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Jun 23, 2025
This section of the doctrinal survey for Advent Christian pastors examined beliefs regarding the roles of men and women in the home and the church. The first question — Do you believe that men and women have distinct, complementary roles in the home and the church? — was affirmed by 94 respondents (87.9%). Ten (9.3%) […]
Jun 23, 2025
TANZANIA – Mang’ola is the small city (population 6000) where our missionaries, Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya, stay while ministering daily in the bush to the Datoga tribe. While staying at a hotel in the evenings, they found themselves ministering to hotel staff, laying their hands upon them in prayer. The prayers of a righteous man produce […]
Jun 23, 2025
In May 2025, the New Albany Advent Christian Church made the courageous decision to begin a journey to replant in their community. Located in New Albany, Indiana, the church has been a part of the community for more than 134 years. The church had been in a state of decline for several years and has […]
Jun 23, 2025
A 3-year-old boy stood at the window and watched as his father climbed into the family car and drove away. Night after night, dad would return home from work, a bar or time out with friends and reenact a predictable scene. Though I understood little of the shouting and the cursing, I remember how he […]
Jun 17, 2025
MOZAMBIQUE – On May 22, a vicious storm capsized a dugout canoe on the Shire River, killing four people. Three of those people were from the village of Migaza where we have a church. The incident was reported to conference president Samuel Kasakatira and he set out with a delegation to join this village in mourning […]
Jun 17, 2025
TANZANIA – When Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya last visited the Datoga in November of 2024 their evangelism efforts were successful, leading many to give their hearts to the Lord Jesus. Among the newborn converts were three young maidens. They had never experienced such joy in their lives as they did when they finally met […]
Jun 17, 2025
MEXICO – If you’ve ever known a man who could be described as a man’s man not only by his physical strength, his aptitude to influence and lead other men, and his life lived out with godly character but who also is a big teddy bear when it comes to the needs of a child, […]
Jun 09, 2025
The fifth and sixth sections of the doctrinal survey for Advent Christian pastors focused on evangelism and cultural engagement, as well as eschatology. Ninety-five pastors (90.5%) answered yes to the question, “Do you believe that discipleship through evangelism (proclaiming the gospel) is the primary mission of the church?” Seven pastors (6.7%) do not see evangelism […]
Jun 08, 2025
Jun 04, 2025
Hundreds, probably thousands, of North American mission agencies exist. Missio Nexus, the largest network of North American evangelical mission agencies, has 394 member agencies. Hundreds more non-member agencies also exist. ACGC stands alongside the other Missio Nexus members. Like the majority of Missio Nexus members, ACGC supports ministry partners and churches worldwide and is a […]
Jun 04, 2025
When you’re expecting a child, you don’t stop and think what might go wrong. Instead, you think of all the happiness that is about to flood your life. At least, that’s the way it was for me. It took three years before my husband and I were able to conceive. The doctors told us we […]
May 29, 2025
The fourth section of the 2025 theological survey for pastors addressed issues related to the church. There was significant consensus around most of these questions. The first question, “Do you believe that the Church is the body of Christ, consisting of all true believers across all centuries and denominations?” was affirmed by 105 respondents (98.1%). […]
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