Second Sabbath Bulletin - South Central Conference

From The President
Greetings and welcome to Camp Meeting 2015!
On behalf of our Executive Secretary, Elder Auldwin
Humphrey, our Treasurer, Mrs. Merkita Mosley, and
the workers of this special and historic conference,
Mrs. Edmond and I wish to welcome you to Camp
Meeting!
Of all the things that we do in the South Central Conference, at the very top
of the things that I enjoy is Camp Meeting. It is wonderful to re-connect
with brothers and sisters of “like precious faith”−some of whom, I have not
seen since last Camp Meeting. I am always richly blessed by the Holy
Spirit-inspired preaching and music and grateful for the insightful
workshops and seminars. Camp Meeting in the South Central Conference is
a special and blessed experience.
Our theme this year is “Come, Holy Spirit.” The servant of the Lord says
that the gift of the Holy Spirit is the gift that “brings all other blessings in Its
train.”
As we spend these ten days studying the Holy Spirit, may we experience
that gift during this Camp Meeting in a way that we have never experienced
the gift of the Holy Spirit. May He revive and energize us to do the work that
the Lord has called us to do. One day, soon and very soon, our camp
meetings will not be on the campus of Oakwood University, but on the sea
of glass.
In addition to the rich blessings of Camp Meeting 2015, please begin
planning for Camp Meeting 2016 which, if time should last, will be June
10-18, 2016. We shall culminate the 70th anniversary celebration of the
South Central Conference that camp meeting with the theme “At the Cross.”
In the interim, thank-you so very much for all your prayers and kindness to
Mrs. Edmond during these past several months while addressing a major
health challenge. We are thankful for her full recovery. We are also thankful
for the safe delivery of our new grandson Anthony Jaden Campbell, who
was born May 1st.
Please do not allow a single day to pass without praying for Mrs.
Edmond and me.
Blessings on You and Yours,
Elder D.C. Edmond,
President South Central
Conference
THEME SONG
Sweet Sweet Spirit
Doris Akers (1962)
© Copryight 1962. Renewed 1990 by
Manna Music, Inc. (ASCAP)
There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place,
And I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord;
There are sweet expressions on each face,
And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
Chorus
Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet heavenly Dove,
Stay right here with us, filling us with your love.
And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise;
Without a doubt we’ll know that we have been revived,
When we shall leave this place.
There are blessings you cannot receive
Till you know Him in His fullness and believe;
You’re the one to profit when you say,
I am going to walk with Jesus all the way.”
Chorus
If you say He saved you from your sin,
Now you’re weak, you’re bound and cannot enter in,
You can make it right if you will yield,
You’ll enjoy the Holy Spirit that we feel.
Chorus
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Second Sabbath Divine Worship
June 20, 2015, 10:45 am
Call to Worship......................................................Pastor Billie C. Thompson
Yazoo City/Rolling Fork, MS
Fourth Commandment...............................................Pastor Michael Mickens
Tuskegee/Union Springs, AL
Invocation.......................................................................Pastor Alex Horton
Longview Heights, Memphis TN
Ministry in Music...........................................................Memphis Mass Choir
Welcome.............................................Elder D.C. Edmond & Mrs. Jill Edmond
SCC President & First Lady
Dr.Carlton P. Byrd
Senior Pastor Oakwood University
Parish Notes .......................................................Elder Auldwin T. Humphrey
SCC Executive Secretary
Theme Song..............................................................Pastor Jonathan Smith
#262 "Sweet, Sweet Spirit"
Lima Drive, Lexington, KY
Scripture...........................................................Pastor Jonathan E. McCottry
Southwest Region Conference
Prayer of Intercession..................................................Dr. Rupert Bushner Jr.
Mt. Calvary, Huntsville, AL
Ministry in Music...........................................................Memphis Mass Choir
Tithe and Offering............................Mrs. Merkita Mosley & Mrs. Sonja Crayton
SCC Treasurer
& SCC Senior Accountant
Introduction of Speaker....................................................Elder D.C. Edmond
Ministry in Music...........................................................Memphis Mass Choir
The Spoken Word.............................................................Dr. William T. Cox
President, Allegheny West Conference
Closing Hymn .........................................................Pastor Michael Ross Sr.
