Departments

We are here to provide resources to local churches to enable them to offer medical evangelism outreach to their communities, as well as providing avenues for church members to become more deeply entrenched in a passionate and committed community ministry.    “The world needs today what is needed nineteen hundred years ago – a revelation…

  Welcome to the Children’s, Youth, and Young Adult Ministries Department operated out of the Center for Youth Evangelism. Youth ministry in the Lake Union goes back to 1879 when Luther Warren and Harry Fenner, ages 14 and 17, gathered together for prayer in Hazelton, Michigan, to establish the Adventist Missionary Youth Society. In 1901, the…

Did you know that the Lake Union Herald is also available online? Visit us today at www.lakeunionherald.org and share your favorite Herald stories with friends and family on social media or through email.   Receive the latest news around the Lake Union by subscribing to our weekly newsletter.   The Lake Union communication team desires to be light-bearers.…

Adventist Community Service Centers In Galatians 6, Paul admonishes us to “share each other’s burdens” and “not lose heart in doing good.” Accepting this encouragement, the Seventh-day Adventist Church family establishes Adventist Community Service Centers where individuals experiencing troubling situations can often find assistance. Though services at each center vary, many offer food, clothing, financial…

  ​ Nicole Mattson Director Email | Ext. 8275 | High Res Image Laura Frary Associate Director for Early Childhood Education Email | Ext. 8271 | High Res Image Wadzanai Bepe Special Education Coordinator and Instructional Coach Email | Ext. 8239 | High Res Image Luz Otero Administrative Assistant Email | Ext. XXXX | High…

Welcome to the Lake Union Headquarters Family Ministries website. Currently, there is not a director for this department at the Headquarters, so we invite you to contact the Family Ministries departments of one of our local conference headquarters if you have questions about events in your area or if you need resources to strengthen your family relationships.…

Acts 6:1–7 records the growing pains of the early Christian church and the process by which they arrived at a solution to address them. The apostles had been responsible for church life in general, including the ministry of the word of God and care of the needy. Convening one of the first General Conference sessions,…

The Ministerial Department serves as a resource to the local conference ministerial directors as they seek ways to enhance the ministry of the pastor. In today’s church climate, the life of the pastor is becoming increasingly complex and challenging. Balancing the physical, mental, and spiritual, as well as heavenly, family, and professional relationships is often…

The Multicultural Ministries department provides leadership, training, programs, and materials for the Lake Union conferences as they focus on reaching the various ethnic groups within our union, such as Hispanics, Korean, Karen, Hmong and many others. Please contact me if I may assist you.Visit and follow us. Events

According to Census 2000, there are more than 300,000 people in the Lake Union who identified themselves as American Indian: approximately 40,000 people in Indiana, 73,000 in Illinois, 125,000 in Michigan, and 70,000 in Wisconsin. There are nearly 600 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. and more than 200 still waiting for federal recognition. Native…