Sep 26, 2018

by John J. Pethtel   Pastoring a church is NOT an easy job. This Pastor’s Appreciation Month (and every day) I wanted to share 9 ways you can encourage your pastor (or pastors). Thank them. It’s not easy to preach every week. It’s not easy to carry the burden of ministry every day. A pastor rarely hears “thank you.” A good pastor isn’t in the ministry for...

Sep 26, 2018

By Jane Mackintosh Conference President “Okay, God, You are the One who got me into this, so what do You want to do next year?”   This was the question I asked after I had officially been elected as President Elect and I now had to face the fact that this was real. If you had ever asked me if I would be willing to take on the presidency of our Conference,...

Sep 6, 2018

By Rev. David Stall, Conference President To summarize some of what we heard during the week, I will give some highlights. Garfield Miller asked if we are ready to answer the call to be true followers of Christ. Wayne North challenged us to get out there and actually minister to people, and remove obstacles that are in the way of that happening. Kevin Sorbo...

Sep 6, 2018

By Dorothy Noel Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Gospel Feet 5K: Hit the Grounds Running! It was a wonderful evening with 79 participants raising $5,502.41 in support of the Missionary Society’s work to spread the gospel across borders. The first male finisher was Joshua Coleman of Shiloh SDB Church in New Jersey. The first female finisher...

Sep 6, 2018

By Karen Payne The Robe of Achievement committee consisting of Janet Butler, Marcy Kersten, and Karen Payne chose this year’s recipient from several worthy nominations. Like many previous Robe recipients, our honoree is a wife, mother, and grandmother. She has been a member of only one church where she serves as a deaconess. Our recipient is a breast cancer...