News from Mexico Pastors Marcos Luna and his wife Gloria, serving at Iglesia Casa de Restauracion (Ensenada Church), organized and sponsored a weekend Marriage Conference. They were able to hold it in a larger location, allowing room for the 12 couples from their church and other area churches to take advantage of the conference. The […]
Steve Lawson Stay Connected! As you already know, we have closed our offices and most of our staff are working from home, joining most of you in isolation from our normal schedules. I know for most of our pastors this isolation is extremely difficult because they cannot minister to their flocks by being there for […]
USA – Maine Please welcome the new Pastor to the Pastors! The officers of the Maine State Advent Christian Conference are pleased to announce that Rev. David Patterson is the new Pastor to the Pastors. You can reach David via e-mail at rev.davidpatterson@spiritualcare.me or by phone at (207) 615-4371. We believe God has gifted David […]
Advent Christian Village Fifth Sunday Although the actual day has passed, we encourage churches to use the bulletin inserts when they resume worship services or to distribute them in some other way. Click here to download a PDF of the March Fifth Sunday bulletin. Many nursing homes avoid serving people who are on Medicaid, yet […]
News from Director of International Missions Jeff Walsh We are pleased to announce that in January, 2020 our new International Missions Asia/Pacific Area Director (APAD) began transitioning into the role as a bridge between the churches of ACGC and the Advent Christian ministries of the Asia/Pacific region. As explained below, we must withhold APAD’s name […]
Is it Time for Us to Die? Editorial: By Justin Nash A little more than 50 years ago, Dr. Nelson Melvin (former editor of this magazine) wrote an article entitled “Should a Denomination Be Told It Is Dying?” Inside it, he lamented the overall decline of the Advent Christian denomination, a shortfall of trained and […]
Steve Lawson God is in Control Over the last 10 days, we’ve heard many different reports with varying opinions about the coronavirus and what may happen in our world. I have spent the last hour reading through the news and looking up reports from the CDC to begin writing this with some understanding about what […]
Seeking Part-Time Pastor – Colton, Ore. Canyon Creek Bible Fellowship (CCBF), located in Colton, Ore., is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Advent Christian pastor. We are searching for a bi-vocational or semi-retired pastor with a servant’s heart who truly cares for the congregation and our community at large. Our church is a family- […]
News from Africa Mozambique The Maranatha Advent Christian Conference (Mozambique) had suffered a split, but thanks to perseverance in prayer and in peace-making, they are once again united. They have installed a new conference president who serves them as a bishop. Six of the separated pastors are seen here with the new president. Pastor Samuel Kasakatira takes […]
COVID-19 This past weekend was a stressful time for many of us in the wake of the COVID-19 virus update. I received a call on Saturday from Dr. D.J. Hall from the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, Minn. He is a longtime Advent Christian who loves our denomination and has a deep concern for us and […]