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Welcome!
And thanks for taking the time to visit. Here you can discover when our worship services occur and what special events are on the horizon. You can also connect to information in the form of helpful links to Bible-related sites.
Our Mission Statement
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The church is located on the campus of Shenandoah Valley Academy, which was established here 100 years ago. Almost 300 students reside here during the academic year. They come from anywhere in the U.S. and other countries as well. 90% of students who graduate progress to college to plan for careers in health care, business, education, and many other types of employment. A dedicated alumni return each Spring to fellowship and support the Academy. You are invited to visit their website to learn more. |
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It is true
As one can see in our name, we worship God on Saturday—the 7th day. We cordially invite you to join with us in our Sabbath Schools, when we actively study God’s Word, sing, and pray together. Stay for our worship service, where the highlight is hearing heartening sermons that inspire praise, provocative thought, and renewed commitment to obedience to God. “And by the seventh day God completed His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done.” Genesis 2:2 (NASB)
“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the Lord your God; in it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter, your male or your female servant or your cattle or your sojourner who stays with you. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.” Exodus 20: 8-12 (NASB) “. . . The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.” Mark 2:28 (NASB)
The Sabbath hours
Another Time We Hold Dear
Sunset Calendar
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A Legacy to Church Mission
Early on the church’s message became challenged by some unbiblical concepts and compromising practices. However, there have been reform movements in every age calling people back to the integrity of God’s word. The reformation came into full bloom from the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries. The nineteenth century gave rise to a continuing reformation calling people’s attention to certain biblical principles that were still lost or forgotten, such as the culminating return of Christ in history and the unrepealed commandments of God including the seventh-day Sabbath.
Seventh-day Adventism arose in the mid-nineteenth century with deep roots in and commitment to the saving grace, life, death, resurrection and intercession of Jesus Christ. It is the response of grateful adoration that impels Adventists to proclaim a full-bodied message of life, health and hope. Adventists invite everyone to investigate the gospel, which Jesus said is for the whole person.
Don Bostian, MDiv.
Retired Seventh-day Adventist Pastor
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"Divine Destiny" (MSWord)
The Valley Environment
Significance of a
The living gift of Water from God provides: ~~ Water to quench our thirst ~~ Water to cleanse our bodies ~~ Water to sustain life in many ways ~~ And most importantly, spiritual Living Water of God's Word [Click on picture above to download and view a PPT meditation slide show]
Why are We Here? We believe God has placed our congregation and our schools in the Shenandoah Valley for a divine purpose (refer to our mission statement above). Therefore, the sermons preached, committees conducted, ministries created, and events held both on our campus and in the community serve to build friendships of Heavenly importance. Certain educational resources on this website are intentionally prepared to:
The following audio sermons/lectures are highly recommended (they are listed on the podcast list, where you may listen or download them or you may request them by using an order form).
Enjoy! And be Encouraged!
How to Stay Married Forever and Like It (3-part series) The Holy Hurricane (2-part series) Money, Sex, and Power (5-part series) Raising Great Kids Without Blowing a Gasket (3-part series) A Trip Into the Supernatural (6-part series) Men of Power ( 5-part series) The Three Hooks of Heaven (3-part series) Lordship Worship (3-part series) Homeland Security (5-part series) The Church Victorious (6-part series) There are many more single sermons to inspire and encourage you. Need to Locate Other SDA Churches?
Links to Other Resources
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Philosophy & Core Values
Members May Pay Tithe & Offerings Online!
Seventh-day Adventists believe the Lord's work requires support from a tithe of 10% on income and general offerings of 4-5% of income. They are collected at each weekly service and now can be submitted online at the AdventistGiving website.
For information on the fiscal responsibilities of NMSDA church Click Here MINISTRIES
1. Visit in your home for an hour to perform a standardized assessment (prepared by such agencies as the Red Cross and Agency on Aging) that will help you recognize and improve practices and situations in your home that would require an alteration to avoid such events as fire, your falling, electric shock, etc.
2. Another service of the Home Safety Program is advising you about alert systems for your emergency needs that will give you peace of mind in knowing that if you should fall or become ill and unable to seek assistance, someone you know will come to your aid.
Contact Judy LIttle - 740-3606 or
Gloria Stark - 740-8314 to arrange an appointment
for a friendly and life-saving visit.Adventist Community Services Go BRIDGE EVENTS With few exceptions, good things go on inside churches. The challenge is, most people who are not Christians don’t believe that—and sometimes with good reason! Churches and the people who run them have at times abused their power and left behind a trail of broken lives. Consequently, there’s often a gap between churches and those they wish to serve, a gap that must be intentionally bridged if it’s to be crossed at all.
To that end, we regularly hold what we call Bridge Events. The idea is simple: Make a bridge between church members and the community by holding special events that meet the community’s genuine needs. While Bridge Events can be of many types, our most successful to date have been those held on Saturday mornings during our regular worship time. Some examples of those have been presentations entitled “How To Stay Married Forever—And Like It!”, “Money, Sex, and Power”, and “Raising Great Kids (Without Blowing a Gasket!)”. To learn more, contact Kevin Crawford at 740-2930 Small Groups for Bible Study -- In various communities throughout the New Market area small groups are regularly meeting in homes or community centers to examine Biblical truth. Discussion is rich; helping relationships are formed; action for the Lord is encouraged. To learn more, contact Dave DeSpirito: ddespirito@hotmail.com or 740-4628 |
