Oahu Convocation 2025

Honolulu Central SDA Church

February 21-22

Join us for a weekend of fellowship, worship, and spiritual growth as we gather together as a conference family.

  • Friday Evening Program

    7:00 PM | Speaker: Alan Reinach

    “Living in the Image of the Beast”

    7:00 PM | Youth Vespers, Upper Room | Speaker: Pastor Gatra Suhari

  • Sabbath Morning Service

    9:30 AM | Speaker: Elder Alex Bryant

    9:30 AM | Youth Sabbath School, Upper Room

    9:30 AM | Children’s Sabbath School,

    Lower level, Children’s Sabbath School Classrooms

  • Breakout Sessions

    2:00 PM | Speakers, topics, and locations listed below.

    2:00 PM Children’s Program in the Children’s Sabbath School Classrooms

  • Sabbath Afternoon Service

    4:00 PM | Speaker: Pastor Travis Sager

    “Revelation’s A.I. Revolution”

  • Pa'ina (After Party)

    An opportunity to gather, fellowship, and eat following the conclusion of the Sabbath afternoon service. Please bring a cultural dish to share!

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

  • Gaspar Colon with Enoch Brownell, Jonathan Leonardo & Ron Taylor

    Focus: Sharing on how to engage community and become outward focused in our event planning

    Location: Upper Room

  • Ben Supit

    Focus: An in-depth look at how local conference and church run financially and how to be involved in the process

    Location: Fellowship Hall

  • Scott Kabel

    Focus: Learning how music plays into worship and how to make the most of your church's music ministry

    Location: JET Room

  • “How to Destroy a Christian Nation” — Alan Reinach

    “The Bible defines what is Christian about America by the symbolism of two horns. Ellen White observed that the U.S. would repudiate the Protestant and republican principles symbolized by these horns, and not just some of them, but would jettison “every” one of these principles. So, have we already begun to destroy these Christian principles, and if so, how far along the path to destruction are we.  Alan J. Reinach is a lawyer, minister and constitutional law expert with decades of experience in analyzing these very topics.  If you are interested in Bible prophecy, this is a “can’t miss” seminar. “

    Location: Millner Chapel

  • Travis Sager

    Focus: Understanding the Hebrew view of God and Adventism's growing anti-trinitarian movement

    Location: Sanctuary

  • Sarah Baroro & Sarah Tracyzk

    Focus: How SDA education works, how to be involved and prospects for the future

    Location: Beginner Classroom

POTLUCK ANNOUNCEMENT

Each church will host their own potluck in a designated area as suggested in the survey response. Churches will need to make their own arrangements for food, utensils, etc.  Bring chairs or blankets for sitting. Trash cans will be provided. Make sure your church members are aware of your plans.

PARKING INFORMATION

Honolulu Central SDA Church - 2313 Nuuanu Avenue

Community Church of Honolulu - 2345 Nuuanu Avenue

Hawaii Baptist Academy | Middle School Campus - 2429 Pali Hwy

*Please plan on dropping off guests at Honolulu Central SDA and arrange for transportation or walk from your parking location. Shuttle service is not available.

Elder Alex Bryant, NAD President

Glenward Alexander (“Alex”) Bryant, DMin, serves as the president of the North American Division and vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Prior to his current position, he served as executive secretary of the North American Division and president of the Central States Conference, as well as temperance director, Youth/Pathfinders/National Service Organization director, and superintendent of education.

  • Dr. Bryant earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in theology and business administration from Oakwood College in 1981. In 1982, he began his ministry in Springfield, Missouri and in Coffeyville and Independence, Kansas. He was ordained to the gospel ministry in 1986 and earned his Master of Divinity from Andrews University in 1988. In December 2011, he received his Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary.

    Dr. Bryant also served as a student missionary to Japan for a year. In college, his gift of administration flourished as he served as director of Adventist Youth at Oakwood College and as president of the Black Students Association of the Seminary (BSAS) at Andrews University.

    The General Conference Executive Committee also recognized that God had given Dr. Bryant the special gift of leadership and elected him to serve as executive secretary of the North American Division and associate secretary of the General Conference in October 2008, in Manila, Philippines.

