Bemidji SDA Church Homecoming Weekend and new Church School Dedication: August 8 - 9, 2025
(Highlighted Events - more details to come)
7:30 P.M. FRIDAY EVENING VESPERS:
Former school teacher, James M. Dwyer, will be the speaker for this event.
11 A.M. WORSHIP HOUR SPEAKER:
Pastor Marty Jackson (retired) and his lovely wife, Connie, have been most recently at the Cedar Creek and Woodland Seventh-day Adventist Churches in Woodland, WA.
Pastor Marty grew up in Illinois, graduated with a B.A. in Theology & Masters of Divinity from Andrews University in Michigan. He and Connie (who was a teaching assistant at the Bemidji SDA Church School) reside in SW Washington. He has pastored 13 Adventist churches in Minnesota, including Bemidji; as well as Baker City/Richland, Oregon, Eagle, Idaho, and most recently SW Washington.
3 P.M. SACRED CONCERT:
Born into a very musical family, The Anderson Trio will be the featured musical guests for the afternoon concert. Melissa (Clouzet), Heidi (Gonzales), and Greggory Anderson, will be returning home to bless us as they uplift our Savior in musical worship and praise!
These three Anderson youngsters were born and raised in Bemidji, and are the creation of Clinton and Leah Anderson (retired) who were our longest tenured teachers, both having taught for 18 years in the Bemidji SDA Church School.
4:30 P.M. DEDICATION and SCHOOL MEMORIES:
Pastor Lester Bentley is the current pastor of the Bemidji Seventh-day Adventist church and is himself a product of Christian Education. He received his call to ministry at a New Year’s Eve party in 1979 and has served as the pastor here in Bemidji since October 2023. His focus is on teaching and preaching the Gospel Message.
Pastor Bentley will lead in the afternoon dedication event as we commit our new Bemidji SDA Church School building in the work of educating young minds for Christ. A timeline history and memories will also be presented during this service.
7:30 P.M. SATURDAY EVENING VESPERS:
James C. Davis Jr. will be the keynote speaker at the Saturday evening vespers. James serves as the Education Superintendent for the MN Conference of SDAs, a role he has held since 2019. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Physics with a minor in Mathematics, a Master's degree in Architecture Studies and a graduate certificate in Educational Leadership. James and his wife, Karon, have three adult sons.
Sabbath lunch of "haystacks" and a lite Saturday evening meal will be served. An Ice Cream Social will follow Sundown Vespers.
