by Rev. Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History     The Reformers were committed to taking the Bible as their only authority, and to the Gospel of salvation by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone, for the glory of God alone. These convictions changed the world forever. is widely held and celebrated that Martin Luther kicked...

Sep 26, 2017

by Carole Loveless Jaworski My remembrances of the Albion Seventh Day Baptist Church go back to World War II. I was four years old in 1943 when I came to live with my grandma and grandpa, Ruby and Robert Gaines, in Albion, WI. By that time, my father, Robert Loveless, was serving in the U.S. Army, stationed at Fort Bliss Army Base in El Paso, TX. My mother,...

Mar 23, 2017

by Diane Cruzan In the spring of 1811 Our history had its start. Once members of the Shiloh Church, our forefathers chose to part. Their reason was the distance; Too far for horse and man. And so with Shiloh’s blessing, They made good on their plan. They met in homes until the day their labors were complete. The little church built “in the barrens” was just 20...

Aug 29, 2016

By Nicholas J. Kersten During the afternoon activities at General Conference, the SDB Council on History was allotted 45 minutes to honor and celebrate a century of ministry of the Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society. The Society was merged with the General Conference in April of this year, but not before the Society entered its one hundredth year of...