Jan 29, 2019

By Conor Hannah I am planning to make a major change in what I anticipate to be the next phase of my life. I am a senior at Fairmont State University in West Virginia and will be graduating in May of 2019 with a degree in Graphic Design. However, after graduation I plan to enlist with the Chi Alpha Campus Ministries missionary team full time on the FSU campus....

Jan 29, 2019

By John J. Pethtel Two New Awards for Pastors The SDB Council on Ministry is pleased to increase the recognition of our local church pastors by initiating two new annual awards: The David L. Taylor Pastor’s Heart Award and the Excellence in Preaching Award. The David L. Taylor Pastor’s Heart Award will be an annual recognition award established in honor and...

by Steve Moncrief After a restful Sabbath and a good night’s sleep, a new week began. Several were up early on October 28 and ready to go. It was the day of the annual Chicken Barbeque to raise funds for the William Lupton Fund for Needy Children. The preliminary work had been done, the tickets sold, and we were ready to go. By 8:00 a.m. the barbeque racks had...

Jan 29, 2019

By Sarina Villalpando Charles Schultz came up with many different Peanuts movies, many we watch on our screens for different holidays. Within many of these holiday favorites there is “The Great Pumpkin.” The basis of the movie is that the Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween and Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin to arrive. The Great Pumpkin can be seen as Santa or...

Jan 29, 2019

By Cheri Appel In the past year (2017-2018) Rob and I have had three experiences with neighbors and family members wherein their cancer was treated into remission. For the past six months, my brother-in-law, Rich, was a patient at the City of Hope, Duarte, CA. He was treated for and achieved remission from leukemia! Rich and my sister, Cheryl, are ministers in...