Lauren Lacson

“Everything begins with a dream,” said Lucy Benitez, vice president of SCC Hispanic Region Women’s Ministries (HRWM). “I dreamed of an event which would bring together as many women as possible on one day for a ‘mini’ retreat without restrictions, without a fee.” Her dream was embraced by the HRWM Committee, and on February 11,…

“If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you.” John 13:14-15. That’s just what Thousand Oaks Associate Pastor Jonathan Clark and his wife Gaylene set out to do when they…

“Have you ever hugged a prostitute? Have you ever prayed for a pimp? Have you ever wrapped your arms around and wept with a first-time mother who lost her child? Have you ever sat next to a woman while she is getting her chemotherapy?” asked Gloria Huerta, SCC Hispanic Region Women’s Ministry Leader. “I could…

With tensions running high, these are trying times for law enforcement and American citizens alike. Amid growing divisions and constant violence, a number of SCC churches and at least one Adventist school have reached out to local precincts in recent months. At midnight on July 7th, the day that five officers were shot in Dallas,…