To put this in simple language – we were minding our own business as a church, going about with missions and outreach, and the Michigan Conference (at the behest of who….?) pulled out all the stops and halted everything.
Read morePastor Dennis Page Sends a Very Revealing Letter to Michigan Conference
I was deeply troubled to learn that a member of the Village Church had passed away, and the family requested Ron to conduct the funeral service. Pastor Taariq contacted the conference to inquire whether Ron could officiate, only to be told no.
Read moreThe Broken Bride – Trampling on Human Conscience
Why does this matter? Why do I speak thus? Because the WHO is seeking global authority to declare actual or potential pandemics, and the legal right to impose vaccine mandates upon every human on planet earth.
Read moreAgainst Abuse of Power
They fed themselves, but they did not feed the flock. They had decent salaries, a solid retirement plan, good health insurance, tax breaks, and yet they did not feel grateful to God for these things.
Read moreRon Kelly's Daughter Speaks About Her Father
I share all of this with you, because I am beyond appalled at the decision of the Michigan Conference to fire my father from the Village SDA Church.
Read moreResisting Church Authority Abuse 6: Guest Speakers Manual Change & Call for Revisitation
A change of substantial and destructive import was introduced into the latest edition of the Church Manual. This change seems to grant conferences veto power over which guest speakers local churches might be able to invite.
Read moreResisting Church Authority Abuse 4: Limitations on Pastoral Authority
Representative governance on the congregational level is a necessity; having a pastor is a luxury. Even so, a godly pastor who empowers and equips the membership is an important asset to a congregation.
Read moreResisting Church Authority Abuse (Part 1)
The Church Manual actually codifies several ways in which powers and authorities in the Church are limited exactly because authority in the church rests in the membership, not in power-grasping bullies.
Read morePotomac Conference Sends Warning Letter to Wrong Church
The official letter threatens to remove the Roanoke Church from the "sisterhood of churches of the Potomac Conference" if they did not mend their ways.
Read more"If This Was Wartime . . ."
But on that day, I learned that hatred is taught. I faced third grade children who had already learned a strange history making it OK TO KILL ME, if it was wartime.
Read moreWCAS Continues To Grow In Spite Of Conference Attempts To Stop It
Our growth has occurred despite the “official position” voted by two conferences (Upper Columbia and Texico Conference) banning all WCAS events within their territories. Our mission continues because it is Biblical.
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