VICTOR CARREIRO
VICTOR CARREIRO
Pacific Union
Pastors Vinh Nguyen (El Monte Vietnamese church in El Monte, Calif.) and Glenn L. Sta. Ana (Chandler Fil-Am church near Chandler, Ariz.) explain their ministry to 25 language groups with Elder VicLouis Arreola III, director of Asian Pacific Ministries for the Pacific Union.
VICTOR CARREIRO
“I believe that the Pacific Union is only as sound as its local conferences, churches and schools, so we need to examine how we can best support those ‘front line’ entities where people are invited into the Seventh-day Adventist Church,” said Graham. After worship on Monday morning, the delegates got down to business. After the elections, they voted on proposed changes to the bylaws and constitution, received financial reports, learned the latest from the union’s two colleges and Holbrook Indian School, and heard A delegate asks a question about the a report from Adventist Health CEO Scott Reiner. proposed bylaws changes.
VICTOR CARREIRO
VICTOR CARREIRO
we desire to make a difference in this world, we must be different from the world. With Jesus, anything is possible!” Anobile wants to “keep working toward TMI — Total Member Involvement — which means members of all ages, working for kingdom growth, each with the gifts God has given them, and in the way God has gifted them to minister,” he said. “I look forward continuing to work with our excellent team of volunteer ministries directors and continue finding way to enable creative evangelism in our union as we finish the work and go home.”
Pastors Will James (Paradise Valley church near San Diego, Calif.) and Joel Mpabwanimana (Glendale church in Phoenix, Ariz.) bond over their shared passion for serving the thousands of refugees in their territories.
The East Valley Tongan Company Choir from Chandler, Ariz., performs for delegates.
Delegates test the electronic voting system by comparing a show of hands to the question they answered with their voting devices. October 2016
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