COVID-19 This past weekend was a stressful time for many of us in the wake of the COVID-19 virus update. I received a call on Saturday from Dr. D.J. Hall from the Mayo Clinic in Minneapolis, Minn. He is a longtime Advent Christian who loves our denomination and has a deep concern for us and […]
Exponential Orlando 2020 This past week, I spent three days with six other Advent Christian pastors at the Exponential Conference in Orlando, Fla. It was a great conference focusing on church planting with the theme “Together: Pursuing the Great Collaboration.” We gathered with 5,500 church planters, multipliers, denominational leaders, planting partners and supporters. The conference […]
USA – Dowling Park, Fla. The two WHFMS groups of the Village Church in Dowling Park, Fla. sponsored a World Day of Prayer service and lunch. The program material was developed by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Zimbabwe with the theme “Rise! Take your mat and walk!” Barbara Phipps, WHFMS Council President, led […]
Seeking Part-Time Pastor – Colton, Ore. Canyon Creek Bible Fellowship (CCBF), located in Colton, Ore., is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Advent Christian pastor. We are searching for a bi-vocational or semi-retired pastor with a servant’s heart who truly cares for the congregation and our community at large. Our church is a family- […]
A Visit to Kenya By Africa/Europe Area Director Bryce Whiting Pastor Travis Hutcheson (Shiloh AC Church, Monroe, N.C.) and I arrived in Kenya on February 22 with a mission that was at least two-fold. Primarily, we went to encourage our pastors there. We worshiped with them, brought them teaching, provided lunch and handed them a […]
Meetings in the Western Region This week, I had the privilege to travel to Southern California and attend the conference meeting at Iglesia Gracia Divina (Divine Grace Church) in Pacoima, Calif. I first stopped in San Diego and visited with Pastor Brad Rigney and toured the North Park Advent Christian Church. It was a great […]
Penny Crusade – We’re off to a great start! Thank you for your contributions to Penny Crusade 2020! As of February 29, we have received $17,367 – an increase of almost $3,000 as of this time last year. Penny Crusade giving provides many exciting new opportunities for International Missions. Here are just a few things […]
Seeking Part-Time Pastor – Colton, Ore. Canyon Creek Bible Fellowship (CCBF), located in Colton, Ore., is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) Advent Christian pastor. We are searching for a bi-vocational or semi-retired pastor with a servant’s heart who truly cares for the congregation and our community at large. Our church is a family- […]
News from Honduras and Mexico School supply distribution at Green Wells School Honduras Our God is so amazing! The school supplies have been distributed to all of the students that many of you sponsor through Cristo Salva. Three members of Cristo Salva returned to Honduras in January to help with the distribution – however, the […]
Simple Discipleship Feature: By Justin Nash Many, okay most, churches do a poor job of making disciples. There are likely a number of reasons for this. Sometimes the whole idea can be overwhelming, as there are all kinds of programs and people with myriad plans to make disciples. Some even come with nice diagrams and […]