Jan 24, 2013

Pick a card—or a day by Leanne Lippincott-Wuerthele   As most people know, Valentine’s Day is observed in the U.S. on February 14th each year. The original “St. Valentine” was a liturgical celebration of one or more early Christian saints named “Valentinus.” Several martyrdom stories were invented for these various saints and added to later martyrologies....

Our Retired Pastors THANK YOU! Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!! You have helped COSAR (Committee on Support and Retirement) reach and exceed their goal of raising an additional $25,000 to supplement the old retirement plan funded by the Pastors Retirement Fund (formerly P.R.O.P.). Thanks to some especially generous gifts, COSAR has not had to begin borrowing...

Jan 24, 2013

Robe travels to Florida   On October 12, 2012 many friends and family members joined with the Daytona Beach, Fla., SDB Church family to witness Marjorie Jacob receive the 2012 Robe of Achievement. The Robe (awarded by the national SDB Women’s Society) was first presented to Marjorie during General Conference meetings in Buckhannon, W.Va., in the summer....

Jan 23, 2013

            Seminarian Profile Name: Joshua W. Michaels Birthdate and place: June 29, 1983 Bennington, VT   Family: I have wonderful parents who have been married for over 50 years. My parents have 13 children, of which I am the youngest—just after my twin brother, Jonathan. I grew up as an uncle with now over 30 nephews and...

Jan 23, 2013

Women Revitalized! by Nadine Lawton   One of the daily themes for Conference in 2012 was “Are you ready to revitalize?” This topic sparked the Women’s Interest Committee to discuss revitalization of our local women’s groups. Not only do we want to encourage current and active members of these groups, but how do we get the “younger women” to join in?...