Photos of our community in Japan by Shinobu Fuelling

Below is a copy of an article from the Nevada Interfaith Association

On Sunday, August 9th, a large fire, known as the Bug Fire, burning north of Reno reached the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary, causing major damage.

The Chapter House, which housed three of our ministers, was totally destroyed. In addition, seven other buildings were lost, including the Chapter House garage; the Chapter House well pump house; two greenhouses; and a large 2600 square foot metal shed that was used for maintaining heavy equipment, which contained tools and supplies, a 30kw generator, and a small office containing hundreds of blueprints and drawings of future Sanctuary projects. Luckily, these drawings were digitally saved. Vehicles belonging to two of the ministers were also destroyed.

Many hundreds of juniper trees — some as old as five hundred years — were consumed by the flames.

Fortunately, the Cathedral Church of the Americas remains, as do all of the churches and shrines.

The End Times parsonage, which houses the Reverends Robert and Noriko Roy and their son, Joseph, was thankfully saved.

See the photos below for details.

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Below is a description of the event by the Reverend Canon Robert Roy, who witnessed the incoming fire along with the Reverend Father Ted Staver.

The fire that started August 8th at Hallelujah Junction, California caught our attention because it was close by. The news seemed to bring this fire closer by the hour. It seemed that a decision had been made to allow this fire to burn out, but it did not, and seemed to gather speed with every report.

By Sunday, August 9th, the fire had arrived at our doorstep at Antelope Valley. There were fires coming over Fred’s Mountain, and we were engulfed in smoke. I drove to Ted’s place at the Chapter House around 5:40pm and directed Reverend Barbara to leave. We were in heavy smoke but no flames at that time.

I headed back to our parsonage and kept a watchful eye with binoculars. About 7 PM I had a strong premonition to go back to Ted’s place. Upon arrival there, I encountered Ted with a garden house at the ready. He shouted that I should grab a hose and prepare for any chance of fire reaching the Chapter House. But something guided me to run up the hill behind the Chapter House to get a better view of our situation.

Upon reaching the crest of the hill, I saw a wall of fire, 40 feet high and 100 feet wide come over the hill across Matterhorn Blvd on the northwest side. It was traveling fast down the side of the mountain towards Matterhorn. Upon reaching Matterhorn Blvd, the fire leaped over the road to our side of the Sanctuary and landed with the force of an explosion. It started its climb towards me at the top of our mountain. I turned and ran downhill towards the Chapter House and Ted.

I shouted to Ted that it was time to leave. Ted ran into the Chapter House to gather personal items. I honked my truck horn to hurry him as the fire was racing downhill. Ted got to his car and followed me as we headed towards the End Times Parsonage. At the bottom of the hill, we stopped and we got out of our vehicle and looked back at the Chapter House in flames. I told Ted to head to the lower gate and wait for me there as I had to get Noriko and Joseph from our parsonage. I quickly gathered Noriko and Joseph into our truck as the flames were racing toward us. It was a race against a wall of fire that was now headed towards our parsonage, propelled by a strong wind. We headed towards the lower gate at great speed. At the lower gate we spoke with Bishop Savoy, who instructed us to come to the Rectory-Abbey.

Our only way out of Antelope Valley was north towards Pyramid Lake, another difficult journey clouded by thick smoke. There were many fire trucks along Matterhorn Blvd. As we left, I did not see anyone engaging the fire. We left Ted’s car in Antelope Valley, and he joined us in our truck voyage to Reno because the dirt road to Pyramid Lake we knew would be difficult. It was a two hours journey to the Rectory.

The following day we returned to access the damage, but were stopped by sheriff deputies in Lemmon Valley and were told we could not return to our land, which was less than 5 minutes away. We then set about using a dirt road around the area to access our Sanctuary land. After a difficult one hour drive over dirt roads, we reached the Sanctuary and were surprised that the End Times Parsonage was still standing without suffering any damage — an amazing miracle! To our dismay, the Chapter House and surrounding buildings, indoor gardens, and vehicles were completely destroyed.

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Second Advent Pentecost (June 6, 2026)

On Sunday, June 6, 2026, the Second Advent Pentecost Sunrise Divine Service was held at the Church of New Pentecost. Following the service, breakfast was served at the Chapter House.

