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...
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By Kevin Butler Conference President 2021 Australian journalist Matthew Knott is a 32-year-old U.S. correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald. He was in New York City earlier...
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By Carl Greene Executive Director If your answer to this inquiry about a “Questionable Life” is no, then your church may not be healthy. Really. A questionable life is necessary...
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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...
My Seasonal Wife, My Seasonal Life
Sep 23, 2013
My seasonal wife, My seasonal life by Kevin Butler After wilting through a rare, oppressive late-summer heat wave and drought here in the upper Midwest, others further west have been slogging through torrential and deadly rain. What season is this?? It’s pretty obvious what season we’re in at our house. Like clockwork, my wife heads to the basement and...
Walking in West Palm Beach: Group raises funds for bicycles
Sep 23, 2013
Walking in West Palm Beach: Group raises funds for bicycles by Jasmine Lynch The West Palm Beach, Fla., Seventh Day Baptist Church organized a Walk-a-Thon at a park near the church. Our purpose was to raise funds to purchase bicycles that will help evangelists and pastors in the D.R. Congo to spread the Gospel. The church raised $350 to send to...
BCE Plans For Transition
BCE Plans For Transition The Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education announces that Executive Director Andrew Camenga has decided to conclude his service as Executive Director at the completion of his current term which ends December 31, 2014. At the conclusion of his term, Executive Camenga will have served in the role for 15 years. In the...