1. I dropped my membership in the SDA church in 1981, of my own volition. I was never fired. The actual number of people who either resigned or were fired because of loss of faith in the SDA mission, I believe is a far higher number than what you list below. Few people, relatively speaking were fired. Many more, like myself, decided on our own that this was no place to be. (A.R., Virginia, May 2005)
2. "Hi, My name is Les Stambaugh, though I have never been an Adventist pastor myself, I did study to become one. I had my SDA church membership transfer from Astoria, Or. where I had been an elder in good standing, to Dillingham, Ak. where I moved in 1980, was blocked from taking place (Ironically I believed staunchly in EG White at that time.) The issue holding up my transfer had to do with my father, R. Glen Stambaugh. Dad had been the longest serving and much loved missionary pastor in the Alaska Mission of SDA ,and served as a pastor in Oregon and Washington states as well. But, Dad was at that time being called to give assurance of his belief in Ellen White in the Gold Hill, Or. church he was pastoring then. I was surprised to NOT see his name on your list of fired pastors, as the ultimate result for him was that he was fired (about 1982) by the Oregon Conf. of SDA., who, (also ironically), are responsible for telling him about the LIES about EG White. My father's story is a remarkable one reminiscent of Martin Luther and the diet at Verms. His congregations voted to reinstate him as pastor after he was" censured. " Surprisingly even a panel fellow SDA Denominational workers who examined his doctrinal beliefs voted to reinstate him. However at his reinstatement ceremony the Or. Conf. Pres asked him to reaffirm his belief in Ellen White and her writings stacked on top of the Bible in front of his congregation. After all they had told him, and all he had leaned in the process of the events he went through, he was amazed he could be asked such a thing and told them plainly so." (Submitted Feb. 2004)
3. Neal C. Wilson, President General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and Life Member Ellen G. White Estate Board: "...when we come to the point as to whether one has to believe in Ellen White, to some degree or another, or accept her visions as real or simply an imagination or parroting what somebody else said - that one has to believe that these things were real visions in order to be a Seventh-day Adventist or to experience salvation - this church has never taken that position. I hope it never does... " (Neal Wilson, Pacific Union College Campus Chronicle 5/27/82)

Attached is a partial list of former SDA workers, mostly ordained ministers, who have been fired, pressured to resign, or reassigned voluntarily because they could not conscientiously "believe in Ellen White to some degree or another, or accept her visions as real". Their refusal to preach extrabiblical church doctrines led to excruciating circumstances and decisions for many who loved their church and wished only to proclaim God's Word unhindered by human traditions and creeds.