    Because of his passion for evangelism, he has conducted numerous evangelistic meetings as a pastor, conference administrator, division secretary, and president. He has conducted meetings in Africa, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and London, England, and has literally preached all over the world.  He has planted several churches, and his ministry has resulted in thousands of souls being baptized into the family of God.

    In his capacity as NAD executive secretary, he has been a spokesperson for the church in news venues such as Meet the Press, MSNBC, and other news outlets.

    Dr. Bryant is married to the former Desiree Wimbish, who currently serves as associate director of the NAD Ministerial Spouses’ Association. Dr. and Mrs. Bryant are the proud parents of three sons: Travis (Jacquelyn), Traven (deceased), Terrence, and three granddaughters: Talia, Kyra, and Theory.

    His passion is to serve God with all his heart and to one day, with his family and loved ones, be able to stand together on the sea of glass in the heavens and the earth made new.

Alan J. Reinach, Esq.

Alan J. Reinach is a civil rights lawyer and Seventh-day Adventist minister who has served as Executive Director of the Church State Council, the education, advocacy and legal services ministry of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the western United States, since 1994.

  • Reinach directs the education and advocacy programs of the Church State Council, primarily focused on the separation of church and state and preservation of religious freedom for all peaceful people of faith, of any and every religion and belief.

    Reinach also directs the legal services ministry of the Church State Council offering legal assistance to persons of all faiths complaining of religious discrimination in the workplace. His most notable achievement has been obtaining a 9-0 ruling from the Supreme Court in Groff v DeJoy, establishing vigorous protection for those needing religious accommodation in the workplace. 

    Reinach is a recognized leader in the legal community on issues of religion and the law and serves as co chair of the American Bar Association’s Religious Freedom committee, part of the ABA’s Civil Rights and Social Justice Section. He has also served for many years on the legislative committee of the California Employment Lawyers Association, working to advance workers rights. 

    Reinach counts among his most notable contributions drafting and helping enact the California Workplace Religious Freedom Act, providing the strongest protections in any state for those seeking religious accommodation at work. Reinach has also worked diligently to ensure that California workplace regulations vigorously protect those seeking religious accommodation. In 2020, one of his proposed regulations was enacted, requiring employers who inquire about scheduling availability to notify job applicants not to indicate if they are unavailable on account of religion. 

    Reinach is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Law in 1987, and of the State University of New York at New Paltz, with special honors in history, in 1984.  

Travis Sager is senior pastor of the Honolulu Central SDA Church. He is a graduate of Sunnydale Academy in Missouri. Earned a B.A. in Theology from Union College, in Lincoln, Nebraska and a Masters of Divinity from the SDA Theological Seminary at Andrews University. Travis also received a PhD in Expository Preaching and Pulpit Communication from the University of Liverpool, England.

Pastor Travis Sager

  • Travis’ places of ministry include Houston and Austin, TX, Kansas-Nebraska (Youth Director), Illinois and Hawaii. Travis likes to experiment with cooking, learning about new places, hiking and golfing. Travis moved to Hawaii in 2019 with his wife Renee and son Brady.

Gatra Suhari currently serves as the NxtGen Pastor for HighSchool, Collegiate, and Young Adults at OCGrace Church in Garden Grove, CA.

Pastor Gatra Suhari

  • Gatra grew up and lives in Southern California, enjoying the diversity of cultures, music, and food. He is an avid worshipper, a creative at heart, and a self-proclaimed fruitarian. Gatra is married to Linda, a nurse case manager, and together they are passionate about reimagining what’s possible with church and ministry. They love serving the next generation of students at the intersection of visual arts, photography, and music.

    Through his communion with God, Gatra desires to be a catalyst for people in their spiritual journeys—pointing them to Jesus and helping them discover their God-given purpose. He is most passionate about sharing the Gospel, especially with younger generations.

    Gatra and Linda see everything they do as a ministry to bring more beauty and joy into the world. They want to inspire others to trust Jesus boldly, make a real impact in their communities, and engage the world—drawing it closer to its Creator through a lifestyle of gratitude, service, and evangelism.