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JCF Set to Benefit from Adventists Celebrations

By Nigel Coke, The 172 stations and 11 posts of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) will benefit from a special ‘projects day’ activity to be undertaken by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica as part of its 125 years of Adventism in Jamaica celebrations. The Church, which boast more than 730 congregations across the ‘length…

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100 Days of Prayer Launched

by Nigel Coke The Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (JAMU) will have its Second Quinquennial Session at the Mandeville Seventh-day Adventist Church in Manchester from December 1-3, 2015. As part of the preparation for the Session, the Union, through the Ministry of Prayer has designated August 22 – December 3, 2015 as “100 Days…

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Major Adventist forum challenges popular notions about religion.

Bettina Krause and Barry Bussey, IRLA True religion is comprised of faith mixed with elements of forgiveness and reconciliation, not a divisive force that fuels tension and violence in society as many people believe, a group of scholars, lawyers and religious freedom advocates declared at a major forum organized by a Seventh-day Adventist-founded group. The…

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IAD Vice President Visits Camp Phillipsfield on First Sabbath

Written by: Phillip E.L. Castell | Thursday, August 20, 2015   Pastor Leon B. Wellington, Vice President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America Division (IAD) was thrilled to be part of history when he joined more than three hundred campers and officers on the first Sabbath of the first summer camp to be held…

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Industrial Stove Donated to Assist Feeding at Good Samaritan Inn

Written by: PhillipE.L. Castell | Wednesday, August 19, 2015   The ministry of Jesus Christ to the poor was enhanced in East Jamaica Conference (EJC) on August 11, 2015 when Emmanuel Ministries from Florida, presented an industrial stove to the Conference to assist with the preparation of meals for the poor and needy in Kingston…

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Historic Opening of Adventist Campsite in EJC

Hundreds gathered under  the  massive white canvas tent  at the highest point of the campsite for the inaugural summer camp opening ceremony at East Jamaica Conference’s Camp Phillipsfield in St. Thomas. It was early evening as trumpets and drums echoed throughout the property signaling the official start to the historic “Build to Last”  Adventist youth…

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First Adventist pastor appointed chaplain of the Jamaica Constabulary Force

Kingston, Jamaica | Jamaica Union Staff/IAD Pastor Gary Anthony Buddoo-Fletcher, former executive secretary in North Jamaica is the new Force Chaplain of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). His appointment was made official and announced by Commissioner of Police Dr. Carl Williams to the JCF Executive Management Board in Kingston on August 3, 2015. Buddoo-Fletcher, who…

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WHO Teams Up With Adventists in a Global First

By Joanne Ratsara The World Health Organization and the Seventh-day Adventist Church are kicking off an unprecedented global partnership aimed at reducing infant and maternal mortality rates. This is the first time that the WHO, the public health agency of the United Nations, has partnered with a faith-based organization on a global scale, said Annette…

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Adventists ‘Most Racially Diverse Religious Group in U.S.’

By Andrew McChesney and Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review Don’t worry if you happen to walk into a Seventh-day Adventist church in the United States where English is not the first language of choice. Chances are you are worshiping in one of the increasingly typical Adventist congregations across the country. Seventh-day Adventists are the most racially and…

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ADRA and NHF conduct Health Clinic for the Clifton

The Adventist Development Relief Agency (ADRA) partnered with the National Health Fund (NHF) to conduct a free, two-day health clinic for the residents of Clifton Community in Portmore, St. Catherine. The clinic was held on Monday July 20 and Tuesday July 21 and over 400 persons benefited. The NHF utilized its recently acquired state-of-the-art mobile…

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