by Madge Chroniger Alfred Station SDB Church, NY I never knew that the reality of leaving high school would hit me as hard as it did. I remember the exact day when I finally realized it would all be over. As cheesy as it sounds, it was right after my last band rehearsal, the day of the last concert. I walked out of the band room full of such sorrow. As tears...

Barb Green, Parish Nurse Milton, WI Mental illness refers to a wide range of mental health conditions. Examples include depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, eating disorders, and addictive behaviors. Nearly 46% of Americans will be diagnosed with some type of mental illness in their lifetime. Many people have mental health concerns from time to time. A...

by Rob Appel Executive Director   Retrospect – ret•ro•spect – noun – a survey or review of a past course of events or period of time. It is hard to believe, but I have had the honor of serving and representing Seventh Day Baptists for over thirteen years! Time flies when you are having a good time! This causes me to look back over the years to see what we...

Jun 23, 2017

The General Council met May 19-21, 2017, hosted by the SDB Church in Pataskala, OH. We meet every 2-3 months to look at progress, concerns, budgets, decisions, and future direction across the SDB General Conference (USA & Canada). Part of our focus is to look forward at where we want to be 3-5 years from now and what we need to do to get there. It was...

by Nicholas J. Kersten Director of Education and History       Scripture Memory Program Reporting and Recognition! The coming of the summer means, in many places, our local churches have completed their participation in our Scripture Memory Program! The program traditionally runs from September through May — though this year, we gave local...