The Original Need for Church Organization: Without centralized funding, the Seventh-day Adventist Church could not have a unified worldwide mission. Initially, church organization was actively opposed by many of the founders of the SDA Church, for fear that it would lead to abuse and the restriction of religious freedom. John Laughborough, for example, opposed church…
I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised that yet another pastor and leader within the Seventh-day Adventist Church has published an article supporting theistic evolution over vast spans of time on this Earth. Elder Scott A. LeMert, retired pastor at the Sunnyside SDA Church in Portland Orgeon, published an article yesterday in Spectrum Magazine entitled,…
Update 3/15/26): The Spanish Version has now been updated as well, removing Valenzuela’s article (Link). Update (3/9/26): The Pacific Union Conference issued the following statement: A Message to Our Community Regarding “Honoring God Through Science and Scripture” by Ray Tetz Ray Tetz, Publisher Pacific Union Conference March 9, 2026 The views expressed in the article…
Update 3/15/26): The Spanish Version has now been updated as well, removing Valenzuela’s article (Link). Update (3/9/26): The Pacific Union Conference issued the following statement: A Message to Our Community Regarding “Honoring God Through Science and Scripture” by Ray Tetz Ray Tetz, Publisher Pacific Union Conference March 9, 2026 The views expressed in the article…
On January 22nd, the Liberty & Health Alliance opened a website asking for signatures to support their “Appeal for Action, Unity and Healing Among Seventh-day Adventists“. So far, almost 6,000 have signed. The Liberty and Health Alliance was started by Scott Ritsema and Dr. Lela Lewis (and others) during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to…