March 29, 2016 UCC Executive Committee votes new “commissioned minister” policy.
April 10, 2016 UCC Lay Advisory Council meets, learns of this. Concerned members organize petition drive. More than 11 churches send in petitions, and new policy is rescinded.
February 26, 2017 Lay Advisory Council meets, “misunderstandings” persist, and concerned members organize meetings for lay members seeking “the old paths” of Scripture and Spirit of Prophecy (Jeremiah 6:16).
May 20, 2017 First World Church Affirmation Sabbath—“Forward—with yesterday in view” open invitation to all Seventh-day Adventists, held in two regions of UCC; 600 constituents from 55 UCC churches, 14 lay speakers
September 23, 2017 Second WCAS event, “Forward in Unity and Faith” held in four locations
December 9, 2017 Third WCAS event, “Forward in the Spirit of Peace” held in eight locations
February 14, 2018 UCC-WCAS meeting, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
March 17, 2018 Fourth WCAS event, “Doing God’s Work in God’s Way” held in eight locations
May 26, 2018 Fifth WCAS event, “Affirming the Pillars of Our Faith” in five locations
September 22, 2018 Sixth WCAS event, “Who Shall Be Able to Stand?” six locations
November 2018 Statement of Harmony issued
December 4 2018 WCAS banned by UCC, Texico
February 16, 2019 Seventh WCAS event, “Christ is Coming Soon” in 10 locations
March 21, 2019 Dialogue started with UCC AdCom
May 4, 2019 Eighth WCAS event, “The Authority of the Spirit of Prophecy” in 12 locations
September 21, 2019 Ninth WCAS event, “Walking Through the Sanctuary” in 13 locations
February 15, 2020 Tenth WCAS event, “Gospel Order” in 10 location
February 27, 2020 UCC ExCom “effectively” lifts the ban on WCAS
WCAS continues to host meetings throughout 2021 and beyond, 3 times a year.