If the GC grants permission for conferences to misuse page 126 to invalidate a church business meeting, and their right to elect local leaders—this is a fatal blow against local church autonomy, fostering deeper distrust throughout the worldwide brotherhood.
Read moreMichigan Asks the GC to Support Their Broadside Against Conrad Vine
Conrad was given an opportunity to present his case, and the church voted 119 — 18 to keep him as an elder in good standing, thus restoring his ability to speak in the Village Church pulpit.
Read moreRon Kelly and Conrad Vine Coming to Portland in August
There is another aspect to this event that needs to be discussed and remedied. Dr. Vine and Pastor Kelly will be speaking at an off site venue. Why? Because they cannot bring them into an SDA church.
Read moreAn Appeal to Leaders: The Future of the Church is at Stake | Pastor Ron Kelly
Pastor Ron Kelly considers the spiritual implications of recent administrative decisions and the relationship between conferences and local churches.
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 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 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 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.
Read more24 Hour Prayer Vigil at Village SDA Church
We also encourage you to fast in any form that works for you, as we seek God’s direction and blessing. Let’s come together as a community and lift up our hearts to God in prayer.
Read moreRon Kelly's Mother Passes Away
Complete in Thee, no work of mine, could take, dear Lord, the place of Thine; Thy blood hath pardon bought for me, and I shall stand complete in Thee.
Read moreMichigan Conference Quietly Revamps The 2021 Reaffirmation Statement
How noble would the SDA Church appear today if they had opposed the mandate publicly and been vindicated by the United States Supreme Court? We would all have been proud of our church.
Read moreMichigan Conference Orders Village Church To Cancel Their Religious Liberty Weekend
There have been two dominant narratives in the past ten years: Cultural Marxism and COVID. Village Church has rejected and exposed both of these narratives, as a healthy Bible-based church should do.
Read moreVillage Church Postpones Business Meeting until January
At 7 AM on Friday morning, Jim Micheff called the head elder (Tom Wilson) of the Village Church. He said he was willing to meet with Ron Kelly and and the head elder sometime in early January.
Read moreThat Pastor's Meeting in Michigan Last Tuesday
“I’m not in the MI conference, but it certainly impacts my respect for any individual in this chain of command. Are there no adults in leadership anywhere in the church hierarchy willing to put a stop to this bullying?”
Read moreThe Christian Post Picks up The Ron Kelly Story
Corporate-loving Adventism will say that we should keep things like Michigan’s marginalization of Conrad Vine and Ron Kelly private so church members or the world won’t know about it.
Read moreVillage Church Board Requests That Pastor Ron Kelly Be Reinstated By January 2
“Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south.”
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