Seventh-day Adventist school performs well in CSEC St Ann’s Bay High and Prep students spark
ST ANN’S BAY, St Ann: With 2016 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results showing a decline over the previous year, the Seventh-day Adventist owned St Ann’s Bay High and Preparatory schools are celebrating the success of its students in the 2016 exams, with above average results. “Based on the preparations of the teachers, coupled with…
Read MoreHope Channel Inter-America to officially launch September 15
Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Inter-American Division (IAD) will officially launch its three new television channels with a special ceremony scheduled on Sep. 15, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. in Miami, Florida. The one-hour ceremony will feature officials from the General Conference’s Hope Channel and top IAD leaders…
Read MoreBrexit Sets Stage for Major Evangelistic Series in London
Something unusual is happening in London amid two seemingly unconnected events. People are showing an unprecedented interest in the Seventh-day Adventist health message after a series of church-organized fairs, and public uncertainty is running high following Britain’s recent vote to leave the European Union. The unexpected result: fertile ground for a major evangelistic series titled…
Read MoreJudge Refuses to Work on Sabbath in Kenya
A judge being vetted for the post of chief justice of Kenya’s Supreme Court said he is a faithful Seventh-day Adventist who will not work on Sabbath if appointed. Court of appeals judge David Maraga told the Judicial Service Commission, which is responsible for nominating Supreme Court candidates to the president, that he would not…
Read MoreIn Inter-America, ASI Convention challenges members to connect, empower and transform lives
Medellin, Colombia | Libna Stevens/IAD More than 350 Adventist professionals and church leaders gathered at the Colombia Adventist University Church in Medellin, Colombia. Image by Camilo Rodriguez/Daniela Arrieta Seventh-day Adventist business owners and professionals from across the Inter-American Division (IAD) were challenged to connect, empower and transform their lives and those around them as the…
Read MoreAdventists Asked to Pray After Nepal Bans Evangelistic Outreach
The leader of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nepal has called for prayers amid a state clampdown on evangelistic outreach, including the distribution of religious literature and even having a Bible in a Christian orphanage. All evangelistic activity is prohibited under a new Nepalese Constitution that came into force in September 2015. Article 31(3) of…
Read MoreJamaica Union Mourns the Passing of Wellesly Gunter
by Nigel Coke The administrators, workers and members of the Jamaica Union Conference mourning with the family of Pastor Wellesly H. Gunter who died in the Montego Bay Hospital and Urology Centre on Sabbath, August 6, 2016. He was 81. Pastor Gunter, who is known for his unique preaching style which includes a frequent stamping…
Read MoreIn Australia, Adventists Share Faith by Celebrating Christmas in July
By Tracey Bridcutt, South Pacific Adventist Record Who says that the birth of Jesus can only be celebrated in December? The Seventh-day Adventist Church organized a version of the popular “Road to Bethlehem” Christmas program in Melbourne, Australia, in July, allowing 2,250 people to discover the Bible prophecies about Jesus through a first-of-its-kind evangelism program. Kerina-Lee Joy,…
Read MoreASI and Adventist Church Join Forces on Total Member Involvement
Nearly all Seventh-day Adventist world division presidents attended ASI’s annual convention for the first time as church leadership stepped up efforts to encourage every church member to actively share the gospel as part of its Total Member Involvement program. Twelve of the 13 division presidents and Rick McEdward, president of the Adventist Church in the…
Read MoreNCU TO CONFER HONORARY DEGREES
Northern Caribbean University (NCU) will confer the honorary degrees of Doctor of Science and Doctor of Humane Letters on Dr E. Albert Reece and the Honourable Lascelles Chin respectively, during the institution’s graduation exercises to be held on Sunday, August 14. Dr Reece and Mr Chin will be recognized by the University, for the invaluable…
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