Pastor Derek Irvine, Board Vice PresidentAssociate Pastor at Vernon Advent Christian Church My family and I have lived in the area for six years. We moved here from the mountains of Virginia after serving at a wonderful church for the previous five years. My wife and I, both from New England, are enjoying being backContinue reading “All in God’s Timing”
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Walking New Paths
Margie Donaldson – God has a way of bumping us out of our routines. He writes changes into our days that create opportunities for us to choose to trust him more fully, depend upon him a little more than the day before. As a result of one of these patterns of change, I moved away from a place I called home that I dearly loved. There, I was surrounded by woodlands with hiking trails and quiet little ponds to sit alongside. Read More…
When Faith is Stronger than Fear
Gail Veenama – A missionary friend once said that Christians don’t retire, they just retread, so as I prepared to retire at the end of 2014, I wondered where God would lead me to serve Him in retirement. Because family is something I am passionate about, the ministry of Branches is one that I have prayed for since it began many years ago as Lifeway. Read more…
Branches on the Move…
Gary DeHaas – I moved back to Vermont in 2017 to pastor a local congregation. It had been 30 years since we last called Vermont home. We noticed many changes but perhaps, not as many as other places we lived. The beauty of the landscape, the rugged individualism of the natives, and the indifference towards church attendance were much the same. Read more…
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