Jun 2, 2015

Palmiter Ordination by John J. Pethtel, Director of Pastoral Services The First SDB Church of Genesee (Little Genesee, NY) celebrated the ordination of Pastor Kevin Palmiter to the gospel ministry on May 2, 2015, at 3:30 pm during the spring meeting of the Allegheny Association of SDBs hosted by the church in Little Genesee. Pastor Kevin’s ordination council...

Jun 2, 2015

Denman Installed as Pastor by John Pethtel, Director of Pastoral Services On May 2, 2015, Glenn Denman was installed as the new pastor of the Central Washington SDB Church in Yakima, WA. Levi Bond, President of the NW Association, from the Portland Area SDB Church preached the sermon, titled “Faith through the Ages”, from Hebrews 11. Previous pastor Stan Fox...

Jun 2, 2015

Social Media Jeremiah Owen, Director of Communications   You walk into a room and people seem to be carrying on about their business. Your eyes make contact with someone and you begin to greet him, and he returns in kind, but something is different. When they open their mouths the jumble of noises that hits your ears doesn’t resonate with you as a language...

Jun 2, 2015

Reconciliation: That Essential Ingredient For Church Planting & Revitalization by Jeanne Yurke, Raritan Valley SDB Church, Bridgewater, NJ Seventh Day Baptists are beginning to understand that revitalization of established churches can go hand-in-hand with church planting. For too long it seemed that we were excited over a new group of five, while wringing...

Jun 2, 2015

My 30-hour (stead)fast! by Bill Probasco Many youth groups have participated in 30-hour fasts. It is a way of experiencing hunger like some underprivileged individuals do, as well as exploring the spiritual benefits of fasting as mentioned in the Bible. I, however, got to experience a 30-hour steadfast this past May. My son Liam recently “crossed over” into Boy...