Campion Celebrates Diversity of Church Body

After much preparation and anticipation, Campion Church hosted their annual International Sabbath on March 7. International Sabbath serves to appreciate the cultural diversity within the Campion community and the global Seventh-day Adventist Church by featuring a multicultural and multilingual service. 

Throughout the program, church members and Campion Academy students proudly represented their countries by marching in the flag parade, dressing in cultural attire, speaking their native languages, and finally sharing a taste of the world over potluck. 

Kicking off the church program, around 50 people carried flags and marched into the church in a colorful and symbolic parade of nations. Flag bearers also greeted the congregation by saying “Happy Sabbath” in 14 different languages represented at the church.   

Throughout the service, the praise team incorporated different languages in their worship songs, presenting the same message in different languages. The theme continued in each aspect of the service with different languages represented in scripture reading, prayer and children’s story. 

A highlight of the program was the baptism of sophomore student Moses Wullur. As a member of the Indonesian Seventh-Day Adventist Church, a group from his church provided special music in the Indonesian language.  

Pastor Rodlie Ortiz gave the sermon appropriately focused on the first Angel’s message in Revelation 14, which starts by emphasizing the gospel message being preached to all the word in every language. 

After church, members gathered for an international-themed potluck. Campion students enjoyed Indonesian and South American food, generously provided and served by the Indonesian Church visitors and the Campion Spanish-speaking Sabbath School.

Aome Jacob Angeles, Student News Team

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