UCC Hosts Pastors for 2022 Winter Retreat
January 19, 2022
Annual event serves to reconnect pastors with each other, mission, and God.
The 2022 Winter Pastor's Retreat was held at the headquarters of Upper Columbia Conference from January 10-12.
Pavel Goia, editor of Ministry Magazine, and associate director of ministerial for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, was on hand for the plenary session. Goia energized the pastors with the importance of prayer in continuing the mission of Christ.
The sessions were recorded and are now available to view on the
UCC YouTube channel.
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