22 Nov 2021: Abney Chapel ACS Center Partners With Faith Communities to Distribute Food
Adventist Community Services continues to serve as a resource for communities around the North American Division. Though we are still in the middle of a pandemic, various ACS entities have found ways to actively be…
10 Nov 2021: Gateway Grace Dental Clinic at PACS
How does a visit to the dentist make you feel? By: Colette Newer, Associate Director of Adventist Community Services at the North American Division Carol answered the phone and heard “You have to see me,…
28 Oct 2021: Willow Grove ACS Center Serves Communities Impacted by Ida
The Willow Grove Adventist Community Services Center is one of several ACS Centers that are still responding to the needs of communities impacted by Hurricane Ida. They organized a distribution event on Wednesday, October 27,…
11 Oct 2021: Arkansas-Louisiana ACS Distributes Goods to Communities During Ida Recovery
Though Hurricane Ida touched down in Louisiana over a month ago on August 29, 2021, several communities affected by this tragic disaster event continue to struggle. ACS at the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference has been engaged in…
13 Sep 2021: Chesapeake and Wisconsin Conferences Help Afghan Refugees
ACS teams in various conferences such as Wisconsin and Chesapeake are providing assistance to refugees arriving from Afghanistan. Wisconsin Conference ACS Director, Alice Garrett, has been in collaboration with the Wisconsin VOAD (WI VOAD) and…
8 Sep 2021: Former Gulf States Conference ACS Director Passes Away
We regret to announce the passing of Pr. Ray Lamare Elsberry on August 26, 2021, at age 78 in Dora, Alabama. He served as the ACS and ACS Disaster Response Director for the Gulf States…
7 Sep 2021: Flooding From Ida Affects New York and New Jersey
Flash floods from the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the states of New York and New Jersey last Wednesday, August 31, wreaking havoc and killing around 50 people. New York City officials reported that…
1 Sep 2021: ACS DR Teams Respond to Hurricane Ida
UPDATE – September 7, 2021 The Southwest Region Conference has been housing residents from New Orleans and surrounding areas whose homes had to be evacuated, at various locations around the conference office. The largest facility…
30 Aug 2021: ACS Responds to Flash Floods in Tennessee
The State of Tennessee was recently hit by devastating flooding on Saturday, August 21, 2021, after a record-breaking rainfall. The Emergency Management authorities have reported that at least 22 people were killed and 50 others…
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…