Your weekly news for the Rocky Mountain Conference

View this email in your browser     PRAYER THAT CONNECTS Jose R. Alarcón – Aurora, Colorado … The Aurora First Seventh-day Adventist Church in Aurora, Colorado, was visited by around 25 cars that attended their latest prayer drive thru event, May 18. The church had resumed this monthly event on April 13 after a winter…

View this email in your browser     RMC ADVENTURER CLUBS GATHER FOR ANNUAL FUN DAY Cinthya Miranda and Lacinda Hopkins – Loveland, Colorado … Do you hear that? It’s the sound of the drums starting the parade lead by Joel Dominguez, the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) drum master, followed by 200 little feet. Adventurers Fun…

View this email in your browser     MHA CELEBRATES FOCUS WEEK ON DIVERSITY, COMMUNITY, AND PERSONAL GROWTH RD Gallant and Cindy Roldan – Highlands Ranch, Colorado … Mile High Academy (MHA) recently concluded its FOCUS Week, dedicated to celebrating diversity, fostering community engagement, and promoting personal growth among its student body, April 15-19. The school…

View this email in your browser     LOVELAND COUGARS PATHFINDER TEAM TAKES FIRST-PLACE AT NAD PBE Brent Learned – Greeley, Colorado … More than 1,000 pathfinders traveled to Greeley, Colorado, to participate in the North American Division (NAD) level Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) event, April 19-20. The event proceeded in four languages—English, Spanish, French, and…

View this email in your browser   NewsNuggets will be away April 8-19. We look forward to sharing the Good News with you again on April 26.   KNOWING CHRIST AND MAKING HIM FULLY KNOWN: PART 3 By Mic Thurber – For my first article on our conference’s aspirations for this term, please click here. And please…

View this email in your browser     COMMENTARY: WOMEN “INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS” IN RESURRECTION Ardis Stenbakken – Loveland, Colorado … My mother lost a teenage son in a drowning accident. Very recently, one of my friends lost her adult son to a sudden and unexpected death. Mothers losing sons in death.  READ MORE   RELATIONSHIP…

View this email in your browser     ADVENTIST PAST MEETS ADVENTIST PRESENT AT RMC PASTORS MEETING Rajmund Dabrowski – Denver, Colorado … Due to challenging weather conditions in the mountains at Glacier View Ranch in Ward, Colorado, pastors from the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) met at Littleton Seventh-day Adventist Church in Littleton, Colorado, for their…

View this email in your browser     A LEGACY OF DEDICATION: RMC’S RUBEN AND PATTY RIVERA RETIRE Vanessa Alarcón – Denver, Colorado … Pastor Ruben Rivera, Hispanic Ministries Director, will retire from the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) after 36 years of ministry, March 31… His wife, Patty Rivera, who is currently the Hispanic Women’s Ministries Director,…

View this email in your browser     AN IMMIGRATION JOURNEY: GOD STILL WRITES STRAIGHT IN OUR UPSIDE-DOWN WORLD José David Rodríguez – Denver, Colorado … The immigration rate has increased to almost 40% in the United States according to 2024 Gallup polls. This means that, currently, the United States is receiving nearly 260,000 immigrants a…

View this email in your browser     SEVEN TEAMS PARTICIPATE IN PATHFINDER BIBLE EXPERIENCE FINALS Sue Nelson – Denver, Colorado … The Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) for the books of Joshua and Judges, was held at Denver South Hispanic Seventh-day Adventist Church in Denver, Colorado, February 24. Six teams participated in person, including … READ…

View this email in your browser     DON REEDER, PRINCIPAL OF CAMPION ACADEMY, RETIRES Jill Harlow – Loveland, Colorado … After 40 years of dedicated service to Campion Academy, Donavan Reeder has announced his retirement. Reeder has served as Principal for the past nine years and, prior to that, worked as a Men’s Dean for…

View this email in your browser     MIDDLE SCHOOL ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT CELEBRATES GROWTH AND INNOVATION Karrie Meyers – Highlands Ranch, Colorado … The second annual FIRST LEGO League Middle School Robotics Tournament was held at Mile High Academy (MHA) in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, February 11. READ MORE   COMMENTARY: THE DANGER OF A SINGLE NARRATIVE…

View this email in your browser     RMC EDUCATORS COMMITTED TO EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE Sandy Hodgson – Denver, Colorado … Educators and administrators from Campion Academy, HMS Richards Adventist School, Mile High Academy, and Vista Ridge Academy attended the High Reliability School (HRS) Summit in San Antonio, Texas, January 29-31. The summit, attended by over 1,500…

View this email in your browser     KNOWING CHRIST AND MAKING HIM FULLY KNOWN Dear Conference Family – This article starts what I hope is a semi-regular series on who we are and what we are about here in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC). Several months ago, the Conference Executive Committee voted to support some…

View this email in your browser     “CREATING LIVING BRONZE” FOR 2024 CAMPOREE Amanda Kent and Victor Issa – Brighton, Colorado … Victor Issa, an award-winning sculptor and acclaimed artist, has completed a three-quarter-life-size clay sculpture for bronze titled, “Moses, A Life of Miracles.” This work of art, meticulously crafted over 18 months … READ…

View this email in your browser     THE COLD WEATHER DID NOT STOP GREATER SUMMIT Brandon Westgate – Ward, Colorado … The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) Greater Summit teen prayer retreat took place at Glacier View Ranch (GVR) in Ward, Colorado, January 12-14. Jonathan Carlson, RMC director of camp ministries at GVR, commented “Youth summit…

View this email in your browser     2024 INTERNATIONAL PATHFINDER CAMPOREE IS SOLD OUT RMCNews – Gillette, Wyoming … RMCNews has confirmed that the tickets to the 2024 International Pathfinder Camporee in Gillette, Wyoming, August 5-11, are sold out. The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) will be represented by more than 800 participants from Pathfinder clubs…

View this email in your browser     ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE: CHALLENGES PROPEL US TO MOVE FORWARD Mic Thurber – Denver, Colorado … The Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) enters 2024 with much for which to be thankful, even in the face of some real challenges that face both our conference, the wider church, and society. READ…

View this email in your browser   NewsNuggets will be away the week of December 25-29. We look forward to sharing the Good News with you again on January 5.   REFLECTION: THE NATIVITY STORY By Paul Negrete – The nativity story in the second chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke captivates me, particularly the…

View this email in your browser     REFLECTION: IN THESE DAYS, TOO By Mic Thurber – There are three seemingly unimportant words in the telling of Jesus’ birth from Luke’s Gospel that I used to skip over. But they have arrested my attention in recent years. See if you can guess which ones I’m talking…