#633 "When We All Get to Heaven"
New Life, Huntsville, AL
Benediction................................................................Pastor Duane Thomas
Breath Of Life, Memphis, TN
ORDINANDS
AND
COMMISSIONALS
TRACY D. COOK
SAMUEL JEUDIN
ERROL McCLADDIE
LOLA MOORE
SHAWN JACKSON MOSS
JOSE PERNIA
BILLIE C. THOMPSON
Our Ordination speaker is Dr. George Russell Seay, Jr., Assistant Professor
of Religion and Theology, Oakwood University.
Dr. Seay’s roots are deep in the soil of South Central. Both he and his wife,
the former Tara Lynn Wilson, are both from the Memphis Longview Heights
SDA Church.
Their joint ministry for thirty years in this conference carried them to churches
in Alabama and Tennessee, as well as service in the conference office as
Ministerial Director and Assistant to the President
Dr. Seay holds degrees from Oakwood (Bachelor of Arts), Andrews University
Theological Seminary (Master of Divinity) and Vanderbilt University (Ph.D.).
He is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the major scholars and writers
in our church.
Dr. and Mrs. Seay are the parents of three accomplished young adult
children: George III, Dr. April Seay, and Hammond.
We welcome them to their home conference.
GEORGE RUSSELL SEAY, Jr., Ph.D
Ordination and
Commissioning Service
Invocation.....................................................................Elder Wayne Hewlett
SCC Associate Youth Director
Presentation of Candidates......................................Pastor Benjamin Jones Jr.
SCC Ministerial Director
Sacred Reading...................................Pastor Donell Morgan - Phenix City, AL
Pastor Clifton McMillan Sr. - Adamsville/Fairfield, AL
Pastor Keenan West - Greenwood/Belzoni, MS
Moments of Meditation ..............................................................SCC Pastors
Introduction of Speaker.....................................................Elder D.C. Edmond
SCC President
Moments of Meditation............................................................Mrs. Tara Seay
Ordination Message.....................................................Dr. G. Russell Seay Jr.
Associate Professor of Religion/Theology, Oakwood University
Recommendation of Candidates..............................Elder Auldwin T. Humphrey
SCC Executive Secretary
Consecration Prayer....................................................Elder Jeffrey L. Watson
SCC Personal Minisries Director/Pastor, Bethany, Montgomery, AL
Presentation ....................................................................Elder D.C. Edmond
Presentation of Credentials.....................................Elder Auldwin T. Humphrey
Ordination Charge.....................................................Pastor Nelson B. Stokes
Senior Pastor,Hillcrest, Nashville, TN
Pastor Chndra M. Nunes
Associate Pastor, New Haven SDA Church, Kansa City, KS
Welcome to the Ministry....................................................Elder D.C. Edmond
Presentation to Ordinands Spouses....................................Mrs. Jill R. Edmond
SCC First Lady/Ministerial Spouses Director
Ministry of Music..................................................SCC Ministers and Spouses
Closing Camp Meeting......................................................Elder D.C. Edmond
Benediction ........................................................................Pastor Curtis Hall
Maranatha, Jackson, MS
Ordinación y
Comisión de Servicio
Invocación Pastoral....................................................Pastor Wayne Hewlett
Director Asociado de Jóvenes Asociación Central Sur
Presentación de Candidatos..................................Pastor Benjamín Jones Jr.
Director Ministerial Asociación Central Sur
Lectura Sagrada.......................Pastor Donell Morgan - Phenix City/Greenville, AL
Pastor Clifton McMillan Sr. - Adamsville/Fairfield, AL
Pastor Keenan West - Greenwood/Belzoni, MS
Momentos de Meditación..............................Pastores Asociación Central Sur
Introducción al Orador..................................................Pastor D.C. Edmond
Presidente Asociación Central Sur
Momentos de Meditación......................................................Sra. Tara Seay
Mensaje de Ordenación.............................................Dr. G. Russell Seay Jr.
