Day for the elders

On 27 October, the Pole Training & Mission , under the leadership of David Carballo, organised a special day for our elders.   The aim was threefold. The first was to build team cohesion. Elders, especially when they are in a church without a pastor, can quickly feel isolated or…

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Baptism Ceremony

There weren’t ten of them…   They were five. They were not alone. The church of Thulin, plus their families, plus friends from other churches were with them. They weren’t invited, they invited us and we were delighted. Having said that, it was a question of water, not the water…

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The international church moves

On Saturday 5 October 2024, Belgium’s first English-speaking Adventist community, also known as ISDAC or the International Church of Brussels, celebrated its last Sabbath in the building on rue Ernest Allard that has been its home for the past three decades. Local pastor David Carballo delivered a sermon entitled ‘At…

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Appointment of a new pastor

On 1 October we took on a new 60% pastor. You probably already know her: she is Isabelle Willekens, the wife of our Youth leader Jérôme Raucy. In 2014-2015, when Jérôme answered the call and chose to start studying theology at Collonges after a career in cabinet-making, the family followed……

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