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Seventh Day Baptist conference slated at George Fox University |
A lesser-known
Christian denomination will hold its annual conference at George Fox
University later this month.
The Seventh Day Baptists are self-described evangelical Baptists
who keep the Sabbath on the seventh day. Similar to Jews or
Seventh-Day Adventists, they cease work from sunset on Friday night
to sunset on Saturday night, said Virginia Burdick, the spokesperson
for the conference committee. The goal: to concentrate on family,
the church and worship.
Burdick said that the observance of the Sabbath is the main
difference between her denomination and other branches of
Protestantism. The theological rationale for their practice comes
from the book of Genesis: “And on the seventh day he ceased from all
his work. God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.”
Seventh Day Baptists believe in salvation through a personal
relationship with God, and, like other Baptists, immersion in water
after making a personal commitment to follow Christ.
The Seventh Day Baptists are a covenant organization: pastors are
not the only ones to make decisions and every member is encouraged
to participate, Burdick said. Decisions are approved by a majority
vote.
The denomination traces its roots to the mid-17th Century and the
English separatist movement. The first American Seventh Day Baptist
church was established in 1671.
The conference, held from July 29 through Aug. 4, will consist of a
series of workshops, leadership training, children’s programs, and
worship. Business will also be discussed as committees consider
issues running the gamut from faith and order to women’s interests.
The public is invited to attend daily Bible studies at 8:30 a.m.
and worship services at 7:30 p.m. in GFU’s Bauman Auditorium. |
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From
July 14, 2007, Newberg Graphic
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