. Sadly, though we have opportunities for evangelism, the church seems ill- equipped to move. Few churches have active programs of home visitation and Bible studies; very few members respond to evangelism training classes offered by the conference and local churches. Mission giving is down dramatically across North America; and support of local conference programs is down. My challenge to the constituency is to take advantage of our opportunities by fulfilling Christ's instructions to take the gospel to the world. Talk to your neighbors and the people at work about the joys of being a Christian. Be faithful in your stewardship, time, talents and resources. Take advantage of the skills you could learn to use from the Christian Ministry Workshop offered this month. Be faithful in returning your tithe so you will have invested in programs that spread the Three Angels' Messages to the world. The Adventist Church began with a flurry of evangelistic outreach and sacrificial giving. Now the church must do no less as we see the signs of the end being fulfilled. ED MOTSCHIEDLER President VISITOR, March 1,1991 � 7 Anything for Christ Youth Rally 1991 Ask John Sickler what he enjoys most about Ohio's "Anything For Christ" youth rally at Spring Valley, and he'll tell you it's the changes it has made in the Dayton area. The Spring Valley Academy senior is one of 15 youth rally planning team members currently putting the final touches on the 1991 rally. The youth rally began four years ago and has been an annual success. This year's rally is expected to build on the success of the other rallies by offering an even wider variety of music, inspiration and activities. Beginning Friday, March 8 at 7:30 p.m. with a song service, musical performers will precede the dynamic speaking of Harold Cleveland II. Popular youth speaker Gary Rust, from the Oregon conference, will share his wit and inspiration on Sabbath. Following a buffet-style meal served at noon, the Christian drama group, Destiny, will perform back-to-back with Saxophonist Bobby Martin. Musical guest Prism, a well-known contemporary Christian group, will highlight Saturday night by perform- ing in concert. Games and a party will wrap up the weekend activities. All Sabbath meals, sleeping accommodations and concert tickets will be provided at Spring Valley Academy in Centerville. At a cost of only $15, the weekend is an event that no one between the ages of 13-19 should miss. Pastor Brennan Francois, one of four planning team sponsors, said the team looks for speakers who are in touch with contemporary issues. "We try to find people who are on the cutting edge of how to effectively communicate with and meet the needs of young people. They deserve the best, so we look for the best." he said. Kim Harrison, a freshman at Spring Valley and a member of the planning team, said the youth rally has helped her to grow in her relationship with Jesus Christ. "I've noticed that everything in the school, since we've been having youth [rallies], has become more spiritual. It has made a lot of people realize Christianity isn't boring, and it's brought a lot of people closer to Christ," Harrison said. For registration or further infor- mation, contact Pastor Greg Taylor at (513) 294-2340 or (513) 298-2167, or Pastor Brennan Francois at (513) 433- 0790 or (513) 433-0723. There will be sweatshirts and T-shirts for sale at the rally Saturday night. MISSION OHIO Worthington starts Dublin Project On January 12, approximately 30 members of the Worthington Seventh- day Adventist Church met in a Dublin elementary school to begin a new church. Leslie Bumgardner, associate pas- tor of the Worthington church, led in the organization of the Dublin Project. She said there are three main reasons for the new company: communion with God, communion with each other and communion with community. The last reason is a very important goal to the project members. Bumgard- ner hopes the project will have a posi- tive impact on the community. "We are seeking to reach young adults and provide a family-type atmosphere that will attract them to Christianity and Adventism," she said. Bumgard- ner especially hopes the project will reach unchurched people in the com- munity. Hamilton begins Fairfield Project In October 1989, the Hamilton Sev enth-day Adventist Church, under the leadership of Pastor Mike Stadnik, began a project to start a new church in Fair- field. The Fairfield Project began with eight Hamilton church members, who met in a local high school. Now, a year and a half later, the project has grown to nearly 35 in attendance and is meeting in the Calvary Community Church at Pippin and Kemper Roads. "We have a burden for unchurched as well as churched people. We're open to doing things that will meet people where they are," Stadnik said. This is evidenced by the project's variety of community outreach programs offered, such as Revelation seminars, parenting seminars and a recent pro- gram of community invitations to wor- ship. These invitations encouraged people to come to their worship service and were sent out to all the community that lived within a two-mile radius of the project. One of these invitations arrived in the mailbox of Bill Parker. Parker had prayed that God would let