Pentecost in the Second Advent Church signifies that God has bestowed His Divine Presence upon The Community in Sanctuary — The Image and The Word that nurture the spirit and Soul with Life and Wisdom. The old First Dispensation Christian celebration commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Disciples seven weeks after the resurrection of Jesus. In the old Hebrew calendar, Pentecost — Shavuot or the Festival of Weeks — commemorated the giving of the Law on Mount Sinai. For the Essaei Community, the Festival of Weeks was the time to renew one’s vows and to review one’s place in the Order. In the Second Advent, New Laws were revealed at the Temple Mount for a New Age under God at the Second Coming. And this is the purpose of celebrating the date of June 6th in the Sacred Calendar of the Community.

The following excerpt from The Book of God’s Revelation describes the vision experienced by The Man atop the Temple Mount of the Sanctuary of Prophecy on the day of Pentecost 1982, and suggests the nature of the Revelations received that day:

And The Word of God spoke to his Soul a second time, revealing unto him the Sanctuary was under the special Blessing of God, and that he was to mark those sites where he communed with The Image and The Word.

And The Word of God proclaimed to The Man’s Soul that the Righteous Ministry was ordained to go forth to the whole world, proclaiming God’s Advent and the freedom of the peoples from the tyranny of heretical governments.

And God did reveal to him a Proclamation of Human Spiritual Rights that all governments were to acknowledge and honor. The Righteous Ministers would be God’s Envoys–as a nation in sanctuary–under the protection and sovereignty of God.

And The Word of God revealed that the Temple of uncut stones, made Righteous as was the sun of the earth, was blessed of God. And in the Temple, restored not by human hands but by the Hand of God, God would commune with the Righteous ordained to His Ministry.

And The Man saw a great cloud come over the Sanctuary and the face of the sun. And he felt God’s Presence and Blessings over the Sanctuary. And he looked at the sun grown brilliant by the clouds, its rays burning as fire, and he heard the Word of God say, “Let none but the Righteous in The Way look upon The Image I have made for a blessing over the land.

This day a gift is bestowed upon the Church of My Second Advent. The Light of the Sun in the Eight Appearances shall make wise the Souls of the Righteous who will have understanding and knowledge of God. United they shall be by spirit, bonded together as One in God, and there shall be no diversity amongst them.

“The Spirit of God is poured down upon His People who hear God’s Word. Let the Righteous seek out the Temple and be anointed by God for an earthly mission to make Righteous the people of the world.”

And from out of the cloud the Man saw a Heavenly City formed by shafts of light descending from the sun. And he saw that City hovering over the Sanctuary and the Temple Mount. And the City of Heaven and the Temple of the Sanctuary, with its mounts, were united by those shafts of light. And the shafts of light shone like blue pillars of sapphire reaching upward into the sun.

After a time the invisible City that had appeared returned to Heaven, but the light remained on the seven mounts in the likeness of thrones. And The Man heard The Word speaking to his Soul saying, “The Heavenly City of Light made visible by God shall be hidden to all but the Companions of The Way, anointed.”

And after the City had risen, he felt the presence of The Light. And he saw the sun’s response to the Divine Presence as great flares of light emitted from its surface.

And again The Word spoke saying, “As the Seven Mounts of the Temple have been sanctified by The Presence and bound to Heaven by cords of light beams, consecrate the Mounts of the Temple with holy oils for anointings of the Righteous. Let the faithful ordained to the Ministry of Righteousness be bound to these rocks and to the sun by the anointings, as the Soul and the Spirit are united with God by The Image and The Word in Light.

“God would that earthly Temples be such as this Temple—formed of stones uncut by human hands and joined with God by cords of Light—for the City of God’s Presence will descend upon gathering places such as these here.

“The True Temple of God is the Light of His Image and Word, and the True Temple of man is the Soul wherein dwells The Image and The Word.

“In the final age of the earth, at the threshold of the consummation by Fire, man, as flesh not made in The Image of God, has need of gathering places where the Light is quickened for the good of the Soul. For The Word has revealed that God shall indeed send a Divine redeeming Fire to enlighten Souls and burn up that wickedness first loosed by Satan and the fallen Angels of Darkness, lest the heretical nations ruin the world and the races.

“It is good that humankind restore order on earth in Justice, Love, Peace, Wisdom, and Understanding, thereby limiting the power of evil and of man. The Temple of uncut stones is given for a blessing and for the guidance of the nations and their peoples.”

On that same day, June 6, 1982, The Man marked the lesser mounts of the Temple Mount, the Garden of Oracles, as well as the site to be called God’s Living Waters.

