Rooted & Rising Program

June 17-20

A LETTER FROM

THE PRESIDENT Dear Allegheny West Conference Family, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

It is with great joy and gratitude that I welcome you to the 2026 Allegheny West Conference Camp Meeting. Each year, Camp Meeting provides a sacred opportunity for us to gather as one body— worshiping together, praying together, studying the Word together, and being renewed for the mission to which God has called us.

This year’s theme, “Rooted and Rising,” speaks powerfully to who we are and where God is leading us. We are rooted in Jesus Christ, grounded in His Word, strengthened by our faith, and connected to the rich legacy of those who have gone before us. At the same time, we are rising—rising in purpose, rising in service, rising in discipleship, and rising to meet the challenges and opportunities of this present age with courage and hope.

The Apostle Paul reminds us in Colossians 2:6–7, “As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith...” Our strength does not come from the shifting conditions around us, but from the unchanging Christ within us. When we are deeply rooted in Him, we can rise with confidence, knowing that God is still at work in His church and in our lives.

Throughout this Camp Meeting, may every sermon, song, seminar, prayer, and fellowship moment draw us closer to Christ and to one another. May our children and youth be inspired, our families strengthened, our churches revived, and our communities impacted as we leave this gathering empowered to serve.

On behalf of our Executive Vice President, Pastor Joel Johnson, Chief Financial Officer, Keisha Bone, departmental leaders, pastors, staff, and volunteers, thank you for being part of this holy convocation.

We are grateful for your faithfulness, your partnership in ministry, and your commitment to the mission of sharing the everlasting gospel.

May this Camp Meeting be more than an event—it is our prayer that it will be an encounter. May we leave more deeply rooted in Christ and more fully prepared to rise for such a time as this.

With prayerful expectation,

AWC PRESIDENT MARVI N C . B ROWN

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS

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AWC CAMPGROUND MAP

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CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT GIVING

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ROOTED & RISING THEME SONG

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WEEK SCHEDULE

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PROGRAMS

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SPEAKERS

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UPCOMING EVENTS

AWC CAMPGROUND MAP

OAKTHROPE ROAD

ALLEGHENY WEST CAMP GROUND MAP

CHILDREN’S REST ROOMS

OPEN

CAMP GROUND EXIT GATE

CHILDREN’S PAVILION BUILDING

OPEN

OPEN

CARETAKERS HOUSE

SPORTS SLAB

CAMP GROUND ENTRY GATE OPEN

CLOSED

CAMP GROUND PARKING

OPEN

CLOSED

OLD MEDICAL BUILDING

OLD MOVER SHED

CLOSED

CLOSED

MAIN PAVILION BUILDING

OPEN

DINING TENT

OPEN

OAKTHROPE ROAD

MED STATION

MULTI PURPOSE BUILDING

REST ROOMS

OPEN

RED

ALL STRUCTURES ARE CLOSED CAMP CABIN ROOMS

CLOSED

YOUTH PAVILION

CLOSED

COMMUNITY SERVICE BUILDING

CLOSED

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CAMPGROUND DEVELOPMENT GIVING

The Allegheny West Campground offers a unique space for gatherings, youth events, spiritual retreats, and community-building activities. Your donation will support Campground Vision 2026, which includes facility enhancements, accessibility improvements, and updated accommodations.

Every gift helps create an inviting space where members can reconnect, reflect, and recharge.

Impact Areas: Facility upgrades (e.g., cabins, meeting spaces) event equipment and resources accessibility improvements.

Donate to help make Campground Vision 2026 a reality for our community!

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ADVENTIST GIVING

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ROOTED & RISING THEME SONG WE ARE ROOTED AND RISING GROUNDED IN YOU WE'RE STANDING ON YOUR PROMISES THAT'S FOREVER TRUE LORD, REVEAL WHO YOU ARE IN OUR LIVES AS WE STAY ROOTED AND RISING IN YOU

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WRIT TEN/COMPOSED BY: ELLIOT T MEREDITH III MUSIC ARRANGER: WINSTON JOHNSON

AGES 4-13

CHILDREN

YOUTH & Y O U N G A D U LT S

A D U LT S

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7PM L O C AT I O N Ephesus SDA Church F E S T I VA L O F PRAISE

