- Gordon Pifher, former vice president for media ministries for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD), passed to his rest early Friday morning, October 9, 2026, after a brief illness. He was 79. Pifher spent more than 50 years in ministry in the Adventist Church, serving as a pastor, youth director, and administrator before retiring in October 2021 after seven […]
- Rick Remmers was elected a general vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Sunday, October 11, during the 2026 Annual Council. General vice president Thomas Lemon will retire in 2027. The General Conference (GC) Executive Committee voted to elect Remmers, and he will take on his new responsibilities immediately. Remmers brings more than […]
- The Southern Union Conference Executive Committee voted on September 24, 2026, to call Paul Goodridge as associate director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL). Goodridge, who currently serves as senior pastor of the Mt. Calvary Church in Huntsville, Alabama, begins his new role January 1, 2027. Goodridge brings more than 25 years of pastoral […]
- On August 28-29, 2026, thousands all clicked the same link. In an instant, 3,546 people joined the Sabbath School ALIVE! Virtual Conference. This North American Division conference gave pastors, Sabbath School teachers, and congregants a chance to enhance the impact of weekly study by getting to the heart of Sabbath School. Gladys S. Guerrero, the […]
- Pacific Press Publishing Association is partnering with the North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists in All Things New, the Church’s worldwide initiative to share the hope of Jesus Christ through this public-facing expression of the global OneVoice27 movement. Through OneVoice27, the NAD is looking to mobilize members, churches, schools, ministries, conferences, and unions around a […]
The leadership of the Crossville Seventh-day Adventist Church would like to publicly state their objection to any civil government’s request or encouragement that their citizens participate in acts of worship or religious observance that contradict their own sincerely held convictions and beliefs. Furthermore, as proponents of liberty of conscience apart from interference of governmental powers, we stand in opposition with the statement made in the presidential proclamation given on May 4, 2026 encouraging Americans to observe the (Shabbat) Sabbath from Friday sundown May 15 to Saturday sundown May 16 to recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of rest and gratitude to the Almighty.
The above declaration crosses an important boundary that protects religious liberty and freedom of conscience. Setting this precedent now will allow civil government in the future to direct religious expression of its citizens regardless of differences in their personally held beliefs. By necessity, worship must arise voluntarily from personal conviction, not from government endorsements or legislative decrees. State sponsored religious practices, which are not otherwise willfully and independently adopted by its citizens, have historically then required oppressive governmental mandates in order to secure external religious obedience which is incompatible with one’s voluntarily chosen faith and religious practices. For the reasons stated above, we respectfully protest the presidential proclamation of May 4, 2026.