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To God Be the Glory — Okotoks Company Organized as a Church
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Baptized by Pastor Jinwook Lee (Clock wise): Rojh Ballecer; Anya Liwanag and Jerson Segundo Jr. Photos by Derique Ballecer
he Okotoks Company was organized into a full-fledged church on November 28, 2020. The members were very excited, although the event needed to be held on Zoom. The Conference was well represented. Pastor Jinwook Lee, the Okotoks Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor, welcomed everyone and opened the event with prayer. Lots of praises were sung during the program. Keith Richter rendered the Scripture reading, followed by Pastor Anthony Kern, who offered the pastoral prayer. Pastor Gary Hodder preached a thought-provoking sermon and reviewed the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Pastor George Ali talked about the threemember nucleus, followed by accepting the 67 members of the newly formed church. Pastor Don Corkum gave the dedicatory prayer, followed by the congregation singing the hymn “To God Be the Glory.” The event ended with the benediction given by Pastor Romy Daquila. The Okotoks Seventh-day Adventist Church members will remember this precious day for a very long time. — Submitted by Ria Schurig, Communication Leader, Okotoks Seventh-day Adventist Church MARCH 2021
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