him come in contact with other Sabbath keepers so he could fellowship in worship with them. 4 8 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 Pastor elected ministerial president Ken Ferguson, pastor of the Car- rollton-East Liverpool-Steubenville church district was elected presi- dent of the Carroll County Ministe- rial Association. Ferguson said approximately 20 denominations are represented, and he is the first Seventh-day Advent- ist the association has elected as president. As president, Ferguson plays a key role in the planning of commu- nity programs. The association re- cently began a support group for the families of those who are serving in the Gulf War. Ferguson has also been elected to chair the Public Education Commit- tee of the Carrollton County unit of the American Cancer Society. He has enjoyed his role in public educa- tion and has already conducted sev- eral stop-smoking seminars. Ferguson became a member of the ministerial association when he was a lay pastor. He appreciates the fellowship and support experienced with other pastors. "It's helped me grow a lot," he said. It's helped me deepen my roots in Adventism." Ferguson said this fellowship allows him to share his faith with others that don't know about Sev- enth-day Adventists. Children in the Wooster Seventh-day Adventist Church raised $36 from their Sabbath School Investment project. They called their project the "Investment Coat." Patches were sewn onto a coat, and the inside of the patches were filled with money. Through Investment projects, the Wooster church raised nearly $1,500. MISSION OHIO Two days after his prayer, he re- ceived an invitation from the Fairfield Project to worship with them. Now Parker is taking Bible studies and learn- ing more about Seventh-day Advent- ists. Stadnik reflects on the dedication of his members to service and outreach, "[The members] have a sense of mission and it's exciting to be a part of it." People in transition Robert and Carolyn Janssen have accepted a call to pastor in the New Jer- sey Conference after serving for over 16 years in Ohio Conference. The Ohio Conference expresses its gratitude to them for their contribution to the Lord's work in Ohio. John and Barbara Kurlinski have accepted a call to pastor in Chesapeake Conference. John and Barbara have been in the Madison-Ashtabula district for approximately two years. Ohio Conference has appreciated their min- istry and wishes them God's blessings as they assume new responsibilities. Millersburg enjoys new church The Millersburg Seventh-day Ad- ventist Church members enjoy coming to church this winter for a lot of rea- sons--but especially for two new rea- sons. They are thankful for the comforts of their new modular-constructed church building, and secondly, that it has in- door plumbing. "We're living in the land of luxury," Pastor Clyde Ondrizek said of the new church building. The previous church building was very small with only a sanctuary and two small classrooms. It had no indoor plumbing, and the nearest bathroom was several miles away. Now the Millersburg members en- joy the comforts of worshiping in a more spacious building that includes the amenities of two bathrooms and a kitchen. The project has inspired them to continue with future growth goals. The church's attendance has in- creased since they began worshiping in the new facility, and plans have al- ready been made for a new building to be used as a recreation and fellowship VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 9 March is Music Month at your Adventist Book Center 15% off cassettes & compact discs To call in and order please call 1-800-643-5714 Dr. David Augsburger, nationally known author and speaker, is professor of pastoral care and counseling at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. Saturday, May 4, 1991 Columbus, Ohio Registration deadline, April 25 Subject to space availability The third annual Convention on Family Enrichment presents DAVID W. AUGSBURGER, PH.D. The Family Journey: Resources For The Family A one-day event designed to benefit families, couples, single adults and parents through creative processes for growth TOPICS: • THE FAMILY JOURNEY: RESOURCES FOR THE PRESENT FAMILY FROM THE FAMILY OF ORIGIN. • THE JOURNEY BACK: RECONNECTING WITH SIGNIFICANT PERSONS. • RECLAIMING YOUR FAMILY'S GIFTS: DISCOVERING STRENGTHS, GIFTS AND GRACES IN YOUR PRESENT FAMILY. Request registration brochures from the Ohio Conference, P.O. Box 1230, Mount Vernon, Ohio 43050; or telephone (614) 397-4665. MISSION OHIO Church Ministries Future looks bright for Ohio youth The Ohio Conference has made changes in its church ministries (CM) department. Though the department's office staff has been reduced, the new model envisions the selection of people from local congregations who will carry out the responsibilities the CM staff traditionally carried. Two of the areas of CM affected are children ministries and youth minis- tries. Traditionally, these departments functioned by means of Sabbath schools, rallies, Vacation Bible School programs, summer camp programs, Pathfinders and miscellaneous other special events. Due to the work done by Jeanie Hal- deman, former director of children's ministries, and Thom Juarros, former youth