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MISSION FOCUS, HISPANIC GROWTH, AND EQUALITY IN CALLING TO MINISTRY AT CENTER OF MID-AMERICA UNION CONSTITUENCY MEETING
RMCNews – Lincoln, Nebraska … Under the theme Yes, Lord!, the 9th quinquennial session of the Mid-America Union Conference, September 12, 256 delegates voted 82% to 18% to allow conferences to submit female pastors to the union for ordination. Mid-America Union Conference joins the Pacific Union Conference and the Columbia Union Conference to become the third union in the North American Division to ordain women.
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DINOSAURS COME ALIVE IN CODY AND WORLAND AT SEMINAR EVENT
RMCNews with Samantha Nelson – Cody, Wyoming … Creation, the Flood, and dinosaurs were at the center of two community event seminars held in Cody and Worland, Wyoming, in early September.
The event, presented by Creation Truth Foundation, an independent ministry based in Oklahoma, hosted 150 community members combined at two separate five-evening presentations. The uniqueness of the programs came from the life-size dinosaur fossils and casts set up for the presentations.
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REFLECTION: PROVIDENCE IN COLORADO’S PEAKS
By Michael Hansen — We had been thinking about this trip for a few years, my two kids and I. We began planning in early summer, narrowing down the best dates for the three of us. Tuesday before the trip, the weather was iffy, with the remnants of Hurricane Nora streaming to Colorado.
Friday morning arrived, and the weather was perfect. We made a last-minute decision, did one last check with my wife, who was working many shifts in a row, and got the green light.
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BRIGHTON ADVENTIST ACADEMY HONORS COLORADO FALLEN SOLDIERS
RMCNews with Brooklyn Hill – Brighton, Colorado … Brighton Adventist Academy, Grades 5 through 10, recently visited “The Wall That Heals,” a traveling Vietnam Memorial, when it made a stop in Brighton, Colorado on September 2 to honor those who had paid the ultimate price for the people of the United States.
Students spent the week leading up to the event researching Coloradans whose name was listed on the Vietnam Memorial.
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CAMPION OUTDOOR SCHOOL PROVIDES CREATIVITY, CONTACT WITH NATURE, AND FUN
By Hyacinth Cookenmaster – Rocky Mountain National Park … Campion students escaped the classrooms, ditched the masks, and discarded the textbooks for painting brushes, compasses, and cameras as they held outdoor school in the Rocky Mountain National Park.
The mission of the day was simple … to have fun while exploring and enjoying the beauty of God’s creation that surrounded them as they broke off into small groups for the first half of the day.
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CAMPION AND MILE HIGH ACADEMY SPLIT OPENING GAMES AS SPORTS RETURN
RMCNews with Love Pickle and Elizabeth Jureckova – Loveland, Colorado … After a dreadful year of pandemic restrictions, soccer and volleyball have returned to Campion Academy.
According to students, not having competitive sports due to COVID-19 negatively impacted the school experience. “It felt kinda empty without sports last year,” Jovanna, Campion sophomore, said
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