In losing my father, Edward Woods, Jr., I really had no idea on how to cope with grief and loss. I knew the rhetoric of what to say to others, but had no clue what to do for myself Friday, December 6, 2016. Yes, I believed and still believe in the power of prayer and...
Dr. Kenneth Manders is the re-elected president of the Bermuda Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. On Sunday, September 30, 2018 at the Hamilton SDA Church, the constituents voted to return the entire administrative team: Dr. Manders as President, Elder DeJuan Tull as Executive Secretary and Elder Aaron Spencer as Treasurer to serve the Bermuda Conference for...
The following Conference Committees recently voted the subsequent Pastoral changes: Lake Region: Pastor Darrin White (from Allegheny West)-Lathrup Village/Southfield, Michigan Pastor Christopher M. Clark, Sr.-(Andrews University Theological Seminary Graduate)-Gary/Robbins, Indiana Pastor Juan Rivas-Dowagiac, Michigan-Hispanic Church Pastor Kevin Rogers (from Washington Conference)-Indianapolis Capitol City Pastor Dennis Elisha Akawobsa (Andrews University Theological Seminar Graduate)-Niles, Michigan Pastor Eric Burns-Detroit Burns...
Touch 10K, a program sponsored by Message Magazine is touching lives by the thousands across the United States. Ordinary members are getting out of the pews and into the streets with God’s love. One way churches are touching their families and friends are by enrolling them in the new Message Magazine Correspondence Bible Lessons. This...
STATEMENT OF THE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP OF THE NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION REGARDING OAKWOOD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT LESLIE POLLARD WHEREAS, we have been entrusted to oversee the stability, progress and growth of the Black work in the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; and WHEREAS, we are called to provide individual leadership to our respective fields...
From the Oakwood President September 19, 2018 “First, I wish to thank our alumni, friends, church members, and each of you personally for the numerous messages of assurance, support, and prayer for our campus in the wake of the tragic off-campus incident involving one of our students last weekend. Second, I want to reassure you as...
Let me state my bias up front. I love pastors and I loved pastoring. For close to 30 years I pastored churches large and small. Churches so large that I had multiple pastors and staff. Churches so small I had to wash my own feet at communion! And today I spend a significant amount of...
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is John 6:66-69. Jesus has just fed the 5,000, with five loaves and two fish. The people were excited by the thought of someone who could do that. In their minds, He was their Savior-which He was-just not the kind of Savior they wanted. They wanted a Savior from the...
Have you met Elder Vandeon Griffin? If you’ve seen a short, dark skinned man with the biggest smile and the personality to match, then chances are you’ve met Elder Griffin! Hailing from Greenville, Mississippi, he is married to the former Kimberly Tinson (the love of his life) and has one daughter, Kalin (the joy of...
Numbers are no stranger to this senior accounting major. Growing up in a pastoral family home, she has had her share of moves-seven to be exact. Jasmyn was born to Pastor E. J. and Mary Collins in Texas. She reports later moving to Nevada, Missouri, California, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, where she attended and graduated...
