Seventh-day Adventist churches everywhere are in danger of top-down power-grabs if Michigan is allowed to violate the separation of powers that has made our worldwide church flourish for over a hundred years.
Read moreRon Kelly to Speak on Religious Liberty at Andrews University Auditorium
Andrews University society Pi Sigma Alpha has invited Ron Kelly to Speak for Religious Liberty vespers this Friday night in Newbold Auditorium at Andrews University.
Read moreMichigan vs. Local Elders, a Call For Prayer & Fasting on February 18
In shutting down the voice of Dr. Vine, Jim Micheff is seeking to establish a precedent that will allow any Conference worldwide to ban any local elder from serving within their local congregation.
Read moreGrayling Church Members in Michigan to Host Conrad Vine on December 13
Please join us on Sabbath, December 13th, to hear messages that keep us focused on our daily walk with Jesus as we “Get ready! Get ready! Get ready!”
Read moreRemember That Gaithersburg, MD Church?
These spiritual refugees did not let the heavy-handed tactics of a liberal conference break their spirit, or their devotion to Jesus Christ and His Advent Message. Please pray for them, and the two aforementioned conferences.
Read moreConrad Vine Responds To The Michigan Conference
I am a non-Adventist who has had the pleasure of meeting and getting to know Pastor Vine. He is a Godly, learned, wonderful man who has done much to spread God's word on this earth.
Read moreVillage Church Votes Overwhelmingly to Remove The Speaking Ban on Conrad Vine
Can a conference ban a duly elected elder or a religious liberty leader from speaking in the local church that elected him?
Read morePastor Bryce Bowman Leaving Michigan For the Carolina Conference
"Be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9).
Read moreMichigan Conference Asks Jay Gallimore To Be Interim Pastor of Village Church
The Michigan Conference committee has asked Jay Gallimore to come out of retirement and be interim pastor at Village Church. He has accepted the position, as the letter below indicates.
Read morePrinciple vs. Perception: An appeal to our Brothers and Sisters in Michigan
Furthermore, we can have a forgiving spirit while simultaneously requiring accountability; these two things are not diametrically opposed.
Read moreRon Kelly Sermon From The Hamilton SDA Church Yesterday
The Adventist church was strong in the beginning of our movement. We have drifted since. What is the solution? Take the same beautiful gospel to the world today. The church will come back, transformed by the marvelous grace of Jesus Christ.
Read moreUpdates From The Village Church Business Meeting 4-20-25
Village SDA Church has stood as a beacon of light and hope for Adventists worldwide, as they refuted cultural Marxism in favor of a biblical worldview, and rejected coercion of conscience in favor of liberty of conscience.
Read moreApril 2025 Update on The Village Church in Michigan
Yesterday, it was announced by Taariq Patel that next Sabbath is his last one at Village Church. Will he be moved up into the hierarchy as a reward for his fealty to the conference? It remains to be seen.
Read moreRon Kelly Speaks: A Message to The SDA Church Family
With Vine and Kelly out, there is evidence that Michigan administrators will now crusade against pastors that spoke out against what Micheff was doing to the Village Church. Look for it.
Read moreVillage Church in Michigan Calls For a Special Constituency Meeting
Failure to do this housecleaning will result in other abuses of authority throughout the conference, and indeed throughout the entire world church. It is an act of urgent spiritual hygiene.
Read moreConrad Vine Resigns From AFM to Start a New Ministry
There is a time in life for everything, and now is the time for me to step aside, to make way for fresh leadership to build on the accomplishments of these years together, and to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit into a new chapter of ministry.
Read moreVillage Church Letter to The Executive Committee Before They Fired² Ron Kelly
WHEREAS Elder Micheff prevented the medical missionary work at the Village SDA Church from going forward until our church separated itself from Elder Vine.
Read moreMichigan Conference Doubles Down, The Vote To Fire Ron Kelly is 13-2
In a year’s time, I believe we will look back on this difficult period, and say “They meant it for evil, and God meant it for good” (Genesis 50:20).
Read moreUpdate on Andrews University, Michigan Conference, and Village Church
We are concerned that these administrators may be applying double standards in their dealings with the Village Church on the one hand, and Andrews University on the other hand.
Read moreUpdate on Ron Kelly and The Michigan Conference
The Village Church elders suggested that a meeting between Ron Kelly and Jim Micheff occur in a private place with the participation of a third party from the General Conference. That suggestion was rejected by Micheff.
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