A British Winter’s Night concert will be an evening of lively traditional British tunes and ballads. From the popular Vaughan Williams Sea Songs and English Folk Song Suite, to the rousing tunes of the Irish Washerwoman and Country Gardens, this evening is sure to delight! The Andrews University Wind Symphony, under the direction of Denisse Santos-Gooden, will once again collaborate with the Southwestern Michigan College Brass Band under the direction of Mark Hollandsworth. The two ensembles will take the stage at the Howard Performing Arts Center on January 31, 2026 at 8:00 PM. Start off your new year with toe-tapping tunes and swaying sweet melodies! Tickets are available at howard.andrews.edu.
American Apocalypse: 'What Is Past Is Prologue'
Beauty and the Beast: The Bride and the Streetwalker
Resources
Speaker
Dwight K. NelsonDwight Nelson served as lead pastor of the Pioneer Memorial Church on the campus of Andrews University from 1983 to 2023. During his time at Pioneer he spoke on the “New Perceptions” telecast, taught at the theological seminary and has written books, including The Chosen. He and his wife, Karen, are blessed with two married children and 2 granddaughters.
Offering
Saturday, September 05, 2020
Program:
Opening Music
"Joy Surpassing" • Kenneth Logan
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, Pioneer Memorial Church
Welcome & Call to Worship
John Glass, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church
*Joy!—A Hymn Cycle
Choristers: Lisa Jardine, Charles Reid; violin: Maggie Wilcox; organ: Kenneth Logan
Praise
"Doxology" • "Everlasting God" • "Build My Life" • "Waterfall"
praise leader: Vivian Raimundo; vocals: Bernadette Flores, Shane Pierre; acoustic guitar: Lucas Aguiar; bass guitar: Lorian Guillaume; cajon: Jeremy Ahn; piano: Htee Mu
Congregational Prayer
Pioneer Life
Rodlie Ortiz, Associate Pastor, Pioneer Memorial Church with Eddy Montalvo, Andrews University Student
Pioneer Life: Grow Group
Brianna Martin, Grow Group Coordinator
Children's Story
Randy Lonto, Physical Ed Teacher, Ruth Murdoch Elementary School
Children's Prayer
Scripture Reading
Woody and Peggy Whidden, Pioneer Elders
Worship in Music
"Jesu, Joy" • Johann Sebastian Bach
baritone: Raleigh Pettey, Andrews University student; violin: Maggie Wilcox, Andrews University student; organ: Kenneth Logan
Message
"American Apocalypse: Beauty and the Beast: The Bride and the Streetwalker"
Dwight K. Nelson
Closing Hymn
"I'd Rather Have Jesus" • SDAH 327, st. 1 & 2
Closing Music
"Rejoice, All You Christians" • Ernst Pepper
Kenneth Logan, Minister of Music, Pioneer Memorial Church
More In This Series
A British Winter's Night: Wind Symphony Winter Concert
Standout Event
Andrews University invites homeschool and public high school students to attend Standout, taking place February 20–22. This event is designed to serve as a spiritual refueling experience for students who may not have regular access to Adventist revival programs or daily religious instruction. We invite you to learn more and register for this impactful weekend at: https://www.andrews.edu/splash/standout
Offering for January 17, 2026
Religious Liberty Offering
Seventh-day Adventists have stood firmly for religious liberty—for everyone—for more than 150 years. But do you know the reason why? Part of the reason is that, when our church was founded, almost every American state had Sunday-keeping laws on the books. Adventist pastors, farmers, laborers, and others were arrested, jailed, or fined for doing “secular work” on Sunday.
Even Wille White, son of James and Ellen, was arrested in Oakland, California, in 1882 for keeping the Pacific Press Publishing presses operating on a Sunday!
But that’s not the full story. The deeper reason why we continue to stand for religious liberty—in the courts, before legislatures, and through the pages of Liberty magazine—is because we want to reflect the character of the God we serve.
He’s a God who created us in His image and who has given each one of us the freedom to choose whom we will worship. He’s a God who, in the words of Ellen White, “desires only the service of love,” which “cannot be won by force or authority” (The Desire of Ages, 22).
Today, please help support this vital ministry of religious liberty. It’s a ministry that defends not only the rights of individual conscience, but also the ability of our church to continue to do its mission. And as we face uncertain days ahead, your prayers and support are needed now, more than ever.
—North American Division Stewardship Ministries