August 2024 Issue

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August 2024 Issue

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Health Equity Matters

In the U.S., Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than white women, and their breast cancer mortality rate is 40% higher. 

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Pentecost 2025 Initiative Voted by the North American Division Executive Committee

The NAD executive committee, in a special session on May 29, 2024, approved Pentecost 2025, a new initiative that includes funding assistance for local church proclamation events.  

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Soccer Tournament Scores with Wisconsin Hispanic Community

The Colby Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted a soccer tournament in partnership with several area businesses with the goal of creating a safe and healthy space for family recreation while minimizing anxiety and depression during the winter. 

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NASCAR’s Chicago Street Race Event Showcases AdventHealth, Camporee

When Legacy Motor Club driver Erik Jones pushed the pedal to the metal of his No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE in NASCAR’s second annual Chicago Street Race in July, UChicago Medicine AdventHealth and the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee rode with him.  

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Indiana Pathfinder Club Sets the Beat and Makes History

As Pathfinders from around the Indiana Conference gathered at Timber Ridge Camp for the Pathfinders Fair in May, one club was very excited to be there.

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Academy Students Recognized for Caring Hearts

The Lake Union and North American Division’s Office of Education believe that teaching young people to be actively involved in witnessing and service activities is central to the educational goals of the school and the mission of the church. 

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The Herald Earns National “Best of Church Press” Awards

On May 17, 2024, the Lake Union Herald was recognized for its work in a variety of categories at the Associated Church Press “Best of the Church Press” awards held in Chicago, as part of the organization's annual convention.

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Adventist Students on Public University Campuses Receive Training and Support

Dozens of students from public college and university campuses convened for the Lake Union Conference Adventist Christian Fellowship Institute conference held May 5-8, 2024, at the Park Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church in Champaign, Illinois. 

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Andrews University Becomes First Hispanic Serving Institution in Michigan

Andrews University was recently designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU). Currently, Andrews is the first and only school in the state of Michigan to receive such designation. 

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Lake Union Teams Participate at Division Pathfinder Bible Experience

Pathfinder clubs from across the North American Division convened in Greely, Colorado on April 20, 2024, to participate in the Division Level Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE).  

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