I was an 11-year-old boy when I arrived in America on August 9, 1964. Everything seemed so new and different from the island home where I...

Waiting with Joy Next month (August) marks a very special milestone memory for my brother Lester, my sister Lorraine, and me. Sixty years...

The Truth About Change In 1964, Bob Dylan composed and sang a folk song that resonates with each of us living today — 60 years later — in...

In a heartwarming celebration of service and leadership, the Alumni Association of Southern Adventist University honored Elder Leslie...

People took it to heart in the 1960s when the Green Bay Packers’ football coach, Vince Lombardi, said, “Winning isn’t everything. It’s...

A Tribute to Our Adventist Educators Our Adventist schools across North and South Carolina have now closed the memory pages of the...

By the end of June, I will have completed 50 years of service for the Seventh-day Adventist Church. During these years, I have been...

The following goals for the next five years were voted in at the Carolina Conference session in August. GOAL 1: Develop Measurable Goals...

A few weeks ago, Carole and I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to Haymarket, Virginia. Here, Pastor Mark and Teenie Finley have...

As Seventh-day Adventists, we’ve always embraced religious liberty as an important part of our beliefs, history, and mission. Religious...

What an honor and sacred trust you have so graciously bestowed on me as your servant leader for the Lord in the Carolinas these 10- plus...

In his 1960 inaugural speech, as one of the youngest elected presidents of the United States of America, John F. Kennedy, heralded this...

I wish each of you a bright and blessed New Year with Heaven’s treasured gifts of health, happiness, and wholeness. By the time you read...

Moving Mountains Without a doubt both 2020 and 2021 have complicated our lives, brought unique challenges, and prompted unmatched...

There was a time when the work of the Carolina Conference with our Hispanic brothers and sisters was minute in comparison to what we are...

From Pandemic Pain to Bright Blessings After all we’ve been through in 2020, Carole and I pray that each of you will experience a very...

A Centennial Ebenezer The organized work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Carolinas was established in 1901 with our first...

VISION VII: EXPAND OUR PUBLISHING MINISTRY PRAY AND COMMIT to expanding the work of our publishing ministry in the distribution of...

VISION II: WELCOME TRAVELING PILGRIMS Our second Visionary Goal is to welcome traveling pilgrims into North and South Carolina using...

A Time to Pray for Peace Over the past few weeks Carole and I have joined a small, but regular group of prayer warriors from across our...