SPEAKER Elder Twila Belle

7PM L O C AT I O N Columbus Adventist Academy

SPEAKER Dr. Jamal Franklyn

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

7:00-8:30PM CACTUSVILLE

7:00-8:30PM CACTUSVILLE

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

6:30PM Registration & Check-in

6:30PM Registration & Check-in

SPEAKER Christian Stepney “Praise, Prayers & Pizza”

PA N E L D I S C U S S I O N “Rooted & Healing”

SPEAKER Pastor Benjamin Oyortey

L O C AT I O N Ephesus SDA Church

L O C AT I O N Ephesus SDA Church

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

7:00-8:30PM CACTUSVILLE

6:30PM Registration & Check-in

L O C AT I O N Ephesus SDA Church

7PM

8PM ICE CREAM SOCIAL L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

L O C AT I O N AWC Campground Noah’s Ark

A L L S TA R S BASKETBALL GAME

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

10AM-12:30PM CACTUSVILLE

WORSHIP SERVICE

L O C AT I O N Main Pavillion

9:15 PM

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

8PM ICE CREAM SOCIAL 9:30 AM L O C AT I O N Campground Dining Tent

L O C AT I O N Ephesus Gym

8PM ICE CREAM SOCIAL

SPEAKER Dr. Leslie Pollard

L O C AT I O N Ephesus SDA Church

6PM

SAT EVENING

L O C AT I O N AWC Campground

11:00 AM DIVINE WORSHIP Dr. Richard Martin

9:30 AM S A B B AT H S C H O O L Dr. Lloydston Burton

7PM

SAT MORNING

7PM

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

WEDNESDAY

SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY

EPHESUS SDA CHURCH

WELCOME

Pastor H. Vinton Charles THEME SONG

Praise Team

O P E N I N G P R AY E R

Pastor H. Vinton Charles WELCOME & REMARKS

Pastor Marvin C. Brown III | AWC President INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Marvalee Franklyn

PRAISE & WORSHIP

Praise Team SERMON

Dr. Jamal Franklyn | AWC Y&YA Ministries Director OFFERING

Pastor Steven Valles CLOSING HYMN

“Standing on the Promises” BENEDICTION

Judy Beauvais

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THURSDAY

EPHESUS SDA CHURCH

WELCOME

Pastor Stanley Hood THEME SONG

Praise Team

O P E N I N G P R AY E R

Pastor John Coaxum

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Pastor Maurice Belle

PRAISE & WORSHIP

Praise Team SERMON

Elder Twila Belle OFFERING

Pastor Stanley Hood SPECIAL OFFERING

Michael Bent

CLOSING HYMN

“Seeking the Lost”

BENEDICTION

Pastor Johnathan Fields

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FRIDAY

EPHESUS SDA CHURCH

WELCOME

Pastor H. Vinton Charles THEME SONG

Praise Team

O P E N I N G P R AY E R

Pastor Charles Brooks

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

Dr. Michele Oyortey SELECTION

Praise Team SERMON

Pastor Benjamin Oyortey P R AY E R R E S P O N S E

Pastor H. Vinton Charles

F E S T I VA L O F P R A I S E

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SATURDAY

S ABBATH SCHOOL 9AM I N V O C AT I O N

Terry Roseman Moore

AWC CAMPGROUND

DIVINE WORSHIP 11:00 AM THEME SONG

Praise Team

PRAISE & WORSHIP

CALL TO WORSHIP

MISSION EMPHASIS

WELCOME & REMARKS

C.J. Walker Singers

Dr. Jamal Franklyn

Terry Roseman Moore

Pastor Marvin C. Brown III | AWC President

SPECIAL MUSIC

F AT H E R ’ S D AY T R I B U T E

LESSON STUDY

MUSIC SELECTION

C.J. Walker Singers Daulton Isaac

SPECIAL MUSIC

Sis. Melody Fields Praise Team

OFFERING

C.J. Walker Singers

Sis. Keisha Bone & Pastor Keith Hackle

ANNOUNCEMENTS

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER

CLOSING REMARKS

PRAISE & WORSHIP

Terry Roseman Moore

Praise Team

C L O S I N G P R AY E R

SERMON

Terry Roseman Moore

Pastor Keith Hackle

Pastor Ricky & Elder Vivian Martin

Dr. Richard Martin CLOSING HYMN

“Marching to Zion”

