10 Sep 2020: ACS Responds to Oregon and California Fires
ACS Disaster Response Teams are assisting with the Recovery Efforts in response to the deadly wildfires in California that have burned more than 3 million acres of land, and the most recent Pacific Northwest fires that have destroyed hundreds of homes in Oregon. Through the leadership of the Pacific Union Conference and Central California Conference…
Read More9 Sep 2020: PACS and Other Portland Food Pantries Adapt to Extraordinary Demand
‘We are experiencing what may be a hundred-year flood of hunger,’ says Oregon Food Bank’s CEO Although many Oregon businesses have reopened and unemployment numbers have declined, local food pantries remain busier than ever. The first few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic in March were filled with uncertainty. Pantries initially asked their customers to stay…
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9 Jul 2020: Tulsa Community Service Center Dedication
Article and Photos By: Brit Whittington, Oklahoma Conference TULSA- Despite the sweltering summer afternoon sun, Sabbath, June 27, turned out to be a beautiful day as God’s people shared His love in caring service for…
18 Jun 2020: Northeastern Conference ACS COVID-19 Efforts
Northeastern Conference ACS has been actively serving their local communities in light of the COVID-19 coronavirus, under the leadership of the conference ACS Director, Pr. Mario Augustave. All of their ACS centers remained open and…
16 Jun 2020: ACS Ministries in Montana Respond to COVID-19
On May 27, the ACS Disaster Response team of the Kalispell SDA Church donated PPEs to Kalispell Regional Healthcare Center. Gabriele Miranda-Laub, ACS Director of Montana Conference, assisted by delivering the PPEs which included 1000…
10 Jun 2020: A Jar of Peanut Butter and A Food Box
The Better Living Center (BLC) in Spokane, Washington, and Portland ACS Center (PACS) in Portland, Oregon, are two of the several ACS centers that are actively serving individuals and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.…
9 Jun 2020: ACS Disaster Response Update
Adventist Community Services Disaster Response is continuing to support local communities around our Division even during these uncertain and pressing times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been able to bring relief to communities…
8 Jun 2020: Compassion Alaska Program
Arctic Mission Adventure (AMA), a ministry of the Alaska Conference, has been working hard in their villages throughout COVID-19 with the Compassion Alaska program. Volunteers have sewn over 1500 masks that were sent to seven…
3 Jun 2020: Grand Rapids Refugee Food Drive
The Michigan Conference Office family helped feed 420 Rwandan and Burmese refugees in Grand Rapids on May 24, 2020. The director of Michigan Conference Multi-Ethnic Ministries, Bob Stewart, informed the Conference ACS director, Chelli Ringstaff,…
14 May 2020: Partnering in Mission With ADRA
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic is continuing to impact the U.S. economy, with over 36 million Americans filing for unemployment benefits. There are now more than 83,000 deaths and 1.3 million confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S., according to the John Hopkins University data dashboard. USA Today reports that the virus has killed more than 296,000…
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