KNOWING CHRIST AND MAKING HIM FULLY KNOWN - PART 4: WHEN OUR ASPIRATIONS AND OUR GOALS MEET

By Mic Thurber – In this installment of our series, working our way through the Rocky Mountain Conference’s (RMC) voted aspirations and goals for this term, I find that two of our aspirations and one of our goals can be discussed together. This is especially true in light of a new initiative recently announced by our leaders at the North American Division (NAD).

CELEBRATING EDUCATIONAL GROWTH AND ACHIEVEMENT IN RMC

Sandy Hodgson – Denver, Colorado … As the school year has concluded in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC), achievements and moments of growth can be celebrated. The 17 RMC schools across Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico graduated close to 160 students representing kindergarten, eighth grade, and high school.

FIVE NEW MEMBERS BAPTIZED AT GREELEY CHURCH

Will Reed – Greeley, Colorado … Five individuals gave their lives to Jesus and were baptized at the Sabbath service at the Greeley Seventh-day Adventist Church in Greeley, Colorado, June 8. Two couples, Peter and Heather Fenninger and George and Gloria Diaz, and a high school student, Ezekiel Ibarra, made their vows together at Greeley’s church service, led by Michael Shannon, lead pastor at Greeley Church.

PASTOR REYNOLDS RETIRING AFTER 50 YEARS OF SERVICE

Becky Manning – Denver, Colorado … Bob Reynolds, lead pastor at the True Life Community Seventh-day Adventist Church (TLC) in Denver, Colorado, will retire on June 30 after serving more than 50 years in church ministry. Personable, fantastic, incredible, a great team, good teacher, reliable, tireless, relatable and humble are just some of the words the TLC family used to describe Bob and his wife, JoAnn Reynolds.

KNOW. GROW. GORUN. AT HMS RICHARDS 5K

Carey Jordan – Loveland, Colorado … HMS Richards Adventist School in Loveland, Colorado, buzzed with excitement and anticipation as students and members of the Campion Seventh-day Adventist Church community, also in Loveland, gathered for their very first Know. Grow. GORUN. 5K Race, May 17. This event marked the dawn of a new tradition for both the school and the local community.

PRESIDENT TO PRESIDENT: THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES OF ADVENTIST HIGHER EDUCATION

Scott Cushman – Lincoln, Nebraska … Dr. Vinita Sauder is retiring this summer after leading Union College as president for 10 years. ... the university’s Board of Trustees chose Dr. Yami Bazan as Union’s 30th president. Bazan has most recently served as associate dean for Student Affairs at Loma Linda University. In this interview, the two presidents discuss the joys and challenges of Adventist higher education.