25 May 2022: ACS Participates in National VOAD Conference
Adventist Community Services was one of 70 national member organizations that participated in the annual National VOAD Conference held from May 2-5, 2022, at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. The theme for…
23 Aug 2021: New Life SDA Church Helps With Back-to-School Outreach
New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church partnered with Mind Changers and Amazon for a Back-to-School outreach on Saturday, August 7th, where they distributed 625 backpacks with supplies to the Westside community in Huntsville, Alabama. New Life/Maranatha…
10 Aug 2021: Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program 2021
The Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program (NLCP) 2021 was held in Orlando, Florida, from August 2-4 (Monday – Wednesday). It was co-sponsored by the North American Division Adventist Community Services (NAD ACS) in partnership with Adventist-laymen’s…
28 Oct 2020: Dupont Park Church Hosts Baby Shower and Back-to-School Giveaway
Story by Dupont Park Church Staff Members of Allegheny East Conference’s Dupont Park church in Washington, D.C., were disappointed when they had to suspend their Community Baby Shower (CBS) and Back to School Giveaway, due…
3 Jan 2019: Emotional & Spiritual Care Session at NAD
The first ACS Emotional & Spiritual Care session at the North American Division headquarters was held on December 11-12, 2018. It was conducted by W. Derrick Lea, NAD ACS Disaster Response Director. Twenty-six pastors, lay…
17 Dec 2018: Urban Ministry D.Min. Scholarship
The North American Division Adventist Community Services is offering scholarships to doctoral students who are interested in the 2019 Urban Ministry D.Min. Program at Andrews University. We will provide a scholarship in the amount of…
12 Sep 2018: Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program 2018
The ACS Nonprofit Leadership Certification Program (NLCP) 2018 was held at Andrews University from September 4-7 (Tuesday – Friday). It was co-sponsored by the North American Division ACS in partnership with Andrews University, Philanthropic Services…
11 Sep 2018: ACS Participation in Emergency Management Training
ACS and ADRA participated in an innovative Emergency Management Training program from August 26-31. ADRA coordinated the effort, taking the lead in training sessions and managing the simulation exercise. Five ACS DR Team members started…
21 Aug 2018: ACS Offers Emotional & Spiritual Care Session in Rwanda
Our first ACS Emotional and Spiritual Care class outside of the North American Division was conducted last week in Rwanda. The ‘Assisting Individuals in Crisis’ course was taught by W. Derrick Lea, NAD ACS Disaster…
9 Aug 2018: ACS ‘CHOP’ Program with Ochsner Foundation
The ACS Center of Westbank United SDA Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, recently entered into a collaboration with Ochsner Foundation Healthcare System to offer children in their community ‘The CHOP Toolkit’. The acronym CHOP stands…