The Winter ’26 Witness magazine has dropped! A few weeks ago, I started leaving my house a half hour earlier than usual. Not because I was eager to get to work, but because I needed a quiet place to meet with the Lord. Most mornings I park beside a country store, Bible open, coffee cooling, […]
A Legacy of Faithful Giving From its humble beginnings in the 1950s, when Chester Randall gave his collection of over 4,000 pennies in a white flour sack to the cause of Advent Christian missions, until today, Penny Crusade continues to change lives through the life-giving message of Jesus Christ. Through your generosity to Penny Crusade […]
When Christian Celebrity Falls — Again It has happened again. Another well-known Christian “celebrity” has been caught up in moral failure. Philip Yancey has confessed to eight years of marital unfaithfulness with a married woman. It is truly hard to keep up with what seems to be the falling house of cards that is Christian […]
TANZANIA – Six months ago, Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya traveled to the district of Mang’ola to plant a new church. Mang’ola is their launching point when they travel further into the bush to minister among the Hadzabe and the Datoga tribes. Johnson sensed the urging of the Holy Spirit to plant a church in […]
February 16, 1937 — January 3, 2026 Pembroke, GA – Rev. Dr. Robert Garland Hughes, a devoted family man, esteemed educator, and committed community leader, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Collins, Georgia, Robert dedicated his life to service through his roles as a professor, minister, and […]
In December, Garner Advent Christian Church in Garner, North Carolina, made the decision to begin the replanting process. Originally planted in the 1950s, the church is located in one of the fastest-growing communities in Wake County. With an average attendance of 30+ individuals, Redemption Community Church and Northside Community Church will assist by supplying Sunday […]
The Comajeg family, long involved in ministry in the Philippines, again shared their generosity with Oro Bible College students by providing food packs this year. Each food pack included five kilos of rice, four packs of noodles, two canned goods, Milo, coffee and Koko Krunch (Choco Rings). Their support helps care for students not only […]
We’d like to invite you to join us for the 2026 Triennial Convention, August 17–21, in beautiful Black Mountain, N.C. Ridgecrest Conference Center will once again host our event. The theme for the convention is “Press ON: The Story Isn’t Over.” We hope it will be a time of celebrating what the Lord has done […]
In December, ACGC entered into a partnership with Carolina Movement and became a Stakeholder Organization. Carolina Movement is a network of sending churches and church plants across North Carolina with a bold goal: to see every man, woman and child in North Carolina encounter Jesus in our lifetime. Their vision is to plant 100 churches in 10 […]
On Sunday, December 14, 2025, Oak Hill Bible Church celebrated the ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit and the redemptive work of Christ as Pastor Erik Reynolds baptized 10 people, including a married couple, four youth group teens and a family of four. As 2025 began, Oak Hill had a great sense of hopefulness. The […]
Last week, heavy rains and strong winds brought catastrophic flooding to parts of northwest Oregon and western Washington. Among those affected were our churches in Nooksack, Washington and Sumas, Washington. Thankfully, there was no loss of life or major injuries. Nooksack Advent Christian Church, pastored by Rev. Schad Russell, is dealing with flooding in the […]
Tanzania pastors and missionaries Johnson Odoyo and Amos Komanya journeyed farther into the bush where they located a Datoga settlement previously unknown to them. This settlement had isolated itself from the outside world and from their own greater tribe. Johnson and Amos worked hard to gain the trust and friendship of this village, and in […]
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