Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders have raised concerns with senior Russian officials about new legislation that would severely restrict missionary activity in Russia by outlawing home churches and the free distribution of religious literature. The legislation — part of a raft of antiterrorism bills — was signed by Russian President Vladimir ...
Adventist Church for the deaf to be established in Jamaica
Portmore, St. Catherine, Jamaica | Lawrie Henry/IAD It will soon be easier for the deaf and hard hearing impaired in Jamaica to ‘hear’ the Advent message as Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica progresses plans to establish a church for the deaf in Portmore, St. Catherine. The plans were announced during ...
Deaf Pastor to Preach at First Adventist Deaf Ministries Day
Jeff Jordon, Deaf Pastor and Associate Sabbath School and Personal ministries Director for the Adventist World Church will be the main speaker for the day along with Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica. This will take place at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, Port Henderson ...
IAD to Host Communication COMMSESSIONS
The Communication Department of the Inter-American Division will host the first in a series of COMMSESSIONS which starts on July 5, 2016. The purpose of the discussion is to enhance organizational communication in the church through various training sessions and exchange ideas with leaders at all levels, emphasizing the importance ...
Young people in Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists and its environs now have access to confidential counseling which may be accessed at their leisure, thanks to a special telephone counseling service dubbed, “OSAY (Operation Save a Youth) Helpline”. This service was launched by the Youth Ministries Department of ...
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Andrew McChesney, news editor, Adventist Review An Indian court has rejected a Seventh-day Adventist petition to reschedule exams from Saturday, citing a lack of biblical evidence that Saturday is Sabbath and the fact that the Indian government does not recognize Sabbath on its list ...
Pharmacologist and Dental Surgeon, Dr. Lincoln Edwards, is the new president-elect of Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Dr. Edward was elected yesterday, during a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Seventh-day Adventist-owned institution at the church’s headquarters in Mandeville, Jamaica. Dr. Edwards, who is a native of Jamaica and graduate of ...