Profesor Asociado de Religión/Teología, Oakwood University
Recomendación de Candidatos..........................Pastor Auldwin T. Humphrey
Secretario Ejecutivo Asociación Central Sur
Oración de Consagración........................................Pastor Jeffrey L. Watson
Director Ministerios Personales/Pastor, Bethany, Montgomery, AL
Presentación...............................................................Pastor D.C. Edmond
Presentación de Credenciales............................Pastor Auldwin T. Humphrey
Cargo de Ordenación..............................................Pastor Nelson B. Stokes
Pastor Principal, Hillcrest, Nashville, TN
Pastor Chndra M. Nunes
Pastor Asociado, New Haven SDA Church, Kansa City, KS
Bienvenida al Ministerio................................................Pastor D.C. Edmond
Presentación a las Esposas (os) de los Ordenados................Sra. Jill Edmond
Primera Dama Asociación Central Sur/Directora Esposas(os) Ministeriales
Ministerio de la Música............................................Ministros y Esposas(os)
Asociación Central Sur
Cierre del Campamento................................................Pastor D.C. Edmond
Bendición........................................................................Pastor Curtis Hall
Maranatha, Jackson, MS
Ordinand
JOSE A. PERNIA
Jose A. Pernia was born on April 5th 1979 in Valencia,
Venezuela. At 18 Jose decided to answer the calling God was
putting in his heart and went to the Seminary in Venezuela to
study theology. Jose funded his studies by colporting and
working at the Universities bakery. Jose graduated in 2001
with a Bachelor in Theology. As soon as he finished his BA,
Jose started to work with the church in Venezuela as a
volunteer pastor for two years. Jose worked with two districts,
one with nine and the other with nineteen congregations
where no less than 70 souls joined the church through his
ministry.
During his years working as a volunteer in Venezuela Jose meet
Pastor and Mrs. Topenberg who helped him with a scholarship
for Master’s Degree in Montemorelos University in Mexico. Jose
studies and worked as a part time Chaplain of the Health and
Sciences Faculty, and as Bible teacher in the Schools of
Nursing, Nutrition and Medicine. Jose graduated in 2004 with a
Masters of Arts and Pastoral Theology. Since he graduated
Jose worked as a Volunteer Bible worker in different states of
the United States.
Jose and Yadira Altiery got married on June 2008 in Denver,
CO, where he received a call from the South Central
Conference in March 2012. Jose started working with the
Efeso Spanish district with four congregations in the State of
Alabama. In three years 69 souls have joined our church
through his ministry. Jose has traveled to Nicaragua and the
Dominican Republic with the Southern Union in Evangelistic
Crusades, where more than 10 souls have joined our church.
Pastor Pernia and his wife have focused on teaching the
church about Jesus, health in general and the Health
Message.
Recently Pastor Jose and Yadira accpeted a call to pastor in
the Rocky Mountain Conference in Colorado.
José A. Pernía nació el 5 de abril de 1979 en Valencia,
Venezuela. A los 18 años, José decidió responder al llamado
que Dios estaba poniendo en su corazón y se fue al
seminario en Venezuela para estudiar teología. José financió
sus estudios colportando y trabajando en la panadería de las
Universidades. José se graduó en 2001 con una licenciatura
en Teología. Tan pronto como terminó su licenciatura, José
comenzó a trabajar con la iglesia en Venezuela como pastor
voluntario por dos años. José trabajó con dos distritos, uno
con nueve congregaciones, y el otro con diecinueve
congregaciones donde no menos de 70 almas se unieron a
la iglesia a través de su ministerio.
Durante sus años de trabajo como voluntario en Venezuela,
José se encuentra con el Pastor y Sra. Topenberg quienes le
ayudaron con una beca para su Maestría en la Universidad de
Montemorelos en México. José estudio y trabajó como
capellán a tiempo parcial de la Facultad de Salud y Ciencias,
y como maestro de Biblia en las Escuelas de Enfermería,
Nutrición y Medicina. José se graduó en 2004 con una
Maestría en Artes y Teología Pastoral. Desde que se graduó
José trabajó como obrero bíblico voluntario en diferentes
estados de los Estados Unidos.
José y Yadira Altiery se casaron en junio de 2008 en Denver,
CO, donde recibió una llamada de la Asociación Central Sur
en marzo de 2012. José comenzó a trabajar con el distrito
Éfeso Spanish con cuatro congregaciones en el Estado de
Alabama. En tres años 69 almas se han unido a nuestra
iglesia a través de su ministerio. José ha viajado a Nicaragua
y la República Dominicana con la Unión del Sur en Cruzadas
evangelísticas, donde más de 10 almas se han unido a
nuestra iglesia. El Pastor Pernía y su esposa se han centrado
en enseñar a la iglesia de Jesús, la salud en general y el
Mensaje de la Salud.
Recientemente el acepto un llamado a pastorear en la
Conferencia de Rocky Mountain, en Colorado.
Ordinand
TRACY D. COOK
Tracy D. Cook was born in Fitzgerald, GA and raised by
his mother, Laverne Cook, and grandmother, the late
Rebecca Cook Tucker, whom he views as being the most
important person in his spiritual development. He
committed his life to Christ at a young age and by the age
of fifteen he became acquainted with Advent message
through the ministry of Pastor Gregory Mack at the Trinity
Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in Fitzgerald, GA.
