Church history

It gives me great joy to write to inform you that we, as the congregation of Downers Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church will be holding our first services in our newly renovated Sanctuary this coming Sabbath, September 26, 2009. As you may know, we have been in a building project for the past several months, and [...]

It was just a few weeks ago that we were all won-dering when the renovation project would begin. Since then there have been tireless efforts to renovate the sanctuary and other areas of the Church. The building committee has been meeting on a regular ba-sis to continue follow-ing through with plans that were proposed at [...]

Looking Back at the Downers Grove Church by Shirley Newton For 80 men, women and children, there was, what shall we call it, a sense of adventure, a surge of the Seventh-day Adventist mission, right in Downers Grove, Illinois. It was the 5th of November 1960 when a few members from the Hinsdale Church, and [...]

Church Reunion Worship Church Reunion Potluck Church Reunion Fellowship

PANEL DISCUSSION Panel Members: Dr. John Baldwin, Pastor Raymond Plummer, Pastor Christopher Holland, Pastor Joseph Arner and Joe Sodora. Panel Discussion 1 – Moderator: David Dye Listen Now! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Panel Discussion 2 – Moderator: Affif Leonor Listen Now! [Audio clip: view full post to listen] More Pictures:

Welcome to the 40th Reunion Celebration of the Downers Grove Seventh-day Adventist Church. We are very happy that you are with us today. This is a special Sabbath for all of us as we reunite with old friends and take opportunities to make new ones. We also want to give a special welcome to three [...]

Brief history of church (written by pastor C.L. Turner circa 1966).  In addition, I included photo catalog of members of the Downers Grove church at the time.  Included are original photos of the land before construction. (Download PDF file)