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Adventist leaders mark Religious Freedom Day

Seventh-day Adventist religious liberty leaders marked International Religious Freedom Day October 27 by asking church members around the world to remember those who suffer discrimination or persecution for their faith. According to recent statistics from the Pew Research Institute, some two-thirds of the world’s population lives in countries where religious freedom is compromised either by…

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Adventist Church reaches out to Troubled Spanish Town to wrap up “Week of Kindness”

Amidst heavy rains and busy traffic, hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists converged on the Sagicor Shopping Center in the heart of Spanish Town for an evening of praise and outreach to the city, on Sabbath, 22nd October, 2016. Patrons took cover while they continue to sing during service at the Sagicor Shopping Center. | Credits: Kimarley…

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In Inter-America, Leaders approve initiatives for greater membership involvement

Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD Getting more members involved in the mission of the church was one central point top level Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Inter-America focused on as day one of church business meetings began yesterday in Miami, Florida. The Year-End Executive Committee meetings, which took place via conference from the Inter-American…

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After Hurricane Matthew, Adventists Share Water and Encouragement in Caribbean

By Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division Seventh-day Adventist leaders have teamed up with ADRA to distribute supplies and offer encouragement to thousands of families affected by Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean Sea. Hurricane Matthew killed about 900 people in Haiti and then tore through Cuba and The Bahamas, destroying hundreds of buildings, including at least seven Adventist…

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Endangered Adventism?

The black rhino. The mountain gorilla. The Sumatran elephant. Orangutan. These are all on the “Critically Endangered Species” List. I’d like to add a few other species to the list. Protestants. The North American Adventist… On October 31, the world (or at least some of it) will celebrate the 499th anniversary of the day Martin…

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Jamaica-born orthopedic surgeon to address rescheduled fundraiser

The Educational Foundation for Children’s Care Inc (EFCCI) dinner, held annually to raise much-needed funds for children at the Alta Vista Children’s Village in Four Paths, Clarendon, has been rescheduled for next month at The Knutsford Court Hotel in St Andrew. The dinner, originally slated for October 2, was pushed back due to the threat…

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In Jamaica, Adventists and police officers march for peace in violence-ridden communities

Kingston, Jamaica | Fabia Phillips-Lawrence/IAD Staff Members of the East Jamaica Conference drum corp march ahead of senior police officers and church members during the march. Seventh-day Adventists from East Jamaica, along with senior police officers, recently marched for peace in sections riddled by violence in Western Kingston, Jamaica. Over the past few weeks, sporadic…

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Jamaica Union Visitor Magazine 2016

The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica is to glorify God by proclaiming the Everlasting Gospel and disciplining every believer, as we prepare for the imminent return of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. This mission which God has entrusted to us will become a reality when we submit and surrender our lives…

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Hurricane Matthew leaves death and destruction in the Caribbean

Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America is still in the process of assessing the damaging effects of Hurricane Matthew which tore through Haiti, Cuba, and The Bahamas this week. No deaths among Seventh-day Adventists have been reported yet, said Pastor Israel Leito, president of the church in Inter-America,…

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LETTER FROM JAMU PRESIDENT TO BE READ IN ALL CHURCHES IN JAMAICA UNION CONFERENCE

My Brothers and Sisters in Christ. I greet you in the name of our God who protects and spares. Hurricane Matthew, the most powerful storm to form in the Caribbean for nearly a decade, was on a path to hit Jamaica earlier this week, through the grace of God, the system veered to the east…

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