We ask our readers to supply us with any additions or corrections to this list

1. Albertson, Ivan, Teacher: Central California Conference
2. Bailey, Mike, Pashr: Oregon Conference
3. Barren, Grahem, Pastor: New Zealand
4. Bassch, Eric, Pastor: South Africa
5. Bassch, Eugene, Colporteur: South Africa
6. Bean, Harvey and Marlie, Teachers: Oregon Conference
7. Broad, Ray, Teacher: New Zealand
8. Broomhaul, Rod, Pastor: North Queensland, Australia
9. Bruington, Dean, Pastor: Iowa Conference
10. Campbell, Francis: President South African Union
11. Cannaday, Ron, Arizona
12. Cary, Tom, Pastor: South Africa
13. Chambers, Joe, Pastor : Western Australia
14. Champaign, Gary, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
15. Coon, Glenn 111, Pastor: West Virginia - Mt. View Conference
16. Crandall, Alan, Doctoral Student: Andrews University
17. De Villiers, Brian, Worker South Africa
18. Dennis, Travis, Pastor Texas Conference
19. Dorsey, Ruth, Teacher: Washington Conference
20. Douglas, Gary, Pastor: West Virginia Mt. View Conference
21. Edwards, Calvin, Pastor: Missouri Conference
22. Ernesto Hernandez, CaliforniaAgafonoff, Sergie, Pastor,: Brisbane, Australia
23. Fahden, Lyall, Pastor: Oregon Conference
24. Finney, Conrad, Pastor: Oregon Conference
25. Ford, Desmond, Religion Professor: Australasian Division
26. Fredericks, Richard, Maryland
27. Garrison, Gary, Pastor: Central California Conference
28. Geddes, Charles, Teacher: Colorado Conference
29. Greenley, Ray, Pastor: Ohio Conference
30. Harper, John, Pastor: Oregon Conference
31. Harris, Ed, Pastor: Washington - Upper Columbia Conf.
32. Helppi, Rauno, Pastor: Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference
33. Higby, Bob, Pastor: Wisconsin Conference
34. Higby, Wally, Pastor: Northern California Conference
35. Honeycutt, Ronald, Pastor: Florida Conference
36. Hood, Paul, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
37. Howard, Turner, Pastor: Georgia- Cumberland Conference
38. Howell, Dan, Teacher: Florida Conference
39. Huston, Ed, Pastor: Washington Conference
40. Jenner, Loren, Pastor: South Australia
41. Johnson, Rick, Teacher: Missouri Conference
42. Kaikainahaule, Bill, Pastor: Southern California Conference
43. Kellar, Don, Pastor: Northern California Conference
44. Kluzit, Victor, Pastor/Lit. Evang.: Texas Conference
45. Knight, David, Teacher: Colorado Conference
46. Kress, Michael, Graduate Student: Andrews University
47. LaBrecque, Alexander, Pastor: West Virginia-Mt. View Conference
48. Lamp, Herschel, M.D.: St. Helena Hosp. (Calif.)
49. Lawson, Chris, Teacher: Ontario Conference
50. Lemon, Duane, Pastor: Southern California Conference
51. Ludwig, Doug, Pastor: Kansas Conference
52. Luster, Chuck, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
53. Maraccini, Rocky, California
54. Martin, Colin, Pastor: England
55. Martin, J. Mark
56. Mason, Noel, Pastor: Oregon Conference
57. Masters, George, Teacher: Central California Conference
58. McCauley, Norman, Pastor: Northern New England Conference
59. McCormack, Kevin, Pastor: Southern California Conference
60. McHarg, Winston, Pastor: Australia (resigned in advance)
61. McMurphy, Elmore, College Professor: Pacific Union College
62. Merrill, Ben, Pastor: Oregon Conference
63. Moorehead, Doug, Teacher: Florida Conference
64. Moran, Don, Literature Evangelist: Central California Conference
65. Newman, Ray, Pastor: New South Wales, Australia
66. Palmer, Bob, Pastor: Northern California Conference
67. Pangborn, Tom, Pastor: Oregon Conference
68. Parkin, Herb, Pastor: Western Australia
69. Patterson, Mark, Pastor: Northern California Conference
70. Peck, Clay, Colorado
71. Peisert, Greg, Pastor : Iowa Conference
72. Pitman, Hughie, Pastor: Florida Conference
73. Pobke, Wayne, Pastor: South Australia
74. Polglase, John, Pastor: Western Australia
75. Pursley, Mkhael, Pastor: Pennsylvania Conference
76. Ralph, Kevin, Pastor: Australia
77. Rapp, Jim, Pastor: Southern California Conference
78. Ratzlaff, Dale, Pastor: Central California Conference
79. Rea, Walter, Pastor: Southern California Conference
80. Rendalen, Aage, Editor: Norway (actually withdrew from church over doctrinal reasons, not fired)
81. Retief, P.J., Pastor: South Africa
82. Rollings, Dean, Pastor: Queensland, Australia
83. Ruppert, Greg, Pastor: Northern California Conference
84. Saladino, Joe, Pastor: Kansas Conference
85. Schafer, Gary, Pastor: Oregon Conference
86. Schuster, Craig, Pastor: Alabama-Mississippi Conference
87. Sellers, Dennis, Evangelist : Washington - Upper Columbia Conf.
88. Shumate, Gordon, Pastor: Singapore
89. Smith, Neville, Pastor: South Australia (Victoria)
90. Stambaugh, R. Glen: Oregon Conference of SDA
91. Suessenbach, Heinz, Pastor: Western Australia
92. Summers, Lloyd, Pastor: Oregon Conference
93. Swanepoel, Martin, Pastor : South Africa (Transvaal Conf.)
94. Taylor, Greg, North Carolina
95. Toews, John, Pastor: Southeastern California Conference
96. van Rooyen, Smuts, Religion Prof.: Andrews University
97. Vorhies, Wayne, Pastor: Colorado Conference
98. Waterhouse, Wayne, Pastor: Texas Conference
99. Waterworth, David, Pastor: South Australia
100. Weaver, Bruce, Pastor: Arkansas-Louisiana Conference
101. Wells, Dan, Pastor: Southeastern California Conference
102. Willruth, Bart, Doctoral Student: Andrews University
103. Winger, Nordon, Pastor: Northern California Conference
104. Zapara, John, Pastor: Northern California Conference

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