New Pastor At First SDA Church Treats Community To Ice Cream

Dewaine Frazer just celebrated his first year anniversary as pastor of the First Seventh-day Adventist
Church of Montclair, and one of the hallmarks of his ministry is his willingness to embrace “out of the
box” ideas to witness to the community. The energetic and personable Pastor Frazer brought one such
idea to the church body, and on July 28 his “Ice Cream Outreach” vision became a reality.

Neighborhood kids and their guardians, along with “curious”
passersby and church members, lined up in droves to select their
free ice cream treat of choice from the inviting images on the
Ice Cream truck’s menu. Many agreed that this was a great way
to cool down on a summer afternoon in July!
(Coincidentally, National Ice Cream Month is celebrated each
year in July & National Ice Cream Day is celebrated on the
third Sunday in July – since 1984).
This event was just one of the many community programs that Pastor Frazer has been involved with during his very busy first year at First SDA Church. The church’s newly met neighbors were subsequently invited to the upcoming “Journey to Joy” series, which kicks off on Wed., Aug 22nd and runs thru Sep 1st. The featured presenter is Dr. Emil D. Peeler, an international speaker, pastor and motivational therapist. This 8-day conference convenes nightly at 7pm and Saturdays at 11:30am & 5pm. All are invited to this uplifting series. Join us for powerful preaching, awesome music & activities for children. Admission is free! Visit www.montclairsda.org for details.