Feb 25, 2015

Vilan van de Loo           At the end of 1892, two men knelt in a cabin of the boat, “The Conrad.” Gerard Veldhuyzen, Jr. prayed for the safety of his friend Johannes van der Steur (1865-1945), who was about to leave the Netherlands for the Dutch East Indies. Veldhuyzen knew his friend too well to be able to trust in a peaceful future....

Feb 25, 2015

Cumberland, Maryland By Pastor Ron Higson           The Full Gospel Seventh Day Baptist Church first met together as a group in January 2007, but the story begins farther back with a seed that lay dormant for many years. As a young married couple, we attended a Seventh Day Adventist church and heard someone mention SDBs, but I didn’t...

Annie Lloyd Alfred Station SDB Church, NY           Stories are everything. They help us to understand this convoluted and complicated world. Everyone is rooting for the protagonist, God, and opposing the antagonist, Satan. There are so many other characters that fall into this story: like you and me.   At the beginning, all the...

Feb 25, 2015

Bill Probasco SDB Conference President 2015           The month of March is a changing time. We’re heading out of winter and starting to look toward a spring thaw. Yet as I write this, the Northeast is bracing for a major snow storm. My state’s governor has declared a State of Emergency; roads are being treated for icy conditions;...

Feb 25, 2015

Rev. John J. Pethtel Director of Church Development & Pastoral Services           SpringsLife Church (Colorado Springs, CO) celebrated the ordination of Pastor David Fox to the gospel ministry on February 7, 2015 at 3:30 pm. Pastor David’s ordination council was held during Mid-Continent Association meetings on October 11, 2014 with...