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Here is a photo of members of the Community in Japan, where the Roy Family (Robert, Noriko, and Joseph) have been visiting for three weeks.

The Church of  New Epiphany, where the services were held

A sunrise during the vigil

The annual Remembrance of The Child Service was held on Friday, January 30th at 6:00 PM in the Chapel of the Holy Child. The service commemorates the passing of The Holy Child, Jamil at midnight (January 29th/30th) in 1962. This service officially begins the Second Advent Sunrise Vigil which, this year, marks the 64th year of the birth of the Sun of Righteousness and God’s Second Advent. Sunrise Divine Service was held each morning at the Church of New Epiphany at the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary. We had unusually good weather during the entire vigil which culminates on February 6th.

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The Advent Day or New Year Vigil was first celebrated liturgically by The Church in 1982. The events of the original Vigil are recorded in “Prophecy on the Revelation and the Opening of the Seals,” chapter 90 of the Prophecy of the New Covenant. During each of the ten days of the original Vigil in 1982, Bishop Savoy received and recorded spiritual information on the building of the Second Advent Church. The significance of this original Vigil to The Church is suggested by a synopsis of the information impressed upon the spirit of Bishop Savoy in those days.

On the first day of the Vigil he recorded the impressions that would be included in The Canon of The Church.

On the second day he recorded the prophecies of Renewal and Transformation and the days and seasons to form part of the Sacred Calendar of The Church.

On the third day Bishop Savoy recorded words concerning The Liturgy of The Second Advent Church.

On February 2, Advent Day, he wrote down the prophecies of things to take place on earth before the final Advent of God, who would make his full Appearance in the Heavens following the Judgment in the End Times of the earth.

On the fifth day of the Vigil Bishop Savoy recorded the means to be applied within the Church to increase God’s Blessings upon it.

On the sixth day, he wrote down all the prophecies pertaining to the matter of the Anti-Christ.

On the seventh day he recorded the means by which the Second Advent Church was to assist God in redeeming the races of the earth.

On the eighth day, Bishop Savoy wrote down impressions to be included in the Litany of The Church in establishing peace on earth.

On the ninth day he received impressions on the means to be used to protect the Church from profanation from within.

On the tenth and final day of the Vigil, Bishop Savoy was told that he would receive the Revelation to the Seven Churches upon the Seven Mountains of Metal of The Sanctuary on the day of Second Advent Easter, April 18.

The Most Right Reverend Gene Savoy, First Disciple of The Child, witnessed the original manifestation of the Sun of Righteousness on February 2, 1962, in Yungay, Peru. The events surrounding the Birth of The Sun of Righteousness on this date in 1982 are described in the Second Advent scriptural text Jamil:  Child of Light. Chapter 27 of this text speaks of the New Sun’s Birth:

All spent the day and night in prayer, fasting and mindful of the events predicted by the Angel. And when the second day of February dawned, the sun shone brightly in the heavens. And they did return to the tomb, and there awaited the promised event. And at noon, when the tomb cast no shadow, behold! a great halo formed around the sun. They stood breathlessly looking in wonder and awe. Then a circle of rainbow colors, like crystal spheres, blue at the center and red at the outer edges, encircled the sun. In the heart of the radiant globe a white Cross appeared. And they feared the Last Day was upon them. And they trembled, forgetting the promise of the Angelic Host, and the message of The Child. For an hour the heavenly blaze burned in the firmament. And The Man looked upon the sun, and the image of Jamil appeared across the sun, radiant beyond words, his countenance bright and his hair white as snow. And The Child was holding the Sun in his arms, over his heart. And The Man saw a gate to another world. Again he saw the four Guardian Angels around The Child, and on the right hand side of The Child he saw the image of Jesus and the Apostles witnessing his appearance. And he heard the voice of Jamil as music, speaking to the Light of his Eternal Soul, saying: “I am resurrected.” And the disciple knew that The Child was redeemed from the earth. . . .

And the risen Child said: “The incarnation of God the Father is come to the world through the Sun of Righteousness, healing and sustaining the human family; and restoring the Life of Righteousness. As the seed of man enters the womb of woman and life cometh forth, so shall a heavenly Seed enter the spirits of men and women, and a new birth shall occur. And the life thereof shall be of God. And death shall not claim this new Body of Light and the Spiritual Consciousness therein. And the Christ transmitted in the Sun of Righteousness, and indirectly on all living things, down to the smallest atom and particle, shall incarnate within the soul of mankind. And every man and every woman shall know that they are one with the Godhead, divine and immortal.