Subsequently, through the ministry of Pastor Hubert Morel
in June of 1986, Chaplain Cook was baptized into the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
He attended Oakwood University in 1987 and graduated
Magna Cum Laude in 1992 with degrees in Theology and
Communications. He then went on to the Theological
Seminary at Andrews University where he earned his Master
of Divinity degree in 1995.
Chaplain Cook participated in Clinical Pastoral Education
with the Health Care Chaplaincy in New York City from
2000 to 2002, which included a residency at NY
Presbyterian Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. In 2002, he
was led to Birmingham, AL to take a specialty residency at
the Baptist Montclair Medical Center, which he completed
in November of 2003.
Chaplain Cook is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychology
from Walden University where he is about to begin his
dissertation. He is also serves as an elder at the Ephesus
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Birmingham, AL
Along with His commitment to Christ, the two most
important people in Chaplain Cook’s life are his wife of
eighteen years, Marsena Cook, his college sweetheart from
their days at Andrews University, and their energetic son
Mark Thomas Cook (age eight). Both Chaplain and Mrs.
Cook (who is a talented singer, songwriter, speaker and
freelance copy editor) are passionate about using their
talents for God’s glory.
Ordinand
SAMUEL JEUDIN
Samuel Jeudin was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in
Philadelphia, PA to Jean Paul and Marie Jeudin. Pastor
Jeudin attended public school from head start through the
12th grade, yet was nurtured to fear God and to be sensitive
to the leading of God.
From a young age, he was encouraged to commit select
passages of scripture to memory. He developed a love for
prophecy at a young age. Pastor Jeudin felt the call to enter
the pastoral ministry while in the 11th grade
After earning a BA in the Theology from Atlantic Union College
in South Lancaster, MA in 2007, he then enrolled at the
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews
University in Berrien Springs, MI pursuing a Master’s in
Divinity.
After completing the curriculum and obtaining the M.Div., he
had the opportunity to work at the Southeast Seventh-day
Adventist Church in Cleveland, OH, under the tutelage of
Jerome M. Hurst, senior pastor. In December of 2010, he
received a call from the South Central Conference to serve
as pastor of the Soso/Laurel district in southern Mississippi.
His passion for ministry includes, people, teaching,
ministering to the children and youth in his community
Pastor Jeudin enjoys reading, cutting hair, playing the bass
guitar and good music. His favorite passage is Isaiah 26:3,
4, “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed
on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever,
for in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength.”
Ordinand
ERROL McCLADDIE
Errol McCladdie, is a full-time chaplain providing end-of-life-care
with Amedisys Hospice of Huntsville, Alabama, and a volunteer
chaplain for the Huntsville Madison Hospital. He was born and raised
in Cleveland, Ohio and married to Margie J. Alexander. They have
three adult children. Alexandria Marie Thomas, Sheryl Nicole Lowe,
and Michael Alexander McCladdie and nine grandchildren.
Chaplain McCladdie began his ministry in 1978 in Allegheny West
Conference, God called him into the field of Literature Ministry. After
serving in the Allegheny West Conference as a Literature Evangelists
for eight years he felt the call to attend the Oakwood University,
former Oakwood College where he earned his Bachelor of Arts
Degree. After graduating from Oakwood College, he matriculated to
Andrews University where he earned his Masters of Divinity Degree.
While attending Andrews University he begin to understand God’s
call on his life for ministry, which led him into the field of chaplaincy.
While there he began to prepare for what would become his call into
this unique and specialized ministry.
After graduating from Andrews University with a Masters of Divinity
Degree, he continued to pursue further education in preparation for
the chaplaincy ministry by being accepted into the (CPE) Clinical
Pastoral Education residency program at Princeton Baptist Medical
Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. He completed an additional four
units of (CPE).
He gives God all the glory for this most wonderful and powerful
ministry that connects his life with the lives of those who are on the
brink of eternity and helping them to prepare to meet Christ in peace
at his second coming.
Commissional
LOLA MOORE
Lola R. Moore is a native of Elizabeth New Jersey and is the
first of three daughters born to Marilyn and Calvin Moore III.
She felt the call of God upon her life at an early age and
began serving the Body of Christ in various capacities at
the Trinity Temple SDA Church in Newark, NJ. She emerged
as a leader and change-agent during her matriculation at
La Sierra University in Riverside, CA where she graduated
with a BA in Religious Studies in 2004.