BENEDICTION

Pastor Keith Hackle

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SPEAKER

DR. JAMAL

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r. Jamal Franklyn was born in the beautiful island of Barbados where he started preaching from the tender age of 7. He is the product of Christian parenting and the eldest of 2 brothers and 1 sister. At the age of 16, he served as a Youth Evangelist in the East Caribbean Conference and Caribbean Union of Seventh-day Adventists, where he conducted a 1-week National Youth Mega Fest Crusade that resulted in 124 baptisms including his sister. Throughout his ministry, his passion for mission and evangelism has afforded him opportunities to preach across Africa, London, Mexico, Colombia, Central America, and the Caribbean which has resulted in more than 2000 souls won to Christ for God’s Glory.

As a missionary pastor, he has participated in international mission projects with Mission 2000 & Beyond, planted churches across Mexico and the first Adventist Spanish Church in The Bahamas, developed an urban ministry plan for church and public school partnership, rebuilt churches damaged by hurricanes, led campground development committees, implemented community missionary clubs, launched annual youth evangelism initiatives, inaugurated public campus ministries, led mission trips, acquired grant funding for youth development, designed a chaplaincy plan for Adventist Academies, revitalized churches by retaining youth and young adults in local church ministry according to their gifts, and implemented a mentorship strategy to recruit students for pastoral ministry, many of whom now serve as Seventh-day Adventist pastors. For seven years as Youth Director in The Bahamas, he served on academy school boards, accreditation committees, the conference executive committee and numerous government agency committees.

In 2022, Dr. Jamal Franklyn was ordained to the Gospel Ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. His pursuit of knowledge has been

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as boundless as his spirit. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Theology from Mexico, a Master’s Degree in Intercultural Studies from South Carolina, and a Doctorate in Urban Ministry from Liberty University in Virginia. His commitment to mentoring extends beyond academics, as reflected in his role as an invested Master Guide and Senior Youth Leader. For more than twelve years, Dr. Franklyn has faithfully served in Youth Ministries leadership and currently serves as the Youth & Young Adult Director for the Allegheny West Conference.

Dr. Jamal is happily married to his best friend, life partner, and companion in mission, Evelyn Franklyn, who serves as a teacher at Columbus Adventist Academy. Fluent in Spanish, their shared passion is preparing candidates for eternity. When not serving his community, Dr. Jamal finds therapy in the melodic keys of the piano, the wisdom found in books, the exploration of new destinations, and the thrill of track and field. Above all, his heart belongs to God, and his life is guided by the unwavering assurance of Psalm 46:10, Be still, Let Go and Let God!

SPEAKER

ELDER TWILA BELLE

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aised from the pew to the pulpit.

She responded to the call as He leads. “I will bring the blind by the way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I wll do for them and not forsake them (Isaiah 42:16).

Elder Twila Belle was born and raised in Akron, Ohio to Frankie and the late Lynette Thompson. She attended Akron Public Schools and earned her cerification in Cosmetology. Twila owned and operated her own salon for 19 years and retired from the beauty business in 2021.

Responding the the call of ministry, Twila graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biblical and Religious studies with a minor in Psychology. She earned her Master Degree in Divinity with an emphasis in Chaplaincy. She is currently pursing her Ph.D in Psychology with a focus in Sociology. She serves as a staff Chaplain at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio at the Taussig Cancer Center.

First Lady of the Westside Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. She is married to her husband Pastor Maurice J. Belle for nearly 34 years. They are the loving parents to 3 children and doting grandparents to 5 grandchildren and 1 gran dog.

Twila is the founder of the “7 Women Ministry & Spiritual Boot-Camp (A ministry designed with a woman in mind)” This ministry focuses to train, support and remind women of their gifts, value and worth.

Her favorite text of scripture is John 16:33: “In this world you will have trouble and tribulations but be of good cheer for I have over come the world”

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SPEAKER

PA STOR BENJAMIN OYORTEY

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astor Benjamin Nartey Oyortey Sr. is the cherished son of Ebenezer and Elizabeth Oyortey, faithful Seventh-day Adventist parents who lovingly raised seven children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. From an early age, Pastor Oyortey sensed a divine call upon his life, and by the age of twelve, he had already begun training for ministry. He was mentored in virtually every dimension of church life within a vibrant 1,500-member Seventh-day Adventist congregation, where he served in roles such as Sabbath School Superintendent, evangelism committee member, preacher, Bible worker, music ministry leader, and personal ministries worker. Through these formative experiences, God used him as an instrument in leading many souls to baptism and to a deeper walk with Christ.

