Advertising and Subscription Information

The Columbia Union Visitor is a 48- to 56-page, full-color news magazine for members of the Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is circulated to 43,500 households in the Allegheny East, Allegheny West, Chesapeake, Mountain View, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Potomac conferences.

Advertising space is provided to church and parachurch organizations and businesses that provide products or services in harmony with the mission and beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (www.adventist.org). The Columbia Union Visitor editors reserve the right to refuse or discontinue advertisements at any time and may edit classified ads to comply with editorial policies.

First-time classified advertisers who are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church must submit a letter of recommendation from their pastor or conference leadership. Contact information must also be submitted. First-time classified advertisers who are not members of the Adventist church must submit letters of recommendation from business members of their community or credit bureaus, as well as their contact information.

Payment must accompany advertisement(s) for both classified and display advertising.  We do not bill for classified or display advertising, and tear sheets are not provided unless prior arrangements are made. Checks and money orders are accepted. Make checks payable to Columbia Union Visitor and mail together with your advertisement and recommendations (if applicable) to: Sandra Jones (classified advertising) or Celeste Ryan (display advertising), Columbia Union Visitor, 5427 Twin Knolls Rd., Columbia, MD 21045.

Classified Advertising Rates are calculated on a per insertion basis in our 12 issues. Minimum charge is $40 for 50 words or less for ads originating within the Columbia Union Conference, and $50 for all others. Additional words: 60 cents each. A 15 percent discount is given for 12 insertions. Column ads (classified ad in a box) are $105/$125, for a maximum of 75 words.  Ads must be placed four weeks before the issue date.  Word count is based upon the spaces between words in normal usage.

Display Advertising Rates.  Space must be reserved a minimum of four weeks ahead of issue date.  Display ads must arrive to the display manager three weeks prior to ship date.  For rates and deadline information, contact Celeste Ryan (contact information listed below).  We retain the right to reject an advertisement if it does not meet the standards set forth by the Columbia Union Visitor.

For more information about advertising in the Visitor magazine, please contact:

Sandra Jones for classified advertising:
E-mail: sjones@columbiaunion.net
Phone: 1-888-4-VISITOR or 410-997-3414, ext.306

Beth Michaels for display advertising:
E-mail: bmichaels@columbiaunion.net
Phone: 1-888-4-VISITOR or 301-596-0800 ext. 282

Subscription Information: If you’d like to be added to our mailing list,
or are on the list but have an address change, please e-mail
visitorlist@columbiaunion.net; call toll-free (888) 4-VISITOR; or mail to the address above (under the Payment section). Please include the name of the conference where your membership is held and your telephone number. If an address change, please send your previous address as listed on the magazine label and your new address. If you live outside the Columbia Union Conference territory, a year’s subscription (12 issues) is $15. Please make your check payable to: Columbia Union Visitor.

*Discounts are given for multiple ad bookings.