Pentecost 2025: Stories from Silver Springs and Salt Lake City
Two towns. Two stories. One Spirit. From Salt Lake City to Silver Springs, lives are being changed through the Pentecost 2025 initiative.
By Neat Randriamialison
Two very different towns—Silver Springs, Nevada, and Salt Lake City, Utah— two different stories, but the same Spirit at work.
Meet Andy, a volunteer lay pastor in Silver Springs, NV a quiet desert town of just over 6,000 people. Just recently, Andy and his congregation began asking a big question: Can we really make a difference in a place like this?
Across state lines, in the heart of Salt Lake City, about 500 miles away, Byron has been asking his own questions as well. Raised in a very different religious culture, Byron’s mother chose to read him Uncle Arthur’s bedtime stories every night. This was his first introduction to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Later on, he began searching, reading, praying, and seeking a church that aligned with what his heart remembered from his childhood.
Back in Silver Springs, NV, after receiving a challenge from Pastor Carlos Camacho, President of the Nevada-Utah Conference, Andy and his church accepted the call to be part of Pentecost 2025. They may have been a small church in a rural town, but they chose to move forward in faith.
Meanwhile, Byron’s search led him to walk through the doors of Salt Lake Central SDA Church on the last Sabbath of March. There, he found a community that felt like home. “I know what you guys are talking about.” He said during sabbath school.
And on April 5, 2025, Byron was baptized in Salt Lake City.
“After a year of God stirring up my heart and convicting my spirit, I have joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church.” He shared
Three new believers were baptized that same Sabbath at Andy’s church in Silver Springs, NV.
“Dear friends,” shared Pastor Camacho, “God is calling His people from every corner of every city… That is evident. We are in the business of growing loving followers of Jesus.”
As Pentecost 2025 continues to gain momentum, the stories from Salt Lake City and Silver Springs are just examples of how the Holy Spirit is still moving, and the call to join the mission is still open.