Some of you remember Cody for his cheerful announcement to the Village Seventh-day Adventist Church on December 7, 2024,
Read moreLake Union Declines to Weigh in on Village Church's Support of Conrad Vine As an Elder
What is missing in this letter from the Lake Union is significant. They declined to state that MISDA is correct in their interpretation of the Manual, in their attempt to ban a local elder in his own congregation.
Read moreAn Open Letter to Elders at Village SDA Church
The rightful authority of the church is being subverted and taken from you—it’s a clear power grab.
Read moreThe Village Church Seventh-Day Adventist Methodist Religious Liberty Meeting Was Awesome (part 2)
Village Seventh-day Adventist Church on Sabbath. Nice job, Michigan.
The Church must be separated from the state. We are a living church lashed to a dead state. In order to call someone out of Babylon, we have to be out ourselves.
Read moreWhose Word, Whose Servant, and Whose Mission?
I resigned in April from ministry in the Michigan Conference due to the un-Christlike behavior directed toward me for calling the leadership to account.
Read moreThe GC Tells the Michigan Conference to Go To the Union, Not Them
Now is the moment to unite against administrative overreach and boldly defend liberty of conscience and local church autonomy. This will help restore confidence in the administration and turn the ship around.
Read moreSDA 95 Theses
He was neutral on the situation with Vine in Michigan until speaking with both men. Micheff declined to talk. Conrad took the time to be interviewed by Jared.
Read moreBenevolent Exile?
I’ve seen attempts by GC leaders to sort independent ministries into wheat or tares based largely on unquestioning fealty to the organizational leadership (irrespective of whether the ministries are serving the Church’s Biblical precepts).
Read moreConrad Vine's Defense at the Village Church Business Meeting
It is the prayer of the Village SDA church members that the MI SDA Conference will step back from the brink and recognize that due process must be respected for all members.
Read morePastor Dennis Page's Resignation Letter to Michigan Conference And A Video Update
The events of the last several months have tried my faith like never before. However, I continue to hold on to God, who graciously revealed Himself to me, to His goodness and mercy and to His enduring plan for the good of His people.
Read moreThe Church Manual and the 2025 General Conference Session
Sadly, this is the long-standing policy of Rome: Rule or ruin and if ruin, then scavenge whatever remains.
Read moreLarge International Newspaper Publishes a Story on Conrad Vine
Banned Adventist pastor Conrad Vine experiences church ‘cancel culture’. However, “For us to have healing in our church we have to speak the truth in love,” says Vine.
Read moreArrogance and Agenda, An Opinion from a Church Member
To put this in simple language – we were minding our own business as a church, going about with missions and outreach, and the Michigan Conference (at the behest of who….?) pulled out all the stops and halted everything.
Read moreOffender for a Word: Is Conrad Vine a Heretic?
Conrad Vine’s message, then, did not contradict God’s promise through Ellen White. Vine stands in a long line of faithful servants of God who have risked their reputations and more to call out sin within the church. This is one of the means by which God prevents His church from falling.
Read moreStudent Exposes Unbiblical Teaching at Andrews University
I am grieved that a spurious kind of Adventist education is being offered at Andrews University in which so many foundational teachings are brought into question in the minds of the young.
Read morePastor Dennis Page Sends a Very Revealing Letter to Michigan Conference
I was deeply troubled to learn that a member of the Village Church had passed away, and the family requested Ron to conduct the funeral service. Pastor Taariq contacted the conference to inquire whether Ron could officiate, only to be told no.
Read moreRon Kelly's Son Speaks About His Father Getting Fired By the Michigan Conference
They have attempted to cripple a church that was thriving and doing God’s work. They have done this DIRECTLY against the wishes of those who attend that church.
Read morePart 2: Thoughts on Conrad Vine and His Critics
The question on the table is, Why would a highly esteemed SDA evangelist with the audience and influence of Mark Finley have done this? Does he really believe Conrad Vine is a tare or a piece of chaff in the church?
Read moreRon Kelly's Daughter Speaks About Her Father
I share all of this with you, because I am beyond appalled at the decision of the Michigan Conference to fire my father from the Village SDA Church.
Read moreOpen Letter to Jim Micheff From Brandon Law
In addition to submitting my exemption request, I joined an organization which filed a lawsuit and eventually secured a nationwide injunction against the mandate I was facing.
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