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The Houston Spanish Spring Branch church community gets ready to distribute copies of El Centinela to neighbors on Sept. 16, 2023. The church members ended up handing out more than 27,000 copies. Photo provided by Pacific Press
Each September, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., the El Centinela team at Pacific Press Publishing Association prepares a special bilingual issue of the magazine for distribution around the North American Division. This year, 450,000 copies were printed and sent to conferences and churches to use in outreach during the month. Each magazine copy contains an invitation to begin Bible studies.
On Sabbath, Sept. 16, 2023, the Houston Spanish Spring Branch Seventh-day Adventist Church in Texas distributed more than 27,000 copies of the special September bilingual edition of El Centinela. With the collaboration of more than 25 small groups and various clubs, more than 400 church members joined this massive outreach.
Several distribution strategies were employed, such as door-to-door delivery, distribution in parks with high Hispanic attendance and venues where sports tournaments were being held. Many noted the church community’s exceptional commitment and dedication. Entire families walked the streets of Houston delivering a message of hope through the El Centinela magazine.
“It was an incredible experience” said 13-year-old Elmer Alferez, Jr. “While handing out El Centinela, I had the opportunity to pray with someone and invite them to church. I’ve never done that before.” 
During this month, the majority of Spanish-speaking churches in North America will be joining the Spring Branch church in finding ways to share their faith by distributing El Centinela in their communities.
 
Cover of the special El Centinela sharing magazine for 2023
On September 14-16, 2023, Sabbath school attendees, teachers, and superintendents gathered for enrichment and inspiration through virtual training sessions and worship at the North American Division annual Do It Together (DIT) Sabbath School Virtual Conference. Close to 1,200 signed up for the event, with 763 of those registered completely new to the DIT event.
La Sierra University saw its placement climb across three categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges guide this fall, to include a jump to No. 4 for social mobility among western region universities.
On Saturday, September 16, 2023, Alfredo Campechano, a long-time editor at Pacific Press Publishing Association, passed to his rest. He was 69.
Each September, in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month in the U.S., the El Centinela team at Pacific Press Publishing Association prepares a special bilingual issue of the magazine for distribution around the North American Division. This year, 450,000 copies were printed and sent to conferences and churches to use in outreach during the month.
Pacific Union College was again lauded for its excellence in higher education, ranking high among the region’s top institutions in the U.S. News & World Report 2023-24 Best College list released today. U.S. News & World Report heralded PUC as the No. 2 Best Value School among colleges in the larger Western region, a jump from No. 6 last year. In California alone, PUC is first.

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