How to Write Your Local Church’s History Sharing Your Research With Others
As I wrote in How to Research Your Local Church’s History, the process of discovery is fascinating and absorbing for the investigator; however, research is …
How to Research Your Local Church’s History Tips and Resources for Discovering Local Church History
In my previous post, Making the Case for Local Church Histories, I discussed some of the reasons preserving local church history is important. Now it …
Making the Case for Local Church Histories Do you know the history of your local church congregation? Could you name any prior members who participated in notable historical events, became missionaries, or made significant contributions to the Adventist Church? How well do you know the life stories of people currently attending your church?
These questions might not seem so important at first glance. However, they are important for two reasons. First, as a spiritual family, sharing and knowing …
Her Father’s Daughter: Rosetta Douglass Sprague Frederick Douglass and his daughter may have failed to live up to their expectations of each other, but her father's influence may have very well led her to the Adventist faith.
Writing to Ellen G. White in 1903, Judson S. Washburn, pastor of the Second Seventh-day Adventist church in Washington, DC, noted that Rosetta Douglass Sprague, …
His Final Act of Heroism Aaron Oswald was a member of the first Union College Medical Corps class in 1934
Desmond Doss’s name is synonymous with the heroic image of self-sacrificing non-combatant medics. But he was far from the only Adventist non-combatant soldier deserving of …