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…
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…
This past Sabbath (October 5th) Pastor Conrad Vine gave a sermon at “D’Sozo Camp 2024” in Denton, North Carolina entitled “Silent Men“. This is, evidently, the sermon that Pastor Vine originally planned to present at the Village SDA Church (Religious Liberty weekend event) until the Michigan Conference leadership banned Vine from preaching in Michigan. I…
The view that Jesus had a beginning, that His existence was derived from God the Father at some point in remote history, has long been a sticking point within Christianity – and the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) is no exception. Arian, Unitarian or otherwise anti-Trinitarian ideas have a long history within the SDA Church, being…
Pastor Conrad Vine is an ordained Seventh-day Adventist minister. He serves as the President of Adventist Frontier Missions, Inc. (AFM), based in Michigan (www.afmonline.org). However, since the vaccines against COVID-19 became available, Pastor Vine has become particularly well-known for his strong advocacy for those citing religious freedom as the basis for not wanting to be…