After graduating, her studies continued at the Seventh-day
Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University where
she earned the Master of Divinity. Her full-time ministry
began as a Chaplain in Orlando, Florida and Nashville, TN
until she was called to Pastoral Ministry in January of 2010.
Pastor Moore has been privileged to serve as Student Intern
and Assistant Pastor to some of the greatest congregations
in Seventh-day Adventism by learning at the Mt. Rubidoux
Church in Riverside, CA, the Riverside Chapel SDA Church
in Nashville, TN and at the Oakwood University Church in
Huntsville, AL. She In 2010, she began her work in Pastoral
Ministry at the Riverside Chapel SDA Church where she
served as the Pastor for Evangelism and Discipleship. After
serving as the Pastor for the Maranatha and Emmanuel SDA
Churches in NW Florida, Pastor Moore as appointed to be
the Young Adult Ministeries Director for the South Central
Conference beginning in 2015, the position she currently
serves.
A gifted singer, preacher and God-directed leader, Pastor
Moore has been blessed to minister
Commissional
SHAWN
JACKSON MOSS
Shawn Jackson Moss is a native Washingtonian; born and
raised in Northwest Washington, D.C. The only child of
Laurence and the late Regina Jackson, and wife of her
beloved James Moss.
She discovered a desire for the truth of God’s word early
in her life. Her love for the Lord and passion for service
has affo ded Pastor Moss the opportunity to serve in
various ministries with a desire to bring many to the Lord.
She attended Columbia Union College (now Washington
Adventist University) where she received her BA in
Theology and Pastoral Ministry. Following completion of
her undergraduate program, she matriculated through
Andrews University where she received her Master of
Divinity with an emphasis in Family Life Education. Pastor
Moss worked for two years post seminary at the Capitol
Hill SDA Church in Washington, D.C. under the tutelage of
Senior Pastor, Dr. Gene M. Donaldson. While there, she
accepted a Call to the South Central Conference, and was
installed at the Bethany SDA Church in Memphis, TN as
the second female pastor in South Central Conference,
and the first female senior pastor. While there, she has
been blessed to baptize over 40 precious ones in the
Lord.
Pastor and Brother Moss began their prayer ministry early
in their lives together and continuously pray for guidance
and strength to stay ready for whatever assignment God
calls them to as they embark on new paths of service and
embrace them with eagerness! Her favorite verse is John
3:16 and her personal motto comes from Psalm 34:8: “Oh
taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man
who trusts in Him!”
Ordinand
BILLIE C. THOMPSON
Billie C. Thompson is a native of Rochester, New York and presently
resides in Yazoo City, Mississippi. His initial desire was to serve
the legal field as an attorney, and thus enrolled in a pre-law
program at St. John Fisher College in Penfield, New York where
he honed his oratory and persuasion skills.
Pastor Thompson wasn’t completely convinced that law was his
calling and took a 3 year hiatus. Shortly thereafter, the Lord
pitched a evangelistic tent in a vacant lot several feet away from
Pastor Thompson’s house. He was later baptized by Pastor Alvin
Goulborne and was led by the Lord to attend Oakwood College
(University) where he graduated with a B.A. in Religion and a
minor in Communication. Thereafter he obtained a Master’s
degree in Clinical Pastoral Counseling at Ashland Theological
Seminary.
Prior to full-time ministry, Pastor Thompson has served as
interim pastor in Greenville/Hollandale, Tupelo/West Amory, and
Yazoo City/Rolling Fork districts. After one year in the interim
capacity, he pastored in Natchez, Fayette, and Woodville district
and presently pastors the Yazoo City/Rolling Fork, Mississippi
district where the Lord blessed 12 precious souls through a
revelation seminar.
Having worked in clinical counseling, Pastor Thompson
developed a passionate desire to effect healing with families
challenged with issues such as addition, co-dependence,
suicidal issues, and abuse problems. He is a member of the
Family Life Committee and for 3 years he conducted workshops
such as “Addition: A Family Illness” and “Bible Based
Communication” at camp meetings and churches.
Pastor Thompson is married to the former Patricia Ray of
Memphis, Tennessee. The Lord has blessed this union with 2
grown offspring; Billie Thompson III and Stephanie Thompson.
His wife Patricia is an outstanding educator who has taught in
Adventist schools in the Allegany West Conference and the
South Central Conference. Mrs. Thompson was also awarded for
her teaching excellence in both conferences.
Pastor Thompson is not in the ministry by chance or accident.
One of his favorite sayings is, “God chooses who he uses” and
he is honored that God chose him to be one of his foot
soldiers.
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