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Elder Don Livesay has been appointed as the Interim President of the Oregon Conference, effective immediately, following an invitation from the North Pacific Union President and the Oregon Conference Executive Committee on Friday, October 4th. Livesay, a former Oregon Conference President, will provide leadership during the fourth quarter of 2024 as the Conference begins preparing its 2025 budget.
Livesay’s appointment allows the Oregon Conference search committee, composed of the executive committee and constituency nominating committee members, additional time to continue their search for a permanent president while seeking divine guidance.
Retired since 2017, Livesay brings a wealth of experience, having served as both Oregon Conference and Lake Union President. He remains active in various leadership roles, including serving on the AdventHealth Gordon Board and the Voice of Prophecy Board, among others.
Throughout his career, Livesay has held diverse positions, including pastor, academy chaplain, and conference and union president. His leadership philosophy emphasizes leading with authorship, doing the right thing for the right reasons, and prioritizing positive spiritual outcomes.
Although Livesay begins his interim role immediately, he will be on-site in Oregon starting October 21st. The Conference requests continued prayers as they prepare for 2025 and seek a permanent leader.
In the sermon below, Elder Livesay shares on the transformative power of God’s forgiveness.
In the wake of Hurricane Helene—the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Katrina—Adventists from across the country are rallying to provide aid. With at least 213 reported deaths across six states, the hurricane’s flooding, high winds, and storm surges have devastated communities from the southeastern U.S. to the southern Appalachians.
Adventist Community Services (ACS) has been at the forefront of these relief efforts. In Valdosta, Georgia, ACS has established a distribution center, offering essential supplies to the community. The Georgia Cumberland Conference also provided two shower trailers to serve over 100 displaced individuals sheltering in a local Methodist church. Meanwhile, in Asheville, North Carolina, ACS has set up another distribution center to deliver emergency items, including water, baby formula, and ready-to-eat meals.
Regional Adventist conferences have also united to expand relief efforts. South Atlantic and Carolina Conferences are working together to cover the vast area affected by the hurricane, while Florida and Southeastern Conferences are collaborating to provide aid in Florida.
Further north, thirty-five students and faculty from Union Adventist University’s Disaster Response Team in Lincoln, Nebraska, have deployed to North Carolina, focusing their efforts on one of the hardest-hit regions near the Tennessee border.
Natalie Bruzon |Guardian Radio, The Bahamas’ only news talk radio station, recently provided commentary on a land dispute involving 3ABN’s acquisition of generational property in Long Island, Bahamas.
The hosts discussed the legality of foreigners acquiring generational property, defined in The Bahamas as “land owned by many descendants of the original landowner.” The property in question was initially obtained by 3ABN through an irrevocable trust signed in 2011 by David Lawrence Adderley, a legally blind Miami resident now in his mid-80s. The network eventually gained full possession via a settlement Adderley agreed to in 2020.
However, the network is now in a legal battle in The Bahamas with Adderley’s cousin, Ambrose Adderley, a lifelong subsistence farmer who—according to relatives—has lived on the “generational property” all his life, Spectrum recently reported.
Listen to Guardian Radio’s discussion of the land dispute below, starting at the five-minute, 20-second mark.
The congregation remains intact, but the loss of the church has taken a toll. I spoke with Spencerville members of different generations, asking them to share their memories of the church.
The book of John is a little different from other accounts of Jesus’s life on earth. From turning water to wine to healing a man by a pool, we see Jesus’ divinity through it all. (Commentary on the Adult Bible Study Guide for September 28 – October 4.)
In honor of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada, we take a look at what it could look like to learn from our Indigenous neighbors.
I have often questioned whether I am Hispanic enough, feeling as though I am a visitor of my own ethnicity, not a citizen. But although I do not speak Spanish, I always endeavor to be fluent in el idioma del cielo—the language of heaven.
A valuable 400-acre oceanfront property, owned by four generations of the Adderley family, lies at the center of a land dispute before the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas.
We would like to believe that the influence of faith in politics will make it more moral and ethical. What happens more often is that our faith becomes less moral and ethical as love, compassion, and fairness are sacrificed.
A Seventh-day Adventist leader in South Africa causes havoc across congregations. What are the consequences when those in power refuse to follow church policies?
When Jesus rose from the dead, He first appeared to the women coming to care for Him. The trust He placed in them to tell the story is deeply comforting. (Commentary on the Adult Bible Study Guide for September 21 – 27.)
Do we give too much power to our political identity? Identity, religion, and politics combine in this piece on analyzing our beliefs.
As warm sun shone on more than 60,000 campers attending the “Believe the Promise” International Pathfinder Camporee, Campbell County Emergency Management and Gillette city leaders tracked a severe weather system. Inside city limits, a different storm had already buffeted the small town of 33,000 for months.
