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Spencerville Church Hosts Festival of Religious FreedomBy Melissa ReidCelebrating religious freedom is not something that often comes to the minds of those who have never been without it, but for Chesapeake Conference’s Spencerville church, having religious freedom deserves a celebration. The church recently hosted the Festival of Religious Freedom, which was the first of its kind in the continental United States.Secretary General of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) and Spencerville church member John Graz has organized similar festivals in Africa, South America, and Asia. He explains that the function of these events is to promote religious freedom for all. He also notes the event allows attendees to give thanks to those who gave us religious freedom and suffered for it, the government and to our leaders who preserve our religious freedom, and above all God, who gave us the freedom to choose. READ MORE AND SEE PICTURES 
92-Year-Old Kettering Member Makes Friends Through CHIPBy Chris VanDenburghOhio Conference’s Kettering church recently held its first CHIP (Coronary Health Improvement Project) program. The 30-day healthy lifestyle course drew nearly 50 attendees and nurtured new friendships.
Kettering member Millie Mills, 92, a longtime CHIP (adventistchip.org) participant, relishes her job as a table host and delights in making new friends. Recently, during her daily four-mile walk, Mills met Todd, a young man walking his dog. She couldn’t resist telling him about Kettering’s CHIP program, set to start that evening. Intrigued, Todd agreed to bring his girlfriend, Kim. READ MORE AND SEE PICTURES 
Adventists From Secular Universities Get Encouraged at ANEWBy Beth Michaels
Nearly 60 Seventh-day Adventist students from secular campuses around the Mid-Atlantic region were encouraged and challenged at the second annual ANEW (Addressing the Now in Exercising the Will) retreat. The three-day event, under the theme “What’s YOUR Reason?”, was held at the Mt. Aetna Retreat Center in Hagerstown, Md. |
