8 Apr 2020: Pasco Riverview Community Services
The Pasco Riverview Community Services has been serving the Tri-Cities metropolitan area in Washington State for several years. It is located right next to the Riverview Adventist Church. This ACS Center consists of four buildings…
30 Mar 2020: Newport Sewing Projects
Newport SDA Church’s former ACS thrift store in Newport, Washington, is currently being utilized as a sleep/rest area by the staff of the Newport hospital responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the request of a…
13 Mar 2020: South Central Conference ACS Disaster Team Responds to Nashville Tornadoes
UPDATE: March 13, 2020 South Central Conference Adventist Community Services Disaster Response volunteers are distributing hygiene kits, bottled water and sack lunches in the community assisting those families impacted by the March 3, 2020 tornadoes…
3 Mar 2020: Tornadoes Rip through Tennessee
Update – March 4, 2020 ACS continues to monitor the situation in central Tennessee where 24 people have been confirmed dead. The Disaster Response leadership from the three affected conferences South Central, Kentucky-Tennessee, and Georgia-Cumberland…
19 Feb 2020: ACS Partners with ADRA on Coronavirus Response
ADRA has been engaged in hygiene and sanitation efforts in the aftermath of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak that originated in the city of Wuhan, China. The virus which is spreading across the world at…
10 Feb 2020: Flooding in SE Washington and NE Oregon
Update – February 18, 2020 Here is a sampling of how ACS and other Adventist volunteer groups are getting involved in the Recovery Efforts. Especially hard hit were areas in Pendleton, Walla Walla, and outlying…
21 Jan 2020: Ray Elsberry Retires from ACS
Pr. Ray Elsberry, ACS and ACS DR Director of the Gulf States Conference, has retired from his responsibilities on December 31, 2019. He held these positions officially for over 14 years and unofficially for over…
16 Jan 2020: ACS Partners With ADRA In Puerto Rico Aid
Puerto Rico has been severely struck by more than 500 earthquakes just within a couple of days causing widespread destruction. The most devastating one in these series of earthquakes that hit the island last Tuesday…
3 Dec 2019: ACSGW Thanksgiving Basket Distribution
The Adventist Community Services of Greater Washington (ACSGW) located in Silver Spring, Maryland, organized a three-day Thanksgiving Basket Distribution event from November 25 – 27. The 30-pound basket consisted of a turkey, bread, vegetables, and…
18 Nov 2019: Dr. Fitzgerald Kerr Retires from ACS
Dr. W. Fitzgerald Kerr graduated from the Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, in Berrien Springs, Michigan. After graduation, he worked with the New York City Board of Education as a Substance Abuse Intervention Prevention Specialist.…