Music and community came together in a powerful way on December 6, 2025 as Hinsdale Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted A Hinsdale Hallelujah, a large-scale sacred concert that served as a festive and meaningful opening to the Christmas season for the Hinsdale community.

This is the time of year when we celebrate the birth of the Child who provided a reset for all things. His life makes it possible for all to live fully. And because He arrived amidst such terrible circumstances, we can be amidst terrible circumstances and still find a way through them. Darkness has served at times as the condition from whence light arrives.

November 14–16 marked a milestone for our conference as we held our very first Public High School Retreat at Camp Akita. Nearly 30 public-school and 8th graders from across our conference came together for three days of worship, friendship, and powerful reminders of how God is moving among our youth. What a blessing it was to see the Holy Spirit working so clearly in their lives.