Atlantic Union Conference

– – – – – – – – – – –

– – – – – – – – – – –

News & Information

<< Back

Atlantic Union Personnel Pray with Governor Deval Patrick

Donald King, Atlantic Union president, presents Deval Patrick, governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with the book The Desire of Ages.

On October 24, 2007, a delegation of 10 individuals from the Atlantic Union led by the president, Donald King, who was impressed that we needed to pray for the governor and his staff, went to the Massachusetts state house to visit with Governor Deval Patrick. The delegation first gathered in the office of Robert Antonioni, the senator representing the Worcester and Middlesex district who escorted the group to the governor’s office. Members of the delegation were Carlyle Simmons, Atlantic Union executive secretary; Leon Thomassian, Atlantic Union treasurer; Attorney Charles Eusey, Atlantic Union PARL director; Frank Tochterman, Southern New England Conference president; Norman Wendth, Atlantic Union College president; Pastor Ray Daniels, Pastor Yrvain Jean-Philippe, Delores Richardson, Temple Salem church member and external affairs coordinator for the Seventh-day Adventist churches in the Greater Boston area; and myself.

The appointment, which took months of planning to schedule, was short and to the point. Once all the introductions were complete, King informed Governor Patrick, “We are not here because we want something from you. We are here to give you something and to pray with you.” Patrick was presented with a leather-bound copy of the book The Desire of Ages, a packet of information about the Atlantic Union, and a packet of information about Atlantic Union College. Pastor Daniels spent a few moments in prayer for the governor, his family, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

As a result of this appointment, Senator Antonioni was invited to AUC and has visited with Wendth and King to discuss ways in which the college could receive assistance with scholarships for students.

Ednor A. P. Davison is the editor of the Atlantic Union Gleaner and assistant to the president for communication in the Atlantic Union Conference.

400 Main St., PO Box 1189, So. Lancaster, MA 01561 • Phone (978) 368-8333 • Fax (978) 368-7948