ministries director, planning groups and conference-wide coordinat- ing committees are currently making plans and sponsoring events for the young people in the Ohio Conference. Marwood Hallett, director of church ministries for Ohio Conference, said it is encouraging to know that as the new CM model is presented around the conference and recommendations are sought for church ministries field asso- ciates, more names have been turned in for children's ministries and youth min- istries than for any of the other areas of ministry emphasis. "Ministry to the young in Ohio is alive and well," he said. "The new church ministries model has brought changes, but the future appears brighter than ever." Hallett said as soon as the CM field appointments are made, they will be announced to the churches. For more information about the new CM model, call Ohio Conference church ministries department: (614) 397-4665. 10 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 What's happening around Potomac Ralph Martin Potomac People Potomac Conference, P.O. Box 1208, Staunton, Virginia 24401 / (703) 886-0771 or (202) 554-4581 March 15 & 16 Spanish PEDDs meeting Capital Spanish Church March 22 & 23 Metro-Area PEDDs Takoma Academy Gym April 5.7 Adult Bible Conference Camp Blue Ridge April 12 & 13 Family Life Conference See page 10 April 26 & 27 Alumni Weekend Takoma Academy May 5 Graduation Columbia Union College May 26 Graduation, Shenandoah Valley Academy June 7 Graduation Takoma Academy June 18-23 Camp Meeting Shenandoah Valley Academy Potomac People is published in the Visitor each month by the Potomac Conference. President, Ralph Martin. Potomac's pastor/teacher/LE/member team breaks records with 865 baptisms The Potomac Conference shattered all previous records for church growth in 1990. This is the second time in three years that we have set a new mark for baptisms and professions of faith. In 1988, we baptized 742 new members, which broke the previous high set back in 1975. We added an electrifying 865 new Adventists to our church in 1990. This is 123 more than our previous record. This milestone was achieved, I believe, because our church is moving away from the controversies that have plagued and divided our congregations in the past few years and returning to its divine mission: to save God's lost family for the heavenly kingdom. The Holy Spirit is obviously working in partnership with pastors, school teachers, LEs and church members. These 865 new members are not confined to a few churches. Seventy-four of the 93 churches and companies in Potomac had one or more baptisms. Many of the lead- ing churches are Spanish, but all cultures and all regions show growth. The largest growth by churches are Langley Park Spanish with 73 baptisms; Capitol Spanish had 63; Seabrook, 45; Arlington Spanish, 42; Sligo, 40; Manassas Spanish, 29; South- ern Asian, 28; New Market, 26; Takoma Park, 24; Rockville, 24; Powell Valley, 21; Norfolk, 20; Beltsville, 20; and Alexandria Spanish, 20. Other churches that make me very proud because of their unusual achievement are Amicus with 36 members and 13 baptisms; Elkton with seven new members; Staunton, 16; Winchester, 14; Burnt Mills, 13; Capital Memorial, 14; Hyattsville, 13; Forest Hills, 14; Danville, 11; Konnarock, nine; and Radford, 13. Unless you have been in these churches, you cannot know the rejoicing over these new members. We thank God for what they mean to their new church families. Public crusades continue to be most productive evangelistic endeavors, but Sab- bath morning invitations to accept Jesus Christ are becoming more frequent. The cooperation and teamwork in evangelism in Potomac this year was the best. Of the 89 pastors who served Potomac during the year, 85 added members to the church. The record is encouraging, but it is only the launching pad. Our new evangelism director, Roger Weiss, is so enthusiastic that he has set his sights on Potomac adding 1,000 new members a year. I believe that we can make this happen because of the great team we have in Potomac—pastors, teachers, literature evangelists and mem- bers—all anxious to get on with God's work. RALPH MARTIN President VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 7 The Rocky Mount, Virginia, church Potomac churches expand facilities The new Damascus, Maryland, church is wood frame with brick veneer and quarry stone and a fiber- glass steeple and spire. The front stained glass window is a six-foot octagonal created by John Sullivan. The sanctuary will seat 300 and the choir loft 27. There are 10 class- rooms, a pastor's office, a secretary's office, a worship training room and a nursery. The fellowship hall with a beautiful stone fireplace will seat as many as 300 people. This church is one of the few in Montgomery County with a full fire sprinkler system throughout the entire building. Trivia compiled by Damascus mem- bers reveals the following: • There are 436,500 nails in the building. • Some 192,000 of those nails hold the shingles on. • Worshipers are surrounded by 45,000 bricks held together by 26,950 pounds of mortar and 110 tons of sand. • Ii. the sanctuary, there are 138 light bulbs, 42 in the chandelier. • Elsewhere, 420 fluorescent bulbs illuminate the remainder of the