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Seventh Day Baptists are evangelical Baptists who hold to keeping the seventh day Sabbath of the Bible as sacred time.

From our first church in America, founded in Newport, Rhode Island, in 1671, until today, Seventh Day Baptists have been a Christ-centered, Bible believing people with traditional family values. With churches in North America and in over twenty countries, you may find a church home among our family-oriented people.

10/30/2026

Faith has a destination.

In Mark 4, the sower plants, watches, sleeps, rises, and keeps the sickle ready, but he can't make the crop grow. Jesus' point isn't that faithful work guarantees a harvest we can measure this year. It's that the harvest is God's, and it is coming.

Andrew Camenga's new Conference Session 2027 article puts it plainly: the long stretches without spectacle can feel like a treadmill, and the culture will even tell you the work is useless. The parable answers otherwise. You are heading somewhere, toward the fullness of His kingdom.

So the daily, mostly hidden work of faith isn't treadmill work. It's harvest-season work, done in active, attentive waiting, because God finishes what He starts.

Read the full article: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/10/30/faith-has-a-destination/

Be Faithful in the Ordinary is the 2027 General Conference theme. Resources and the year overview: https://gsdb.xyz/faithful

How does knowing His harvest is coming change the way you see the repetitive, hidden tasks of your day?

10/28/2026

22 young adults from across the Conference spent the weekend in Janesville for the Emerging Leaders Retreat, and the sessions kept pointing at the same thing: faith that moves past the church walls.

Marianna Mazza opened on unity in the Church. Melissa Brown and Pastor Nate Crandall walked through spiritual gifts and identity in Christ. At Milton SDB Church, Pastor Nick Kersten preached the Good Samaritan, and Pastor John Pethel pressed on where our worth actually comes from. At Camp Wakonda, a panel of leaders, including Carl Greene, Miriam Berg and Nick Kersten, made the point that leadership isn't having it figured out. It's learning, serving, and following where God leads.

Corbin Kersten and Zidane English closed with the challenge to live faith out loud at work and school. The weekend ended the right way: s'mores and hymns around a campfire on Sabbath evening, then a Milton House tour Sunday morning, a real stop on the Underground Railroad.

Leadership in the Conference isn't something waiting for you later. It starts now, in your church, your job, your week.

Read the full recap: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/10/28/emerging-leaders-growing-in-faith-and-leadership/

10/21/2026

Tom Friedel is the new Financial Officer of the Seventh Day Baptist General Conference, introduced by Executive Director Carl Greene in today’s announcement.

Tom brings experience as a small-business owner, commercial construction CFO, financial services professional, and small-business consultant for more than 20 years. He also served as treasurer of eduKenya, a Christian nonprofit serving families in Nairobi’s Mathare community through Christ-centered education, discipleship, and community development.

Originally from Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, Tom and his wife, Kathie, recently returned to Wisconsin and live in Janesville. He is already working alongside retiring Finance Director Ron Ochs. We thank Ron for the foundation of financial organization he established over many years. Ron and his wife, Renee, are retiring, and Ron will continue as a consultant during the transition.

Tom will oversee budgeting, accounting, financial reporting, and planning, supporting transparency and responsible stewardship across the Conference and the Memorial Fund. He and Carl will join the SDB Memorial Board Trustees Oct. 24–25 for the Memorial Fund meeting at the SDB Center in Janesville.

Welcome, Tom, and thank you, Ron. Read the full announcement: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/10/21/announcing-the-sdb-financial-officer/

10/14/2026

Applications are open for the 2027 Summer Christian Service Corps (SCSC). Young adults serve alongside SDB churches and ministries in outreach, VBS, summer camp, Sabbath School, Bible study, youth groups, special events, food banks and children’s programs.

The summer begins with leadership training, spiritual growth workshops and practical skills sessions led by Training Directors Carl and Cindy Greene. Students serve four weeks at their project locations and also serve at General Conference.

Applicants must be 18 or older, a high school graduate and a baptized member of an SDB church. The program is generally for college-age young adults. Training is tentatively scheduled to begin June 11, with projects and Conference through July 25; dates will be finalized when General Conference dates are confirmed. If the traditional schedule doesn’t work, apply for SCSC Option B with a church willing to work with your schedule.

