Spreading my spiritual wings in Puerto Rico by Ruth Russell, Albion, Wis. June 15, 2013 was a very special day. It was Sabbath—which is always special—but this day contained an added blessing. This Sabbath after worship, Pastora Judith Houts and I drove over to the town of Moca, 30 minutes from Bo. (Barrio) Hoyamala where our SDB church is located. The...
A Thumbnail Sketch of Seventh Day Baptists
Oct 22, 2013
A Thumbnail Sketch of Seventh Day Baptists 1650 – Present by Don A. Sanford Seventh Day Baptist Historian From 1987-2005 Seventh Day Baptists are a covenant people based on the concept of regenerate membership, believer’s baptism, congregational polity, and scriptural basis for belief and practice. Seventh Day Baptists have presented the Sabbath as a...
More questions? Some of our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
Oct 22, 2013
More questions? Some of our FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) As found at sdbhistory.org Q: Seventh Day Baptist? Don’t you mean Seventh-day Adventist? A: Seventh Day Baptists and Seventh-day Adventists are two distinct groups with very different historical and theological backgrounds. Historically, SDBs precede SDAs by more than 200 years and arose out...
The Story of Seventh Day Baptists
The Story of Seventh Day Baptists by Nicholas J. Kersten Librarian-Historian SDB Historical Society All Christians with traditions rooted in the Protestant Reformation share the conviction that the Bible is the Word of God and the only guide to faith and practice. When the Reformation reached England, one group of believers, the Baptists, came to believe...
The Seventh Day Baptist Statement of Belief
The Seventh Day Baptist Statement of Belief Introduction Seventh Day Baptists consider liberty of thought under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to be essential to Christian belief and practice. Therefore we encourage the unhindered study and open discussion of Scripture. We uphold the individual’s freedom of conscience in seeking to determine and obey...
SDBs in Puerto Rico! Mission to San Sebastian
Sep 23, 2013
SDBs in Puerto Rico! Mission to San Sebastian by Pastor Robert Van Horn, Pataskala, Ohio Pastor Robert and Lana Van Horn of the SDB Church in Pataskala, Ohio traveled to Puerto Rico in 2012 to support their friends, Pastors Judith and Joel Houts, and to assist with some special Sabbath services. They were both blessed and a blessing in their travels....