Louis Edmund Dodd Reverend Louis Edmund Dodd, age 84, of 508 Commercial Avenue, Clifton Forge, Virginia died Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Chippenham Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia. Rev. Dodd was born February 24, 1936 in West Virginia to the late Giles R. and Carrie A. Cummings Dodd. He graduated from Elkview High School and […]
Penny Crusade Surpasses Goal! Supporters Rise to the Challenge in the midst of Uncertain Times A few weeks ago, our staff was asking the question, “what can we do to celebrate if we hit our Penny Crusade fundraising goal?” Our Director of Finance, Dawn Rutan, jokingly replied that she would ride her unicycle if we hit 100%. Well, […]
Four Principles for Leading Change in the Church Article by Justin Nash Leading change in a church can be a challenge. Poorly executed change initiatives can have deleterious effects on the life and health of a church. Poorly led change can result in the loss of credibility for a pastor, sometimes eventuating in the pastor’s […]
Is It Time to Drop the Term “Evangelical?” Editorial by Justin Nash Has the term “evangelical” become meaningless? This is a very relevant question to those of us who consider ourselves evangelicals. This would include most who read this magazine and the network of churches the magazine represents. Advent Christian General Conference is a member […]
Ronald Dean Walton Hollis, Maine – Reverend Ronald Dean Walton fell asleep in Christ on October 3, 2020 at the Gosnell House in Scarborough, ME after a brief battle with pneumonia and other infections. Ronald was born in Presque Isle, Maine on December 14, 1931 the son of Kenneth and Olive Walton. After graduating from […]
It’s That Time of Year Again! Executive Director Steve Lawson I know we are all excited that 2020 is almost over and that we are looking forward to 2021, but there is one more thing to do this year, annual reports! Filling out reports isn’t always exciting work, and often we put it off until […]
Free Piano and Bench Free Lowboy piano and matching bench in good condition. Please e-mail Bob Copeland at bcopeland1217@gmail.com or call him at Tabernacle AC Church at 828-754-3331. Three Titles from Rev. Steve Ruberg, M.A. “Ministry on the Go!”A “how-to-help” guide for lay people and pastors for effective outreach ministries. This book is a valuable […]
Gbaa Recovers from Coronavirus and Returns to Work LIBERIA – AC Conference President Moses Gbaa was not reachable for some weeks. The reason for it came to light on Dec. 14 when we learned that he had been stricken with this dreaded pandemic virus. He was required to isolate himself from conference churches and even […]
Tanzanian Conference Preps to Teach on Marriage Pastor Johnson Odoyo (Conference Secretary of Tanzania AC Conference) TANZANIA – The pastors and wives of the 15 churches in the Tanzania Conference will come together in Mwanza Region for fellowship, training in marriage and its relationship to pastoral ministry, and evangelism. The schedule is planned as follows: […]
New President Installed for The Nigerian AC Conference NIGERIA – The Nigerian AC Conference held its annual convention on December 11-13. The theme of the convention was “The Set Time” bearing in mind the timing of God in sending the Son to bring redemption to the world. Secretary EE Samuel writes, “The convention was featured […]