Later in chapter 27, the text refers to the coming of The Comforter that took place on February 6, eight days after the passing of The Child:

And on the fourth day of February, the sun and six planets conjoined in Aquarius. And The Man saw great signs in the heavens. And the Anti-Christ was manifesting. Whereupon, his body and mind and soul suffered turmoil. And the struggle continued through the sixth day, it being the eighth day following the passing of The Child Christ. But The Man prayed to God, looking upon the New Sun and asking the Light to assist him. The Child Christ heard him and sent an Angel to comfort him in his dreams. And the Darkness lost its power over him.

Thereafter, The Man began the Great Work east of the Andes.

On the evening of January 5th, Epiphany Eve in the Second Advent
Calendar and the Twelfth Day of Christmas, resident members of The
Community, their families, and guests were invited to the Rectory-Abbey
by Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr. to celebrate the holiday with a dinner  reception
and a visit from Santa Claus. The event was well attended by members of
The Community and guests.

The next morning, Epiphany Day, Sunrise Divine Service was held at the open-air Church of New Epiphany, followed by breakfast at the End Times Parsonage.

Buffet Table

Dessert Table

The Evening’s Program and Menu

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After the Sunrise Divine Service on the morning of Sunday, December 28, 2025 — the 4th day of Christmas of the Christmas-Epiphany Sunrise Vigil — the Reno Community gathered at the End Times Parsonage for breakfast and the annual Blessing of the Children.

The Children’s Service was presided over by the Reverend Noriko Roy with the assistance of Acolyte Sophia Savoy. In a short address, Reverend Roy reminded the youngsters that they are the hope of The Community.

Reverend Roy extended to them The Community’s appreciation for their devotion and faith in The Church and commended them into God’s Hands so they may learn and understand further the meaning of charity and truth in the Service of God.

Finally, on behalf of the Head Bishop and the Clergy of the Second Advent Church, she invoked God’s blessings upon all the children and offered a special prayer for them.

Below is a selection of photos from that event.

Rev. Noriko Roy performing the Blessing of the Children

Rev. Noriko Roy and the Children following the Blessing.

By The Reverend Father Ted Staver

In August of 2024, the Church was approached by the Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) to expand an existing access easement through a small portion of the Sanctuary. The purpose of the easement is for TMWA to access their 2 million gallon water storage tank which sits on the other side of Church property near the main Sanctuary entrance off Matterhorn Boulevard.

TMWA’s 2 million gallon water storage tank

TMWA has had access to their water tank since July 2007 when they entered into an agreement with the Church. As it turns out, the road to access their tank is not big enough to allow their large tanker trucks to get to the tank to perform their water distribution task.

After one year of discussing the possibilities of allowing them to expand the road to accommodate their access, the Church agreed to work with them in such a way that both parties would benefit. The Church agreed to lease approximately half an acre of the Sanctuary for the expansion of the access road.

Because the existing gate would have to be moved approximately 50 feet, it was decided to replace the old gate (which was constructed in the early 1980s) with the gate that used to grace New Mount Zion in southwest Reno. TMWA agreed to pay the cost of removing the old gate and replacing it with the Zion gate and fencing. TMWA also paid the Church a fee for the expanded easement and will pave the entrance when they put in their new road.

An agreement between TMWA and the Church was finalized in August 2025 – one year after they originally approached us – and construction of the new gate and fence was completed in November.

We have posted a gallery of photos with before and after images of the process. As you can see from the photos, the new Sanctuary gate is quite impressive and gives the Sanctuary entrance an entirely different character. I should mention that the new gate is automated with solar-powered motors, security cameras, and the latest technologies and phone apps. The Ministers that reside at the Sanctuary appreciate the upgrade, as does the Congregation.

All this was made possible by Bishop Gene Savoy, Jr. It was his negotiating skills that made this happen. Thank you for your support!

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The Sanctuary entrance before construction began

The New Mount Zion gate on the upper level of the sanctuary

Work begins with the removal of the Zion gate.

After about 5 hours of work, the Zion gate has been removed.

The massive gate posts have now been relocated and are being concreted in place.

All four gate posts have been set and are waiting to have the gates placed on them.

After the gates were set and adjusted and the minor details fixed, it was time to automate the gate.

At last, we come to the final phase where we gave our beautiful gate a fresh coat of paint.