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104 Adventist Pastors fired for rejecting the inspiration of Ellen G. White!
Some SDA members have been deceived by their leaders into thinking they don't have to accept White as prophet and can use only the Bible!
Testimonials: (Submit yours!)
I dropped my membership in the SDA church in 1981, of my own
volition. I was never fired. The actual number of people who either
resigned or were fired because of loss of faith in the SDA mission, I
believe is a far higher number than what you list below. Few people,
relatively speaking were fired. Many more, like myself, decided on our own
that this was no place to be. (A.R., Virginia, May 2005)
"Hi, My name is Les Stambaugh, though I have never been an Adventist
pastor myself, I did study to become one. I had my SDA church membership
transfer from Astoria, Or. where I had been an elder in good standing, to
Dillingham, Ak. where I moved in 1980, was blocked from taking place
(Ironically I believed staunchly in EG White at that time.) The issue
holding up my transfer had to do with my father, R. Glen Stambaugh. Dad had
been the longest serving and much loved missionary pastor in the Alaska
Mission of SDA ,and served as a pastor in Oregon and Washington states as
well. But, Dad was at that time being called to give assurance of his
belief in Ellen White in the Gold Hill, Or. church he was pastoring then. I
was surprised to NOT see his name on your list of fired pastors, as the
ultimate result for him was that he was fired (about 1982) by the Oregon
Conf. of SDA., who, (also ironically), are responsible for telling him
about the LIES about EG White. My father's story is a remarkable one
reminiscent of Martin Luther and the diet at Verms. His congregations voted
to reinstate him as pastor after he was" censured. " Surprisingly even a
panel fellow SDA Denominational workers who examined his doctrinal beliefs
voted to reinstate him. However at his reinstatement ceremony the Or. Conf.
Pres asked him to reaffirm his belief in Ellen White and her writings
stacked on top of the Bible in front of his congregation. After all they
had told him, and all he had leaned in the process of the events he went
through, he was amazed he could be asked such a thing and told them plainly
so." (Submitted Feb. 2004)
Neal C. Wilson, President General Conference of Seventh-day
Adventists and Life Member Ellen G. White Estate Board: "...when we come to
the point as to whether one has to believe in Ellen White, to some degree
or another, or accept her visions as real or simply an imagination or
parroting what somebody else said - that one has to believe that these
things were real visions in order to be a Seventh-day Adventist or to
experience salvation - this church has never taken that position. I hope it
never does... " (Neal Wilson, Pacific Union College Campus Chronicle
5/27/82)
The list:
Attached is a partial list of former SDA workers, mostly ordained
ministers, who have been fired, pressured to resign, or reassigned
voluntarily because they could not conscientiously "believe in Ellen White
to some degree or another, or accept her visions as real". Their refusal to
preach extrabiblical church doctrines led to excruciating circumstances and
decisions for many who loved their church and wished only to proclaim God's
Word unhindered by human traditions and creeds.
We ask our readers to supply us with any additions or corrections to this
list
Albertson, Ivan, Teacher: Central California Conference
Bailey, Mike, Pashr: Oregon Conference
Barren, Grahem, Pastor: New Zealand
Bassch, Eric, Pastor: South Africa
Bassch, Eugene, Colporteur: South Africa
Bean, Harvey and Marlie, Teachers: Oregon Conference
Broad, Ray, Teacher: New Zealand
Broomhaul, Rod, Pastor: North Queensland, Australia
Bruington, Dean, Pastor: Iowa Conference
Campbell, Francis: President South African Union
Cannaday, Ron, Arizona
Cary, Tom, Pastor: South Africa
Chambers, Joe, Pastor : Western Australia
Champaign, Gary, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
Coon, Glenn 111, Pastor: West Virginia - Mt. View Conference
Crandall, Alan, Doctoral Student: Andrews University
De Villiers, Brian, Worker South Africa
Dennis, Travis, Pastor Texas Conference
Dorsey, Ruth, Teacher: Washington Conference
Douglas, Gary, Pastor: West Virginia Mt. View Conference
Edwards, Calvin, Pastor: Missouri Conference
Ernesto Hernandez, CaliforniaAgafonoff, Sergie, Pastor,: Brisbane,
Australia
Fahden, Lyall, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Finney, Conrad, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Ford, Desmond, Religion Professor: Australasian Division
Fredericks, Richard, Maryland
Garrison, Gary, Pastor: Central California Conference
Geddes, Charles, Teacher: Colorado Conference
Greenley, Ray, Pastor: Ohio Conference
Harper, John, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Harris, Ed, Pastor: Washington - Upper Columbia Conf.
