Pilot Gilbert Cangy Offers Flight Around World on Global Youth Day
Gilbert Cangy, youth director for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, will fly around the world in 24 hours next month — and he is inviting you to accompany him on the trip. Cangy will don a pilot’s uniform and embark on a 24-city tour that starts in the Fiji islands and soars through Australia, India,…
Read MoreTen Days of Prayer Initiative
We thank God for His guidance and leading during the “10 Days of Prayer” initiative we had earlier this year, and praise Him for what was accomplished. As the country embarks on General Election, we believe that it is necessary for us to engage in united prayer for God’s will to cover the length and…
Read MoreCity With Strong Adventist Presence Ranked Most Bible-Minded in U.S.
POSTED FEBRUARY 14, 2016 Evangelist John Bradshaw said the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s message should be proclaimed in every city no matter its level of Bible literacy after a survey ranked his adopted hometown as the most Bible-minded city in the United States. Chattanooga, Tennessee — which has a thriving Adventist presence — is more Bible-minded…
Read MoreWHY IS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION ESSENTIAL IN THE CONTROL OF THE AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO
Community participation is vital to prevent and control the spread of diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Community participation has been defined “as a process whereby individuals, families and communities are involved in the planning and conduct of local vector control activities so as to ensure that the programme meets the local needs and…
Read MoreAdventist Speaker Underscores Human Dignity to African Union Leaders
By Bettina Krause As the heads of state from 54 African countries gathered for a summit, a Seventh-day Adventist leader urged them to recognize “respect for human dignity” as a foundational principle of good governance. Ganoune Diop, director of public affairs and religious liberty for the Adventist world church, spoke at the prayer breakfast at…
Read MoreEstablish special needs ministries in churches, pastor urges
Pastor Laundale Munroe, the Sabbath school and personal ministries director of the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), is urging members of the congregation in Hanover to establish special-needs ministries within their respective churches. Munroe was speaking at the Hanover SDA churches’ parish convention at the Bioprist Knowledge Park in Haughton Court, Lucea, recently.…
Read MoreMeric Walker: Adventists and politics
While the Seventh-day Adventist Church is generally seen as being moderately conservative, it is also progressive, learning from its historical contexts, respecting the views of others pertaining to attitudes regarding public, political, and civic affairs. The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, as early as 1865 resolved, that “the act of voting, when exercised in behalf…
Read MoreNCU President to Serve Until August 2016
MANDEVILLE, Jamaica, (NCU) After presenting his annual report to the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Board, NCU president, Dr. Trevor G. Gardner, indicated his desire not to be considered for service in the 2016-17 academic year. He has offered to serve for the rest of the 2015-2016 academic year, through to the graduation of the class…
Read MoreAdventists File Lawsuit Against U.S. City for Banning Literature Evangelism
A U.S. conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and two of its members filed a lawsuit against an Arkansas city on Jan. 19 over a local ordinance that prevents door-to-door literature evangelism. The lawsuit, filed by the Arkansas-Louisiana Conference, asks a U.S. district court to declare the ordinance enacted by White Hall, population 5,500, to be…
Read MoreProtecting Religious Freedom is “good for business,” says Adventist Leader.
Washington, D.C. United States | Bettina Krause | A Seventh-day Adventist religious liberty leader is urging corporate employers to respect their employees’ religious beliefs—not just because it’s the right thing to do, but also because it contributes to a profitable bottom line. Attorney Dwayne Leslie, associate director of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty department…
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