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  • At the 2011 – 2012 Adventist Robotics League Food Factor Challenge held at the Glendale Adventist Academy, students were at the demonstration tables, intent on moving Lego robots around, using remo...
  • A mini-camp meeting featuring 25 speakers from across the U. S. was held on the last weekend of March at the Central Filipino Church in Los Angeles. Themed, “ Prepare . . . for the Final Crisis,” t...
  • May 2012 SCC Keeping in Touch Newsletter
  • Students of the Linda Vista Adventist Elementary School were invited to sing at the annual crop walk sponsored by local churches in March in Camarillo. As the featured musical group, Linda Vista st...
  • Tributes were flowing at the anniversary celebration of John Carter’s 50th year of ministry, but he affirmed, “This is about the “goodness of God; it’s not about Carter,” as he came to the platform...
  • Astonishment was in the air as a bagpiper walked down the center aisle of the White Memorial Church, to open the 2012 Pathfinder Convocation. With standing room only, the enthusiasm could be felt, ...
  • On Super bowl weekend, while many of the millions who would watch the game on television or online were stocking up on chips and dip at the supermarket, 12 fifth- and sixth-graders were enjoying th...
  • The new facility of the Chino Valley Chinese Church (formerly Hacienda Heights Chinese Church) was filled to capacity on the afternoon of Feb. 11, for the grand opening ceremony. During the service...
  • The Face of Worship in a Digital Age was the theme of the 2012 West Coast Worship Conference (WCWC), and the weekend’s meetings zealously lived up to that theme. Statistics shared throughout the me...
  • Five families were baptized in 2011 at the Baldwin Park Bilingual Church after being ministered to throughout the year with gifts, as well as physical and spiritual nourishment. The new members wer...
  • “I was kind of fed up with the fact that not many people my age attended my church,” said A. J. Martinson, 18, a Vallejo Drive Church member. “I felt that we needed to do something to change that d...
  • March 2012 "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter
  • Yorba Linda Company Organizes

    Posted on Feb 08 2012

    The Yorba Linda Company was officially organized on Nov. 12, 2011, with 43 charter members. Nearly 150 members and friends attended the service, including a large contingent from the Cerritos Korea...
  • Eight years of mission experiences began for Simi Valley surgeon Laurence Weekes MD when a colleague asked if he would like to go to Jamaica on a one-week medical mission trip. Remembering that he ...
  • “When I came,” said Pastor Jonathan Foo, the former pastor of the Los Angeles Chinese Church, “there was just one Adventist church in all of L. A. My desire was for the church to multiply. Now we h...
  • A family of four:  the father does concrete work. With the economy faltering and the housing market still underwater, he works only sporadically. He earns less than $15,000 a year and has trouble d...
  • Jan. 2012 "Keeping in Touch" Newsletter contents:       Editorial - Larry L. Caviness, SCC president      Church Organist Clarence Brown Honored       Churches Feed 800 on Skid Row Thanksgiving Eve...
  • Students Bring GLOW to Community

    Posted on Jan 02 2012

    As part of San Gabriel Academy’s recent Community Service day, Bible teacher Andrew Carpenter planned a prayer and literature initiative. The students had the opportunity to work with church improv...
  • The Living Stones Church in La Crescenta held an unusual celebration on Nov. 5, 2011. “This is the fifth anniversary of our metamorphosis; our renewal,” explained Head Elder Randy Arruda. Five year...
  • “The One House Project” brought together about 1,000 young adults reflecting the ethnic and cultural diversity of Southern California Conference on October 22, 2011. The event was held at the Hall ...
  • A ribbon cutting on October 22, 2011, at the Simi Valley Elementary School marked the official opening of a Ministry Center bonding the Simi Valley Church and School in a closer and more collaborat...
  • Hispanic Youth Ministry (HYM) leaders coordinated a successful LIFE discipleship small group campaign March through July in 2011. More than 200 youth leaders and assistants were involved in a campa...
  • His eyes sparkled and a broad smile came across his face as he talked about learning to read and write for the first time in his 58 years of life. Grasping a ring of keys he exclaimed, “As a deacon...
  • “When we announced that we were co-sponsoring a Spiritual Leadership Conference with Seventh-day Adventists,” said Blackaby Ministry International’s Mike McGuffee, “I was approached by concerned me...
  • “This year’s convocation theme, Preparing the Soil Sowing the Seed, was a continuation of a year-long initiative for the region, with all Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) churches coming together ...
  •       “This year’s convocation theme, Preparing the Soil Sowing the Seed, was a continuation of a year-long initiative for the region, with all Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) churches coming ...
  • “I’m amazed that more people aren’t doing this,” said Roy Brasher, a Ventura County realtor. For the past 17 years he has assisted principals of three Adventist schools in sponsoring golf tournamen...
  • “We noted that, as in many Adventist churches, attendance at the Vallejo Drive Church was lower on Communion Sabbaths,” said Mark Papendick, associate pastor. “We discovered that, for some, physica...
  • July 2011 Keeping in Touch Newsletter
  • West Covina Hills (WCH) Adventist School found a memorable way to celebrate Earth Day (a little early) this year, thanks to the leadership of Andres Altamirano, a supporter of the school and facili...