building. • Boundaries and order are main- tained by 79 solid core doors. • Under foot, 5,118 square feet of carpet were installed. • The walls contain 1,250 sheets of 4' x 12' drywall. • The walls are covered with 285 gallons of paint. • The sound and security system has more than 15 miles of copper. • The church contains 862 feet of plastic pipe. • About 600 checks were written to pay the cost of about $1,500,000 to erect an 18,000-square-foot fa- cility, built on 6.6 acres, for a mortgage greater than $600,000. And there are mega-tons of faith that the Lord will bless this effort with active, giving members filling the church and sharing His love with the world. The Rocky Mount congregation in southern Virginia held its initial wor- ship service within the newly constructed church on November 24. Nearly 100 pecnle gathered to cele- brate God's blessings and providences in the first Adventist church in Frank- The Damascus, Maryland, church lin County. The participants in the pro- gram that day were Potomac President Ralph Martin, former Pastor Marlyn Kurtz and former members Myrna and Bill Gibson. Plans for the church have been in op- eration for more than six years. On Oc- tober 4, 1984, more than 20 Franklin County Adventists began meeting in a Presbyterian church in Rocky Mount. The Presbyterian pastor at the time, now retired, had gained a high regard for Adventists, leading the way for a warm relationship through the years. In March of 1985, this group became the Rocky Mount Seventh-day Advent- ist Company, and by April of 1987, 27 Rocky Mount members were accepted into the sisterhood of churches in the Potomac Conference. During February of that year, two and one-half acres of land were purchased on North Main Street for a future church home. The land, providentially located, though not advertised at the time of purchase, was acquired at a very reasonable price. After the land purchase, mem- bers began working in faith that the Lord was going to provide funds to build His church. Major portions of funds received were through sacrifi- cial gifts of money, labor, materials and equipment by church members and through friends and relatives of , the Rocky Mount church. The new facility will also house a church school and a Community Ser- vices area. The baptismal font was initiated on January 12, when three new mem- bers were baptized. Church members have made a commitment to ongoing soul-winning, which began this past month. Just recently completed is the new parents' room within the Sligo church. Five or six rows of seats were removed from the back of the main sanctuary in the Takoma Park, Maryland, church to accommodate parents with babies and young children. Sligo's parents' room has several rows of pews and is glassed in so that they feel like participants in the services. At the back of the room is a bath- room, counters with a sink and a play area for toddlers. Other provisions for child care are a crib, infant swing and a changing table. The Takoma Park, Maryland, con- gregation has been working on a pair of construction projects, one of which was indoors and the other outside. The construction of a mothers' room at the rear of the Takoma Park sanctu- ary actually carries the church back to I 4 • 8 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991 • An artist's drawing of the Williamsburg, Virginia, church POTOMAC PEOPLE Famil Life The Takoma Park, Maryland, church's parking lot (above); the parents' room (right) at the Sligo church, also in Ta- koma Park, Maryland its original design intent. The first ar- chitectural plans for the church included a mothers' room, which was never built. In fact, three other proposals for such a room since then did not come to frui- tion. The recently completed room is a $13,000 addition to the church and was designed by the original architect, Ronald Sensem an. A parking lot to accommodate 120 vehicles has been built behind the Ta- koma Park Church Center. The lot is a result of a three-year project and cost $430,000. Members from the Williamsburg, Virginia, church believe that Seventh- day Adventists must have a felt pres- ence in the cradle of religious lib- erty. They have responded to a felt need to serve that historic com- munity as well as the millions who come to celebrate its rich heritage. The members have bought 9.22 acres along the beautiful John Tyler Highway, where they will build a center for meeting commu- nity needs, along with promoting the three angels' messages. Temper Tantrums Someone once said, "If you can't say something nice, it is better to say noth- ing at all." Practice telling your chil- dren, 'Thanks for listening so carefully; it means a lot to me. I appreciate you! I love you! You are a gift from God." Studies show that during preschool years, boys tend to have more temper tantrums than do girls. Girls, however, seem to catch up very rapidly once school has begun. Unfortunately, it seems that some children never outgrow the manipula- tive anger of temper tantrums. I read where a man divorced his wife because she took his false teeth and held them for a $2 ransom! Adults also tend to use manipulative anger—temper tantrums—concerning discipline. Because most kids tend to obey when they are screamed at by an adult, their