Executive Council to Meet Next Week Executive Director Steve Lawson We are preparing this week for our Executive Council to have our first face-to-face meetings since September 2019. The meetings will take place September 9-11. Please pray for all our members and superintendents as they prepare to travel to Charlotte. We are all excited about […]
Young Boy Donates Art to Buy Bibles Last week, we received a very special letter here at ACGC from Magnolia AC Church. The envelope also included a check designated for Bibles for missions in the amount of $110. We know you will be encouraged when you read it! Greetings to all, This money was collected […]
Three Baptisms and an Ordination Rev. David W. Davis baptized his son-in-law, Jared Gove at the Lily Pond in Deer Isle, Maine on July 11. Rob Bardell’s baptism (L) and Al Beal’s (R) He also baptized Rob Bardell and Al Beal on August 29, which was a baptismal service of the South Eliot Advent Christian […]
The Need for Leaders is Great Executive Director Steve Lawson As the end of August approaches, we see that the need to recruit more students for the Ministry Training Institute is vital. Through the pandemic, we have continued to lose pastors to retirement and to the struggles of trying to be a pastor in our […]
Advent Christian Village Fifth Sunday Advent Christian Village is blessed to have many retired Advent Christian ministers, missionaries and their spouses living in the community. This special group of people dedicated their lives to the Lord’s work, surrendering the opportunity to gain earthly wealth. Since its earliest days, Advent Christian Village has offered a refuge […]
Hut Burns, Church Loves Some Marka Church members presenting gifts to the family. By Bryce Whiting, Africa/Europe Area Director MOZAMBIQUE – On August 18, Thabitha, a member of the Marka Church lost her home and contents to a fire. Thabitha’s husband, Edward, was away from the hut during the fire, drinking. He has never attended […]
Muslim Girl Finds Jesus at Sunday School (LtoR): SS Teacher, Emula, Pastor Kasakatira By Bryce Whiting, Africa/Europe Area Director MOZAMBIQUE – Emula Sheriff is 10 years of age and comes from a Muslim home. In 2019 her parents divorced, and her father moved to another country, leaving Emula with her mother. Parental separation compels young people to […]
Evangelist of the Resurrection While teaching at Oro Bible College in the Philippines, I regularly asked my students to “define the gospel.” I wanted them to articulate their faith in their own words, not just something memorized from their classes. They needed the skill of putting the gospel in their own words. Fortunately, we have […]
Cristo Salva: Changes During Turmoil By Latin America Area Director John Gilbert HONDURAS – Cristo Salva has suspended all future mission trips. The COVID situation and extreme violence make it unsafe to travel. Cristo Salva’s U.S. leadership continues to be in touch with Ledy Marco’s family and Enrique (leader in Honduras) to assess the situation […]
DeKalb ACC Donates School Supplies to Families in Need ILLINOIS – The DeKalb Advent Christian Church collected school supplies for the N.I.C.E. (Neighbors In Christ Ecumenical Food Pantry) Center. The N.I.C.E. Center is a non-denominational human service organization that works under the direction of local member churches dedicated to families in need who live in the […]