President’s Page

President’s Page

Oct 1, 2020

By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 This year’s denominational Scripture Memory program is getting “Paula’s Promotional Push.” Paula Davis, a member of the Verona, NY, church, has volunteered her time and talents in pushing the memory program to higher levels of participation. We thank Paula for her word and craft skills, and for her Spirit-led positive...

Celebrating “What The Lord Had Discovered” to Them

By Nick Kersten Director of Education & History “…We entered into a church covenant the 23 day of Dec. 1671…After Serious Consideration and Seeking gods face among our Selves for the lord to direct us in a right way for us our Children So as might be for Gods glory and our souls good and others Example. We Entered into Covenant with ye lord and with one...

Does Your Church Live a Questionable Life?1

Does Your Church Live a Questionable Life?1

Oct 1, 2020

By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary for a church to flourish, and we should be yearning for taking questionable actions. But developing a correct definition of “questionable” is a critical piece of church health. Let’s do...

Seventh Day Baptist Annual Women’s Society Meeting

By Katrina Goodrich On the evening of July 28, 2020, the Seventh Day Baptist Annual Women’s Society meeting was held via web platform. It seems silly right now to say it was a historic moment, but the reality is we are living history. With current conditions necessitating the disruption of regularly planned and executed Conference schedules, the Women’s Society...

Missionary Society Report

Missionary Society Report

Aug 30, 2020

Andy Samuels, Chief Executive Director SDB Missionary Society Before the current pandemic curtailed our travel, the Missionary Society, over the past Conference year, through its directors and other missionaries, was able to visit and share ministry in several countries. They included: Bangladesh This is a new field for Seventh Day Baptists. A family of solid...

“It’ll only hurt for a little while”

“It’ll only hurt for a little while”

Aug 30, 2020

  Countdown to Conference 2021 By President Kevin Butler When Pastor La Juana Morris was younger, she admits that she was extremely clumsy. Let’s just say that “Grace” was not her middle name. She said that if there was a piece of string on the living room floor, she would trip over it. When someone fell in La Juana’s home, her mother would come to the rescue...