At the age of eighteen, Pastor Oyortey formally began his ministerial education. He was among the pioneering ministerial students at what is now Valley View University in Ghana. With a heart for mission and a willingness to sacrifice for God’s calling, he later traveled to Sweden, where he worked as a literature evangelist and raised funds to continue his education at Northern Caribbean University in Jamaica. His academic and spiritual journey then led him to Oakwood University, where he completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Religion.

Upon graduation, he was called to serve as an Accountant/Auditor for the Southeastern Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Orlando, Florida.

Pastor Oyortey further distinguished himself academically by earning an MBA in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995. He went on to serve as a Finance Manager at JPMorgan Chase for 17 years, building an impressive professional career marked by excellence, integrity, and disciplined stewardship. Yet even while thriving in the corporate world, his heart remained deeply anchored in ministry.

Since 1995, Pastor Oyortey has been a committed member of the Allegheny West Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Over the

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years, he faithfully served as First Elder in multiple churches before being appointed Interim Pastor of Glenville Present Truth Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cleveland, Ohio. During his tenure there, God blessed his leadership abundantly, and church attendance tripled. Today, Pastor Benjamin Oyortey serves as the Senior Pastor of Columbus All Nations Seventh-day Adventist Church, where he continues to lead with vision, compassion, spiritual depth, and a passion for evangelism and church growth. Blessed with a rare combination of pastoral calling, financial expertise, and leadership wisdom, Pastor Oyortey is frequently invited to speak both across the United States and internationally.

His ministry is marked by a deep commitment to community transformation, soul-winning, discipleship, and the fulfillment of Christ’s Great Commission. Pastor Oyortey shares life and ministry with his beloved wife of 33 years, Dr. Michele Oyortey, a pediatrician at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Together, they are the proud parents of three sons: Benjamin Jr., Joshua, and Josiah. Pastor Oyortey’s life stands as a testimony to the power of faith, perseverance, preparation, and purpose—a servant leader fully devoted to the advancement of God’s kingdom.

SPEAKER

DR. RICHARD MARTIN

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r. Richard D. Martin has been positively and permanently affected by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

A native of Tampa, Florida, Dr. Martin accepted the call to ministry at the age of 17 as a student at Pine Forge Academy. A lifelong learner, his educational journey has taken him through Oakwood University, Andrews University, and Boston University where he earned a Doctor of Ministry in Transformational Leadership. There, he undertook research investigating the role of peer support in clergy emotional and mental wellbeing.

Dr. Martin commenced his ministry in 2015 as the Associate Pastor of Emmanuel-Brinklow Seventh-day Adventist Church, serving on a dynamic team of leaders and nurturing his passion for discipleship, preaching, and youth development.

In 2017, he began serving as Pastor of New Life Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hampton, Virginia. While serving New Life, Dr. Martin was exposed to the power of social impact through New’s Life’s community feeding initiatives, Hampton’s community-police relations dialogues, and supportive investments in single parent families.

Since 2022, he has been privileged to serve as Pastor of Devonshire Church of Love in Devonshire, Bermuda where his team pursues organic growth through values-based mission.

Alongside his pastoral role, he pursues his passion for pastoral and family wellness as Director of Adventist Family Life Ministries for the Bermuda Conference. Dr. Martin has proclaimed messages of hope and freedom in Jesus Christ nationally and internationally.

His greatest joys in ministry are witnessing people come to that “Aha!” moment when Jesus becomes all the world to them, and partnering with them as they grow in their relationship with God.

He is married to the love of his life and his best friend Kylah, one of God’s many gifts of grace to him. They are the proud parents of their beautiful daughter, Moriah. Together, they seek to glorify God and edify others through Christian, inspirational writing and media. Kylah is the author of Expectant: What if There Were a Gift in Every Book of the Bible Just for You? Dr. Martin is the author of Grace 101: Heaven’s Healing for Human Hearts and Ordered Steps: A Guide to Knowing God’s Will for Your Life.

In everything, Dr. Martin holds to his life motto: It is better to live in the will of God and be questioned by men, than to live in the will of men and be questioned by God.

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