Brush Fires Contained at ACGC We had a little excitement at the office this past weekend! A tree fell on the power lines on the east side of the property on Saturday and started a fire in the brush under the lines. The wind was blowing pretty strongly but, praise the Lord, it was blowing […]
Church Performs Dinner Theater for Penny Crusade NORTH CAROLINA – Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21, Shiloh Advent Christian church hosted approximately 250 guests for their annual dinner theater. This was a long-anticipated event after shutting down the performance in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19. It’s really an effort of the whole church […]
Gas Stove Gives Hope Amid Flood MYANMAR – Our Asia/Pacific Area Director recently held a Zoom meeting with our leaders in the Advent Christian Conference of Myanmar. During the meeting, Pastor Timothy went outside and showed the group the flooding in his compound caused by the recent heavy rains. This has proved challenging to their […]
Nancy Kay (Helms) Guess Nancy Kay Guess, 62, passed away in Fort Worth on May 17th after a five-year battle with cancer. Born in Ennis on October 9, 1959 to Floyd and Peggy (Harris) Helms, Nancy grew up in Avalon and Ennis and graduated from Ennis High School in 1977. Nancy spent more than thirty […]
Developing New Leaders Remains Critical Executive Director Steve Lawson This week, MTI Coordinator Matt Larkin will be in the office and Berkshire President Glenn Rice will be here Wednesday and Thursday. We are preparing for our upcoming Berkshire trustee meetings at Alton Bay next week on May 20-21. The relationship between Berkshire, ACGC and MTI […]
Children Hear the Gospel through Bread of Life and VBS in India INDIA – Yesuway Jeevan Mission ministry partner Balu Nayak, pastor of the Advent Christian church in Mahabumabad, India, led the first day of Vacation Bible School for the children of the community. Pastor Balu Nayak continues to lead outreach efforts to the Banjara […]
Checking In on Our Strategic Plan Executive Director Steve Lawson It has been a tough two years going through the pandemic but things are moving forward. We have continued to build the MTI program and will see graduates from the full three-and-a-half-year program next summer. Our providing Natural Church Development (NCD) assessments has slowed since […]
Rev. Jason Russell of Hope Community Fellowship Ordained On Sunday, a number of us joined the Hope Community Fellowship of Mint Hill, N.C. for the ordination service of their pastor, Rev. Jason Russell. Jason has served the church for more than five years as pastor and also serves as regional director at Huntington Learning Center. […]
Pastor to Deploy with National Guard to Poland MAINE – Easter Sunday, April 17, was Rev. Jake Clement’s last Sunday with his church before he deploys with some of the Maine National Guard to Poland for a year. Jake serves as their chaplain. Jake is an Advent Christian minister who serves the South Penobscot Baptist […]
Mark Woolfington Receives Award at Aurora Convocation ILLINOIS – Aurora University held its Spring Convocation on April 22. During the ceremony, students were recognized for their academic accomplishments, along with staff and faculty who have served the university well during the 2021-2022 academic year. University Chaplain Mark Woolfington received the Student Advocate of the Year […]