Sep 6, 2018
Conference Numbers
Total Registration……………………………………….493
Registered Delegates (less 1 duplicate)……….234
Churches Officially Represented………………….54
Ministers and Pastors………………………………….49
Seminary Education Students ……………………..3
Visitors…………………………………………………………8
Associated Conferences
Junior High………………………………17
Grade 5……………………………………11
Grades 2, 3, and 4……………………13
Grades K and ……………………..…..10
Preschool………………………………….7
Nursery…………………………………….3
Non-Nursery under 3………………..7
Youth Conference…..Youth……….23
Staff…….…..7
Accredited Pastors
New Accreditations:
Rev. Ericessen Cooper (New York City SDB Church)
Rev. Paul Marquez (Redemption Evangelical Church)
Rev. Enrique Sandoval (Redemption Evangelical Church)
Rev. Victor Hernandez (Redemption Evangelical Church)
Accreditation Renewals: (with years of service)
Rev. John Camenga (retroactive to 2017—40 years)
Rev. Paul Andries (15 years)
Rev. Jerry Vaught (15 years)
Rev. Steven James (20 years)
Rev. Robert Van Horn (20 years)
Rev. Stephan Saunders (30 years)
Rev. Gordon Lawton (40 years)
Rev. Dale Thorngate (40 years)
Rev. Russell Johnson (45 years)
Rev. Mynor Soper (55 years)
Rev. Donald Richards (60 years)
Awards for Service:
Rev. Ericessen Cooper and Rev. Matthew Olson for COM
Rev. Dale Rood for Faith & Order
Churches or groups searching for pastoral leadership:
Hebron SDB Church, Coudersport, PA
Middle Island SDB Church, New Milton, WV
Covenant SDB Fellowship, Hungry Horse, MT
Conference Business
Churches and pastors are encouraged to participate in denominational sponsored benefits for pastors, including the retirement plan, educational savings for pastors’ children, and the disability plan. Contact the Director of Pastoral Services, Rev. John Pethtel, for more information.
The Conference thanks the many contributing authors who prepared and submitted articles for
the Sabbath Recorder. We encourage everyone to submit articles to be considered for publication. Churches are strongly encouraged to respectfully provide requested information and to respond in a timely manner.
The Conference continues to strongly urge all associations and churches to take on church planting as a high priority.
The Bylaws were changed (by passing the second reading) to recognize 2 delegates from each member church, plus 1 additional delegate for each ten active members. This is a change from total membership.
Conference Program and some reports are posted on the SDB LINK app.