Helppi, Rauno, Pastor: Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference
Higby, Bob, Pastor: Wisconsin Conference
Higby, Wally, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Honeycutt, Ronald, Pastor: Florida Conference
Hood, Paul, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
Howard, Turner, Pastor: Georgia- Cumberland Conference
Howell, Dan, Teacher: Florida Conference
Huston, Ed, Pastor: Washington Conference
Jenner, Loren, Pastor: South Australia
Johnson, Rick, Teacher: Missouri Conference
Kaikainahaule, Bill, Pastor: Southern California Conference
Kellar, Don, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Kluzit, Victor, Pastor/Lit. Evang.: Texas Conference
Knight, David, Teacher: Colorado Conference
Kress, Michael, Graduate Student: Andrews University
LaBrecque, Alexander, Pastor: West Virginia-Mt. View Conference
Lamp, Herschel, M.D.: St. Helena Hosp. (Calif.)
Lawson, Chris, Teacher: Ontario Conference
Lemon, Duane, Pastor: Southern California Conference
Ludwig, Doug, Pastor: Kansas Conference
Luster, Chuck, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
Maraccini, Rocky, California
Martin, Colin, Pastor: England
Martin, J. Mark
Mason, Noel, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Masters, George, Teacher: Central California Conference
McCauley, Norman, Pastor: Northern New England Conference
McCormack, Kevin, Pastor: Southern California Conference
McHarg, Winston, Pastor: Australia (resigned in advance)
McMurphy, Elmore, College Professor: Pacific Union College
Merrill, Ben, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Moorehead, Doug, Teacher: Florida Conference
Moran, Don, Literature Evangelist: Central California Conference
Newman, Ray, Pastor: New South Wales, Australia
Palmer, Bob, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Pangborn, Tom, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Parkin, Herb, Pastor: Western Australia
Patterson, Mark, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Peck, Clay, Colorado
Peisert, Greg, Pastor : Iowa Conference
Pitman, Hughie, Pastor: Florida Conference
Pobke, Wayne, Pastor: South Australia
Polglase, John, Pastor: Western Australia
Pursley, Mkhael, Pastor: Pennsylvania Conference
Ralph, Kevin, Pastor: Australia
Rapp, Jim, Pastor: Southern California Conference
Ratzlaff, Dale, Pastor: Central California Conference
Rea, Walter, Pastor: Southern California Conference
Rendalen, Aage, Editor: Norway (actually withdrew from church over
doctrinal reasons, not fired)
Retief, P.J., Pastor: South Africa
Rollings, Dean, Pastor: Queensland, Australia
Ruppert, Greg, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Saladino, Joe, Pastor: Kansas Conference
Schafer, Gary, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Schuster, Craig, Pastor: Alabama-Mississippi Conference
Sellers, Dennis, Evangelist : Washington - Upper Columbia Conf.
Shumate, Gordon, Pastor: Singapore
Smith, Neville, Pastor: South Australia (Victoria)
Stambaugh, R. Glen: Oregon Conference of SDA
Suessenbach, Heinz, Pastor: Western Australia
Summers, Lloyd, Pastor: Oregon Conference
Swanepoel, Martin, Pastor : South Africa (Transvaal Conf.)
Taylor, Greg, North Carolina
Toews, John, Pastor: Southeastern California Conference
van Rooyen, Smuts, Religion Prof.: Andrews University
Vorhies, Wayne, Pastor: Colorado Conference
Waterhouse, Wayne, Pastor: Texas Conference
Waterworth, David, Pastor: South Australia
Weaver, Bruce, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
Wells, Dan, Pastor: Southeastern California Conference
Willruth, Bart, Doctoral Student: Andrews University
Winger, Nordon, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Zapara, John, Pastor: Northern California Conference
Location
Number of SDA Pastors fired
Alabama -Mississippi
1
Andrews Uniuerslty
4
Arkansas -Louisiana
4
Australia/New Zealand
17
California
21
Canada
3
Colorado
1
England
1
Florida
4
Georgia-Cumberland
1
lowa
2
Kansas
2
Missouri
2
Northern New England
1
Norway
1
Oregon
11
Ohio
1
Pennsyluania
1
South Africa
8
Singapore
1
Texas
3
Upper Columbia
2
Washington
2
West Virginia
3
Wisconsin
1
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