We Need Fellowship Steve Lawson, Executive Director Over the past few weeks, I have taken advantage of the opportunities to worship in church buildings with God’s people and it has been great! Throughout this pandemic, I have appreciated the willingness of pastors and churches to stretch their comfort zones to minister through online services, not […]
Classic Advent Christian Reprints Now Available “The Origin and Development of the Advent Christian Denomination”“The Origin and Development of the Advent Christian Denomination” is the third chapter of Dr. Dean’s Th. D. thesis, “Echoes of the Midnight Cry,” and recounts the formation of the Advent Christian denomination from the days immediately after the “Great Disappointment” […]
Real Life Lamb Used to Teach About Jesus INDIA – A few months ago, Rev. Paul D. Ebenezer of the Fellowship of Blessed Hope Churches traveled with another evangelist to preach the message of Christ in villages near the city of Madurai. They brought with them a live lamb to help them communicate that Jesus […]
Pastors Report Great Difficulty in the Midst of COVID-19 INDIA – Our Asia Pacific Area Director (APAD) has continued to make progress toward his goal of connecting regularly with pastors in India. Last week he held the largest Zoom meeting yet, with eight Fellowship of Blessed Hope Conference pastors present. They shared significant challenges and […]
MTI Student Begins Interim Pastorate Wayne Dunn It has been such a blessing to see the Ministry Training Institute continue to grow and develop over the last two years. Matt Larkin and his team have done a great job of developing the courses and organizing the program even through the unexpected pandemic. The first-year students […]
New MTI Field Office Launches The Ministry Training Institute (MTI) is excited to announce the launching of the newest field office in Baraboo, Wisc. Rev. Jesse Stevens is the new field director for MTI and the new field office will serve the northern and central portions of the Central Region. Rev. Stevens has served as […]
Maine State Conference Holds Annual Meeting The Maine State Advent Christian Conference met Saturday, October 3 at Blessed Hope Advent Christian Church in Waterville, Maine for their annual conference meeting. Their regular scheduled spring meeting was postponed until October because of COVID-19. They had 27 people in attendance, most being pastors. Conference President Rev. David […]
A Baptism in North Carolina FOUR OAKS, N.C. – A baptism was held Sunday, September 27 and the candidate was Jordan Barefoot. Wayne Dunn, who is the interim pastor at Lee’s Union Advent Christian Church performed the baptism. Pictured is Wayne Dunn with Jordan and his dad, Wesley Barefoot, who assisted. Share on facebook Share […]
Advent Christian Village Annual Meeting The annual delegate meeting of the Advent Christian Village, Inc. (ACV) will be held Friday, November 20, 2020 at 1:00 pm (EST). Since the campus of ACV remains closed to nonmembers, the board of directors has adopted a resolution allowing delegates this year to participate virtually. Local delegates will be […]
Robert Donald Shriver Robert Donald Shriver, born on June 17, 1958, passed away peacefully at St. Vincent’s Hospital from heart failure on September 24, 2020. He was 62 years old. Bob was a Norwalk High School 1976 graduate and former Norwalk resident most recently living in Shelton. He was a long-time employee of Firing Circuits […]