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  • 2014 Men’s Retreat Draws 100+

    Posted on Oct 30 2014

    The Comeback Kid, Michael Ehm was among the memorable speakers that addressed Central men at the 2014 Central California Conference Men’s Retreat on October 17-19. Other speakers that engaged the 1...
  • Central's Prayer Ministry team facilitated a prayer ministries training weekend at Camp Wawona. Presentations by Dr. Joseph Kidder, professor of Christian Ministry at Andrews University’s Theologic...
  • Friendship Games and Youth Rally

    Posted on Oct 29 2014

    Chaplain Kevin Lim from the Lemoore Naval Air Station captured the attention of 400 students representing nine senior academies hosted by Armona Union Academy for this year's Friendship Games and Y...
  • Camp Meeting Lost & Found

    Posted on Oct 27 2014

    Each year personal items are left at the Soquel Conference Center following camp meeting. If you are missing items, please review the 2014 Lost & Found list. The Central California Conference is go...
  • The Business Journal reports, "Children's Hospital Central California and Adventist Health/Central Valley Network have formed a partnership that aims to improve rural health care services for Valle...
  • Community Impact in Sanger

    Posted on Oct 16 2014

    The Sanger Bilingual church continues its community impact by offering a follow-up to its annual Vacation Bible School and the church’s food distribution program. Celebrating His Goodness, a progra...
  • Mountain View Central church hosted Mysteries of the Sanctuary, a series featuring pastor and associate evangelist Antonio Cano. The series resulted in two attendees joining the Adventist community...
  • Calling all high school students! Central Valley Christian Academy will host the “Upside Down” Youth Prayer Conference on October 16-19. Presenters include CCC senior youth department director Andr...
  • Public Evangelism in the Bay Area

    Posted on Oct 12 2014

    The San Francisco Central church hosted an evangelistic series featuring Taj Pacleb. The series wrapped up on September 28th resulting in 7 baptisms. Others continue to study for future baptisms.
  • iShare’s GLOW Challenge 2014

    Posted on Oct 10 2014

    Local conferences within the Pacific Union Conference are combining efforts to distribute one million GLOW tracts by August 2015. Log your distribution efforts at http://isharechallenge.com/.  
  • Recently, a teenager walked into the Fresno Central Valley church after viewing an Adventist television program and subsequently signed up for Teen Bible Academy and Youth Rush. She is now attendin...
  • Evangelism Behind Bars

    Posted on Oct 09 2014

    The Central California Conference is hosting a prison ministry training and educational weekend for those with a desire to serve the incarcerated. The event takes place on October 10-12, 2014 and p...
  • Summer Records Broken by Youth Rush

    Posted on Oct 09 2014

    This year’s Youth Rush team distributed a record 87,896 books throughout Central California Conference after visiting 456,000 homes. More than $438,000 was raised towards educational scholarships. 
  • Ten Modesto members are continuing to give Bible studies within the Modesto community, even after their CROSStrainer’s assignment has come to an end.  
  • Oakhurst Fire Sweeps 1,200 Acres

    Posted on Oct 01 2014

    A wildfire in Oakhurst, Calif. recently swept and spread over the 1,200 acres. Within 6 hours, the fire engulfed the local community destroying 8 structures and forcing evacuations. Suburban Propan...
  • On Sunday morning, August 3rd, Fresno Sunnyside Seventh-day Adventist church members rose bright and early to make and serve breakfast for the residents of Creek Park Village Senior Community, an i...
  • Selma Reclaims Their City for Christ

    Posted on Oct 01 2014

    Selma Seventh-day Adventist church in now involved with the “City for Christ” community outreach initiative focused on bringing broken neighborhoods back to life. Amidst health and counseling booth...
  • GLOWing in the Community

    Posted on Oct 01 2014

    GLOW reports that two children attended their local Vacation Bible School and in the process, learned about the Sabbath. They began a conversation about the topic at home with their parents and day...
  • Pastor Jose Rojas, president of MOVEmentum ministries will speak at Central's Pathfinder Leadership Convention on September 12-14. Pastor Rojas will address approximately 150 attendees at Camp Wawo...
  • Mountain View Saves With Solar

    Posted on Apr 22 2014

    Mountain View Academy recently installed solar panels, which have generated energy in excess of their needs resulting in a PG&E credit of $4,470 at the end of the year. Calculating all costs includ...
  • Marriage Retreat Blesses 56 Couples

    Posted on Apr 22 2014

    Central California’s annual marriage retreat was held at The Cliffs Resort in Pismo Beach on February 21-23. The event focused on gender differences. Dr. Arlene Taylor led fifty-six couples to a "b...
  • Central California’s annual prayer conference was held at the Philadelphian Seventh-day Adventist Church on March 7-9. The event was attended by over 500 people, requiring the use of overflow rooms...
  • Two Hispanic convocations, one held at Bakersfield Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church on February 15 followed by another on March 8 at the Modesto Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church had large...
  • Madera Baptizes 26

    Posted on Apr 22 2014

    Taj Pacleb, conference evangelist, spoke at the Madera Central Seventh-day Adventist Church during the “Revelation of Hope” evangelical series, which resulted in 26 baptisms.
  • Selma Bilingual Seventh-day Adventist Church successfully shared various aspects of a healthy living, utilizing the C.R.E.A.T.I.O.N. Health curriculum. Topics included the value of rest, environmen...
  • Ceres Hosts Successful Meeting

    Posted on Apr 22 2014

    The Ceres Seventh-day Adventist Church held an evangelistic series entitled “Revealing Revelation” led by Michael Tuazon. Guests were mainly invited by active church members with an average attenda...
  • Pastor Don MacLafferty challenged his Clovis Seventh-day Adventist Church members to help fill a suitcase for Adventist Children’s Ministry leaders in Zambia, Africa. The church responded whole-hea...
  • Santa Cruz Shares the Story of Hope

    Posted on Apr 22 2014

    Santa Cruz Seventh-day Adventist Church recently hosted an evangelistic series with Stephen Hicks entitled “Alpha and Omega: The Story of Hope.” The series began on March 7
  • Elijah’s Mission, an evangelistic series and event encouraging young people to become evangelistic leaders in their local churches, took place on March 29 through April 5. The series was entitled "...
  • Messiahs’ Mansion, a life-size exhibition featuring the biblical sanctuary is coming to the Bay Area on May 1-5. The exhibit will take place on Treasure Island from 1-5pm daily at 401 13th Street. ...