Churches can use the same application to apply to host a project. The Memorial Board also offers scholarships to students who serve through SCSC.

Apply today, or share this with a potential SCSC student and encourage them to apply: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/10/14/your-summer-of-service-starts-here-apply-for-scsc-2027/

09/30/2026

The Fall 2026 issue of the Sabbath Recorder is now available. This issue centers on Conference 2026 and the call to follow Jesus as fishers of people.

Inside, read Sydney Feldbauer’s message, “Wake Up! Let’s Go Fishin’!”; see Conference photos, Sabbath awards and recognitions; and learn about Karen Payne’s Robe of Achievement and Sherrill Krynick’s Jenni Wangsness WISE Award. You’ll also find the inaugural IGNITE Teen Initiative, the 2027 theme “Be Faithful in the Ordinary,” an unexpected mission trip to Guyana, church news, reflections, and more.

Read the article and find the full issue, plus how to request a physical copy:
https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/09/30/sabbath-recorder-fall-2026/

Share this issue with your church family.

09/23/2026

Pastor Frank Mazza was ordained on September 19, 2026, at Shiloh SDB Church in Shiloh, New Jersey.

On September 12, an ordination council representing Shiloh, sister churches from the Eastern Association, and the General Conference examined his sincerity, faith, doctrinal understanding, morality, ability, and training for gospel ministry. The council recommended him, and the Shiloh congregation voted the following day to ordain him.

Among Seventh Day Baptists, ordination is carried out by the local congregation because we practice the autonomy of the local church. We also work together in association for the blessing of those relationships and the advance of Christ’s Kingdom.

Frank and his wife, Maura, are beginning church planting efforts in Alabama. Read the full story: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/09/23/ordination-in-shiloh/

09/16/2026

Save the date for the 2027 Seventh Day Baptist Winter Virtual Delegate Forum (WVDF): Sunday, January 3, 2027, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

This online gathering is open to anyone and will include important updates about our shared ministry, along with the virtual General Conference business session to consider and adopt the 2027 General Conference budget.

Churches should plan for their designated delegates to register and be available for the business session. Registration details and additional information will be available soon.

Mark your calendar and read the full announcement: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/09/16/wvdf-save-the-date/

09/09/2026

How does an acorn become an oak tree? Rev. Andrew Camenga reflects on raising an oak from an acorn and on Jesus’ words in Mark 4:27-28: “The seed sprouts and grows, although he doesn’t know how.”

We can faithfully sow, prepare, work, notice, and wait. But we cannot make the seed grow. God causes the growth.

That is also true in the life of faith. We are called to be active and attentive in ordinary life without taking on God’s role. As we look toward our 2027 Conference theme, “Be Faithful in the Ordinary,” let’s trust God with the results while faithfully doing what He has given us to do.

What burden are you carrying that belongs to God rather than you?

Read the full article: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/09/09/the-mystery-of-growth/

09/02/2026

Rev. Matthew Olson began serving as Interim Dean of the SDB School of Ministry on September 1.

Matt has served Seventh Day Baptists in numerous roles since 1981 and has been pastor of the Berlin, NY, SDB Church since 1992. In this new role, he will help strengthen the student experience and invest in the next generation of SDB leaders through mentorship, pastoral support, recruitment, and ministry connections.

We also recognize Rev. Nick Kersten’s work in establishing the SDB education foundation as Director of Christian Education. Nick is now serving as lead pastor of Milton SDB Church while continuing with the General Conference as Librarian-Historian.

Read the full story and learn more about this season of transition: https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/09/02/announcing-the-interim-dean-of-the-sdb-school-of-ministry/

08/22/2026

SDBU Fall 2026 class registration closes this Sunday, August 23.

If you're planning to take classes this fall (term runs September 6 – December 20), register now. Courses include Ministry Leadership, Bible Interpretation, Old Testament Survey, Intro to Theology, and Intro to Missions.

Read the full article for course details and the registration link:
https://www.seventhdaybaptist.org/2026/07/21/registration-for-fall-2026-sdbu-classes-is-now-open/

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