News

News in March, 2005:

• Officially Becoming a Company
  

  On Sabbath, March 19, 2005, our church family was officially recognized and formed as a company of believers by the Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. This was three years in the making, during which time we held health seminars, Sabbath vespers services and now regular Sabbath morning services as a means of glorifying God's name and proclaiming His word in the South Carroll region.

  At 9:30am we held a ceremony of celebration for the official organization of our group and dedication of our members to the service of our loving Lord. At 11:00am the ProphecyCode program was shown and then afterwards there was a potluck lunch. To celebrate further there were 2 baptisms at the Westminster Seventh-day Adventist Church in the afternoon.

News in October, 2004:

• The Open House/Reunion on October 30, 2004 was well attended by over 60 individuals. Pastor Steve Wall gave a rousing sermon entitled: "You Can Go Home Again!". The church choir sang a special anthem for the occasion and other music was provided by Carol Gore, clarinet, and Jan Wall, soprano. Lorraine Fitzwater gave a historical account of the first Sykesville Seventh-day Adventist Church, which formed in 1973 and met for 13 years in the Springfield Presbyterian Church before closing in 1990. This special service was planned largely to invite back those members of the first Sykesville church, as well as to announce our presence to the community and area Seventh-day Adventists. Close to 200 invitations were mailed out announcing this special service.

News in September, 2004:

• The Sabbath service on September 11 was presented by the Johnson-Greene Family Quartet, and their mini-concert was a blessing to all in attendance.

News in August, 2004:

• On August 7 Sabbath morning services began at Springfield Presbyterian Church; 9:30am Sabbath School and 11am church. There were 50 in attendance that first Sabbath, including Pastor Steve Wall, pastor of the sponsoring church, Westminster, and Chesapeake Conference President, Neville Harcombe.

News in July, 2004:

• CONGRATULATIONS!! to Sara Jamieson who was baptized on July 24, 2004 at the Westminster Seventh-day Adventist Church. Her grandfather, retired pastor Elder Herb Silver, had the priviledge of baptizing her.

• We received final approval to rent the Springfield Presbyterian Church for Sabbath morning services! They will begin August 7, 2004.

• July 13 there was a combined Community Service vision meeting with delegates from the Westminster, South Carroll and Reisterstown churches. Pastor Steve Wall officiated.