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 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 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 moreAn Accurate Timeline of The Village Church / Michigan Conference Saga
After Ron Kelly’s closing argument that relocation was not a logical remedy for a pastor accused of bullying and fomenting dissent, MISDA doubled down on their defamation and fired him.
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 moreVillage Church Meets For The First Time Without Their Pastor
After Francis’ statement, Head Elder Tom Wilson stood up and made this clarification, “Pastor Kelly has been transitioned out of the state of Michigan (not just the Village Church).”
Read morePastor Ron Kelly is Fired by the Michigan Conference
Ron Kelly has handled himself very well in the aftermath of the Michigan Conference’s vendetta against Conrad Vine. He sought to be transparent and to resolve the situation through the proper channels. Today he was fired.
Read moreThe Gaithersburg Congregation Sends an Open Letter To The Potomac Conference
Observing our steadfastness in inviting Pastor Bohr, Pastor Baca determined that the church elders would no longer be recognized as official elders. He then determined the same for our church board which had been elected in accordance with the church manual. Such authority does not reside in a pastor.
Read moreGaithersburg SDA Issues Official Statement on Church "Looting"
They have stripped us of all the belongings of the church, but they will never strip us of the presence of God. We do not doubt that the Lord will provide everything necessary to start from scratch again and will continue to guide us until we reach the Heavenly Canaan.
Read moreOpen Letter to Potomac Conference Surfaces
You knew it and you did nothing. I wonder if the Sligo church received the same reprimand that the Roanoke church received. I’m sure not, as you sent out the video saying that it’s important that we listen to their heresy.
Read moreRocky Mountain Conference Cancels Stephen Bohr
"The Rocky Mountain Conference, and by extension any church, school, or other entity affiliated with RMC, will not invite Stephen Bohr or any ministry affiliated with him to speak at any of our events, nor allow our facilities to be used by him.“
Read moreWho Will Hold Our Leaders Accountable?
What does it mean to be a priesthood of believers? Should church leadership be allowed to speak for the individual conscience of its membership? Especially when the church believes itself to be the most advanced denomination of the Protestant reformation?
Read moreThe Empire Strikes Back At The Village
Many of today’s Church leaders want to be viewed as part of the “cool kids” aligned with the political left. Vaccine is cool. Unvaxxed is not. Freedom gets shoved to the curb.
Read moreWhy I Started A Non-Profit To Support Freedom In Canada
Freedom in Canada is waning. Over the last two years in particular we have seen extraordinary measures imposed that, if left unchallenged, will have profoundly damaging effects far beyond the current pandemic.
Read moreIs The Church More than a Forum for Sermons?
Although sharing the concerns of many, I have kept quiet and refrained from voicing my opinions or concerns, choosing instead to take a wait-and-see approach. But I cannot help but be troubled the more time goes on . . .
Read moreLake Union Herald, Please Retract the Call for Persecuting the Unvaccinated (Part 2)
To quote the NAD “Therefore, as Jesus did, we must stand with and for those who are marginalized.” Amen! And when in the last half century has there been a more marginalized group in American society than the unvaccinated are becoming right now?
Read moreIf You’re Pro-Mask-Mandate, You’re Not Really Pro-Choice
They’re not “pro-choice.” They’re “pro-whatever-position-I-think-my-tribe-is-taking-on-this-issue-even-if-it’s-not-consistent-with-my-stated-beliefs-and-makes-me-into-an-unthinking-hypocrite.”
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