obedience reinforces that parent's tantrums. However, children are quick to dis- cover that they need only obey when the parent loses his or her temper. Adults throwing a tantrum are not respected by adults any more than they are by their own children. Sometimes parents' attempts at child discipline degenerate into temper tan- trums, and they end up embarrassing themselves and the child. My wife recalls arriving home from a double date just a few minutes past her curfew. She lingered in the car saying goodbye longer than she probably should have, and then was shocked to hear the house door open and see her father come out to the car clothed only in his undershirt and jockey shorts. Needless to say, she paid more careful attention to the curfew after that incident. Fac- ing her friends at school after that was not easy. Because anger is an emotion given by God and instilled in each one of us at conception, there must be a way to con- trol its destructive tendencies. Actually, there is a simple formula, found in Scripture, that works every time: "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to lis- ten, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God de- sires,"—James 1:19-20, NI V. LEN MCMILLAN Family Life Director VISITOR, March 1, 1991 � 9 COMING TO POTOMAC Tony Campolo author of The Kingdom of God Is a Party RICHMOND, VIRGINIA � NOVEMBER 15 & 16 Watch for details in future issues of Potomac People Sponsored by Potomac Conference Church Ministries Youth Department Breaking the Barriers (that keep us apart) Sponsored by Potomac and Chesapeake Conferences Family Life Ministries Frank Franasiak Florence Littauer � Steve Varro 10:30 a.m. Teen Sex I, Dr. Frank Franasiak 12:00 noon Brown Bag Lunch 1:00 p.m. The. Gospel Illustrated, Steve Varro Teen Sex II, Dr. Frank Franasiak 4:00 p.m Personality Plus, Florence Littauer The Gospel Illustrated, Steve Varro 8:00 p.m. Autograph session and material sales April 12 & 13 General Conference Auditorium 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland Make reservations now by calling (703) 886-0771 or (202) 554-4581 POTOMAC PEOPLE Behaviorial experts headline conference Three outstanding lecturers will be featured during the Family Life Con- ference co-sponsored by the Potomac and Chesapeake conferences April 12 and 13. This will be held in the main auditorium of the General Conference headquarters, 12501 Old Columbia Pike in Silver Spring, Maryland. Teen Sexuality. Participants will have the opportunity to join "Dr. Frank" Franasiak as he teaches teens and par- ents about teen sex. Using a blend of medical facts, societal and biblical per- spectives and practical information, Fra- nasiak presents a distinctly Christian view on teen sex and sexuality. Dr. Frank doesn't advocate "just say- ing no," as that admonition simply doesn't work. Instead, he advocates knowledge about human sexuality and developing a personal value system to help teen- agers survive their teenage years. As a practicing physician, lecturer and author on women's health care, Dr. Frank appears on national and local talk shows discussing sexuality. He believes that teens and parents need to become "sexually literate" to combat the strong influences and loss of Christian values in today's world. Human Behavior. Understanding how other people "tick" is an invaluable skill in today's world. What makes peo- ple behave the way they do? Why are people so different and yet so alike? Florence Littauer will answer that question during the afternoon of April 13 in her most popular and best-loved seminar, "Personality Plus." Thousands of lives have been changed, marriages restored and families healed in the 20 years she has shared this presentation. She helps participants understand what makes them, their families and friends act the way they do using humorous il- lustrations from her own marriage, chil- dren and grandchildren. An internationally known Christian speaker, Littauer has the unique abil- ity to exhort, encourage and entertain— all at once. Her sparkling personality and sense of humor enable her to con- vey exciting concepts that stick in the mind long after hearing her. Littauer has authored many books, including Personality Plus, Your Per- sonality Tree, Blow Away the Black Clouds, How to Get Along with Difficult People and her latest, Looking for God in all the Right Places. In addition to frequent interviews on radio stations across the country, she inspires television audiences on such broadcasts as the 700 Club, the PTL show and the Gary Randall Show. Sleight of hand. God's love is a wonderful, almost magical, thing. Chris- tian illusionist Steve Varro utilizes his sleight-of-hand skills to visually commu- nicate the gospel to people of all ages. Varro's ability to incorporate spiri- tual lessons and Bible truths with his gifts is truly unique. By showing audi- ences the methods used by psychics and mind readers to deceive, then exposing how they're done, Varro effectively shows how easy it is to be deceived by man. Telling others the importance of a love relationship with Jesus Christ is the first and foremost part of Varro's program. Sleight of hand is simply the method used to illustrate the Bible con- cepts he teaches. 4 10 � VISITOR, March 1, 1991