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How do dedicated Christians succeed in ministry in a place like Ojai, the New Age Shangri-La mecca populated by mystics, movie stars, health spas and pleasantly eccentric people? The reality is tha...
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“We invited the widows of our church, their relatives and friends to come and be pampered,” said Connie Asli, who coordinated an event that cared for widows in special ways on Sunday, March 6 at th...
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Translators representing Southern California Conference churches preaching in more than a dozen languages gathered at the El Monte Vietnamese Mission Center on March 13. The group came together for...
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A weekend planned to help students of San Gabriel Academy (SGA) develop a vision of the mission of the world church expanded to include young people in schools throughout the Southern California Co...
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“If someone like me can be a minister of the gospel, then the power of the cross must be real,” said Manuel (Manny) Arteaga at his ordination service on January 30, 2016.
Arteaga is the founding p...
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“Music is a part of my life,” White Memorial Pathfinder Mierella Enriques stated. “Music has inspired me to follow, love and serve the Lord wholeheartedly. The more I love music, the more I love Go...
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In Loving MemoryLarry L. Caviness1941 - 2016
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Feb. 2016 "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter
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A “Salute to Politicians” Day on Dec. 5, 2015, became a “Salute to Public Servants” Day as the worship service got underway in Malibu. Led by Jobe and Judith Miranda, the service featured a number ...
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The cafeteria at Glendale Academy, sometimes referred to as the “Cougar’s Den,” is not always just a cafeteria. November 12th saw it transformed into a student-run restaurant. The restaurant opened...
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Southern California Conference was blessed to have had as a prominent part of its administrative team, the “dean” of conference executive secretaries. Elder Lorenzo W. Paytee, who went to his rest ...
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In a sense, Elder Royal L. Harrison has been preparing since childhood for his role as pastor and now as Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) director—a role to which he was called in June, 2015, foll...
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The third annual Black & White Holiday Gala was held November 7, 2015 in Los Angeles. Organized by Barbara Hubbard Spence and sponsored by the Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR), the event drew 347...
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"The homeless population jumped 12% in the last two years in both the city and county of Los Angeles, driven by soaring rents, low wages and stubbornly high unemployment." (Nov. 23, 2015. LA Times)...
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2015 SCC December "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter
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Rhidge Garcia, a Summer Youth Rush literature evangelist, was contacting local businesses when he noticed a man sitting in the hallway. He seemed to be crying, so Garcia decided to stop, put his bo...
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“The legacy of Community Adventist Fellowship Church is reflected in our love for evangelism,” said Pastor John Aitken II. “We are currently located in the First Congregational church of Pasadena. ...
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October 2015 "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter
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In July, 2015 students of a Glendale elementary school attended a five-week Summer Music Camp provided by the Caesura Youth Orchestra, an outreach suggested by Pastor Peter Luna, a retired pastor o...
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On Sabbath, the day before the Fifth Annual Classic Car Show held in the parking lot of the Altadena church, coordinator Bill Keets asked fellow members to plan to be there to support the event. Ow...
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At Fuller Theological Seminary Apr. 29-May 2, 2015, Walter Brueggemann, ThD, PhD, a world-renowned Old Testament scholar, spoke on the theme of the Covenant, Justice and Law. Johnny Ramirez-Johnson...
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On June 23, 2015, the SCC Executive Committee appointed Elder Greg Hoenes to the office of West Region director at its first meeting of the new term following the 2015 Constituency Session. Rick Ro...
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The Russian-American church celebrated its 50th Anniversary on the weekend of May 30, 2015. On Sabbath, the church was filled to capacity with members, many of them young adults who now worship in ...
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On May 30, 2015, the Canoga Park Spanish church held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the inauguration of their building. To start the celebration, deaconesses led visitors on a tour of the building a...
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To access the 2015 GC Session podcasts, visit:
http://2015.gcsession.org/podcast/Pastor Phil White, who is senior pastir if the Simi Valley church, is working on this feature.
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Greetings from San Antonio, Texas. This morning, after a timely devotional and a video titled "What Might Have Been" calling each one of us to seek the Lord individually and collectively, the 60th ...
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July 2015 "Keeping in Touch" SCC Newsletter
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At the 64th Constituency Session of the Southern California Conference, five nominees of the administrative team were elected or re-elected to serve for the next quadrennium. Velino A. Salazar was ...
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After buying and transforming a warehouse into a church over a period of six years, members of the Maranata Norwalk Adventist church, recently renamed Adonai Seventh-day Adventist church, celebrate...
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The ribbon cutting celebration for a new ministry center for Cambodian people in the North Long Beach area was held on May 9, 2015. The “Sua Sdei,” (Welcome) Center is an attractive storefront cent...
