In ‘Memories of My Grandmother,’ Lucille Byrd (sic),” published in the North AmericanInformant, Lucy Byard’s step-granddaughter, Naomi R. Allen, wrote that Lucy “was a strong, energetic church worker.
Want to learn more of the history (than we share in the March 2019 issue) surrounding the Lucy Byard incident? See more historical photos and letters sent between the Washington Sanitarium and the Seventh-day Adventist Church executives regarding Byard’s incident.
News of Lucy Byard’s death sent shock waves through the Seventh-day Adventist Church, especially among its 16,000 African-American members. How did it lead to the creation of regional conferences?
Lucy Byard is one of the most pivotal figures in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Yet many have never heard of her, or have just heard her name in passing as the casualty of a tragic event somewhere in the safely distant past.
Charles Tapp, senior pastor of Potomac Conference's Sligo church, shares short messages in Keys to Practical Living, a CD of short messages from Sligo's radio ministry on WGTS 91.9.
"We want families to know that despite the fact that developing healthy family relationships is not a simple or easy task, it is possible through the grace and power of God. There is hope for today’s families."
Hace veinte años, las ocho conferencias que conforman la Unión de Columbia proporcionaron fondos signi cativos para ayudar a cumplir con una nueva política de la División Norteamericana (NAD) de que los fondos rotatorios en toda la división deberían mantener un mínimo del 25 por ciento de su dinero en reservas de capital.
