Council Meetings Starting Strong Executive Director Steve Lawson As we prepare for our meetings this week, COVID has decided to infiltrate our circle of relations here at ACGC! We are talking precautions and meeting in a large area to socially distance but please be in prayer for those who are struggling with the virus plus […]
Pastor Appreciation Approaches October is Pastor Appreciation Month! Pastor Appreciation materials were mailed to every church at the beginning of the month. If you have not received these materials, please call our office or e-mail acpub@acgc.us. Those materials included a simple three-step guide to blessing your pastor in the month of October. You can also […]
Discipleship: Key number one to revitalization Blog post by Justin Nash This is the first post in a series that will examine five key revitalization strategies for the local church. Each of these strategies is intended to deepen the overall spiritual character of the church because a deepening of the culture and spiritual character of […]
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 […]