Aug 26, 2014

Time for Retreat By Brenda Rankhorn   I had the privilege of attending a pastor’s wives retreat in Fairview, TN this past year. The retreat I attended included seminars, worship, and time for camaraderie between attendees in its schedule. A group of about fourteen women and I took this journey together.   We took seminars on arming ourselves with...

The Beacon by Elianna Rose Chroniger and Rebecca Olson   Hi, I’m Becca! Hi, I’m Ellie! And we are your Beacon editors for the next year. You probably already know me–I did this job two years ago. You probably know me too, but that’s because of my dad, Pastor Ken Chroniger! Life of a pastor’s kid. Everybody knows who you are, even when you have no idea...

Aug 26, 2014

Robe of Achievement by Karen Payne     The Robe of Achievement Committee (Janet Butler, Marcy Kersten and Karen Payne) as part of the Women’s Board is pleased to announce that the choice for the 2014 recipient of the Robe of Achievement is Genny Pederson.   Genny Pederson was born in Milton Junction, WI and graduated from Milton Union High...

Aug 26, 2014

President’s Page Bill Probasco   When I was asked about serving as the Conference President for this coming year, God gave me very little time to ponder a theme. So little time in fact that before I could even locate my wife Valerie to discuss and pray about this opportunity, I felt God had put one word in my mind: “Steadfast”. It’s not what I would call...

Aug 25, 2014

Lightning Speed! Rob Appel, Executive Director Some have said recently that, “Seventh Day Baptists are working at lightning speed lately.” They were referring to the speed in which we have been making decisions and moving towards a consolidated focus and budget. There have been so many things happening that you almost need a game program to keep up with the...