Members of the Berrien Springs Spanish Pathfinder Bible Experience team take a moment to smile for the camera. | Katie Fellows

April 30, 2025

Pathfinders Explore Adventist Roots, Excel at Bible Experience in Battle Creek

Hundreds of Pathfinders from across the North American Division and beyond converged in Battle Creek, Michigan, for the North American Division-sponsored Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE).

Participants had the opportunity to tour the Adventist Historic Village and visit the former site of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, immersing themselves in the rich heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The Sabbath worship program featured music by Andrews University students and a sermon by Dr. Rahel Wells, professor in the Department of Religion and Biblical Languages at Andrews University. [Watch her awe-inspiring testimony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGYdTEf-a7w]

Of the 90 teams that participated in the event, seven were from the Lake Union Conference. These teams spent months committing the books of Romans and 1 Corinthians to memory, and their dedication showed—six of the seven teams Lake Union earned first-place rankings.

Here are the results from the Lake Union:

Lake Region Conference

  • Shiloh Trailblazers – First Place

Michigan Conference

  • Ann Arbor Anchors, Conquerors in Christ – First Place
  • Berrien Springs Spanish Golden Eagles, Alabare We Will Praise – Second Place
  • Eau Claire Critters, The Aquarium – First Place
  • Holland Huskies, God’s Homies – First Place
  • Kalamazoo Kampers, PBE and Jam – First Place
  • Stevensville Challengers, Bread – First Place

 

Watch the award presentations here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bq13KBxsz44

 

More photos are HERE.