Four churches joined together on the Sabbath of 4 July for the Manning Valley regional meeting which was held in the multi-purpose centre at Manning Adventist School.  For some of the members and guests from the Taree, Wingham, Gloucester and Forster/Tuncurry churches, this was their first face to face worship service in several months.  Many commented how good it was to be back worshipping together again. The guest speaker was the Conference President Pr Adrian Raethel.  The program included a combined worship service (with appropriate social distancing), sharing a BYO picnic lunch complete with campfire and a Q&A session in the afternoon.  The hospitality provided by the School principal Mrs Dianne Hillsdon and staff was very much appreciated.