Conrad Vine Banned from Michigan Conference Pulpits
4 September 2024 |
Conrad Vine’s well-publicized sermons at the Northern Maine Camp Meeting have continued to cause problems for the popular right-wing anti-vaccination speaker. The latest organization to ban him from their pulpits is the one where he lives: the Michigan Conference.
In a 3 September letter, conference president Jim Micheff wrote,
During a camp meeting in Maine from August 13-17, Conrad Vine, president of Adventist Frontier Missions, delivered messages that raise significant concerns and undermine the unity and integrity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We strongly disagree with the views expressed by Conrad Vine, including, but not limited to, his statements regarding the remnant church and leadership, the establishment of a parachurch organization, and the redirection of tithe. We find his assertions to be inconsistent with the clear teachings found in the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy.
Micheff says that the conference has been “addressing this ongoing concern with him,” yet “his sentiments have evolved further in a public manner.” Consequently,
As we continue to work through these issues, he will not be permitted access to the pulpits of our Michigan Conference churches.
You can read the entire letter here.
Michigan Conference has a reputation as the most solidly conservative conference in the North American Division. Though Vine says he was misunderstood, his sermons were taken by a number of listeners as suggesting a church schism and redistribution of tithe.
As of this writing, there has been no response from the organization Vine leads, Adventist Frontier Missions.
