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Jul 07, 2025
The ninth section of the doctrinal survey of Advent Christian pastors addressed Advent Christian doctrine and revealed a high level of consensus around these issues. Respondents were unanimous in affirming their belief in the second coming of Christ as a future, visible, literal event. Ninety-three (86.9%) pastors believe the second coming of Christ is imminent. […]
Jul 03, 2025
The Witness magazine – Summer ’25 has dropped! When I was a teenager in the Dulin’s Grove youth group, we had a Sunday night lesson titled “Garbage In, Garbage Out.” I’m pretty sure we even made little craft trash cans to help us remember the idea that what we take in through our eyes and […]
Jul 01, 2025
TANZANIA – Pastors Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya planted a church in the district of Mang’ola through faithful, determined ministry. It involved hard work as they went from door to door in village after village sharing the good news of Jesus Christ. Their work also involved intense spiritual battles, as they encountered the forces of […]
Jul 01, 2025
OHIO — June 26–28, Mike Alix and I were privileged to be part of the Central Advent Christian Mission Society (CACMS) Triennial Convention, themed “What Does the Lord Require of Us?” The convention was hosted by the Ohio Advent Christian Conference in Marysville, Ohio. The CACMS board met Thursday, and the convention officially began Friday […]
Jun 30, 2025
The eighth section of the doctrinal survey for Advent Christian pastors revealed a diversity of views on issues related to the miraculous gifts of the Spirit. The first question in this section asked, “Do you believe that the miraculous gifts of the Spirit (e.g., speaking in tongues, healing, prophecy) ceased after the apostolic age?” Seventy-three […]
Jun 30, 2025
It was in the late 1990s when I began to seriously consider the importance of different Bible translations. I had been raised on the 1984 New International Version (NIV), which was the version I heard in church and read at home. In high school, however, I was introduced to the New American Standard Bible (NASB) […]
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Jun 23, 2025
This year marks the 70th anniversary of Penny Crusade! While looking through old archives, we uncovered a remarkable fact: three churches have each given more than half a million dollars to global outreach through Penny Crusade. These churches are Bixler Memorial, Blakes Chapel and Shiloh Advent Christian. It all began in March 1955 at the Seabrook, New […]
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 […]
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Published quarterly, Witness Magazine is our flagship print publication. Content includes timely editorials, helpful stats, thought provoking features and news from our regions.
