Join us for a remarkable celebration as Hartland College commemorates its 40th-year reunion this October!
And share God’s blessings as we come together to honor our shared journey.
Immerse yourself in a weekend filled with inspiring mission reports, engaging workshops, uplifting speakers, and exciting activities.
For those that are unable to attend the Alumni Reunion, we would like to hear from you. Please upload a 45-second to 1-minute video with your name, year of graduation or years attended, your major(s), or the years you worked. Also, 1-3 lessons you learned at Hartland.
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Is the president of It Is Written, a media evangelism ministry based in Collegedale, Tennessee. It Is Written programs have been filmed on six continents and are viewed globally, and on It Is Written’s own channel, It Is Written TV. Pastor Bradshaw has held more than 100 evangelistic series in cities around the world. He is thankful to work alongside a dedicated team of people committed to sharing the everlasting gospel. He is married to Melissa, and they have two children.
(’15) is a native of the lovely island of Jamaica. He currently serves as senior pastor of the University Seventh-day Adventist Church in Michigan. Jermaine is married to Asenath (’15), who serves as secretary for the Ministerial Department. They both have a passion for souls, and this passion has led to their participation in various aspects of community life. Jermaine serves as chaplain for the East Lansing Police Department as well as advising leaders serving in his local community. He enjoys painting, biking, and reading as many books he can get his hands on. He is currently doing a master’s degree online at Andrews University. Between ministry, school, and home-life, he loves meeting people and learning their stories.
Australian-born Chris Buttery is a ’96 pastoral evangelism graduate of Hartland College. Pastor Buttery has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada and the US for 25 years, both as a publishing leader and pastor. He has developed a website of Christian living resources and produced two TV broadcast programs with local and international reach. Chris and his wife, Jennifer (a ’94 elementary education graduate of Hartland College), have three adult children.
Don Ball (’10) and his wife Barbara were employed at Hartland Institute from 2006–2012. While there, he worked full-time as dean of men and completed a bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Evangelism. Also during that time, he traveled on several preaching engagements to Africa, China, Hawaii, and much of North America. After graduation, he worked as an associate pastor with the Northern New England Conference and was a director of a plant-based restaurant (center of influence). While in Maine, Pastor Ball also completed a Master’s in Pastoral Ministry from Andrews University. Since then, he has worked as a full-time pastor, evangelist, and mentor in both Maine and Pennsylvania. He has a passion for equipping the saints to stand in these final moments of earth’s history and to hasten the soon coming of Jesus through the preaching and teaching of the Everlasting Gospel!
Douglas Na’a (’04) currently serves as the director of SALT (Soul-winning and Leadership Training), which is the partnership school of evangelism between It Is Written and Southern Adventist University. He and his wife live in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Martha Cardona Castañeda graduated from Hartland College in 2014 with a bachelor degree in Health Ministry. In 2019 she married Joaquín Cardona G., a Mexican pastor, and they both united their passions in ministry. She has an amazing story on healing from childhood trauma, restoring mental health, finding a strong identity, and building stronger, healthier relationships. She and her husband conduct educational classes in public schools on identity, relationships, addictions, and other similar topics, and she also gives classes and personalized counseling for ladies. They are both very passionate about reaching souls for the kingdom and keeping a strong, thriving marriage, and they love to travel as well! Martha is an amazing baker, creative cook, and painter, and loves her home and animals. She is also a good friend and a great teacher.
Sheri Trueblood, graduated from Hartland College in 1999, majoring in Bible instruction and minoring in health ministry. She has served for over 15 years in health ministries in the US and abroad in lifestyle centers, schools, restaurants, clinics, and community health programs. Currently, she is a part time Bible worker for the Berkeley Springs SDA Church and works part time at the Beehive Cafe, an SDA restaurant and center of influence in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
Raluca McRoberts (’96) grew up in Romania under the communist regime of Ceausescu. At the age of 17, after the fall of communism, she became a Seventh-day Adventist. After attending Hartland College, she worked for It Is Written for five years with Mark and Teenie Finley. She holds an MA in Biblical Counseling as a means for helping her in her evangelism work: speaking, training, equipping, and inspiring churches. Raluca and her husband, Joe, have two children, and their greatest passion is to serve Jesus, His church, and the community wherever they live.