Six persons received outstanding service awards during 2-day Communication Workshop for Pastors and Local Church Communicators
The Communication Department of Central Jamaica Conference concluded its 2017 workshops for Communication Secretaries and Pastors by recognizing six individuals for their remarkable contribution to…
‘Read Across Jamaica Day: A Success’
Mount Salem, St. James…Adiese A. Jonas Murphy/JAMU While civic and corporate leaders were engaged in reading day activities across the island on Tuesday May 9,…
Evangelist Cop Baptizes Colleague and Five others during Evangelistic Series
St. Ann, Jamaica | Nigel Coke/IAD Staff Police Corporal Wayne Bartley who serves as a church elder in the Ocho Ríos Seventh-day Adventist Church in…
Adventist Leaders in Russia Address Fake News on Church Status
By: Adventist Review Staff & Euro-Asia Division Leaders in the Euro-Asia Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a church region that includes the Russian Federation, released an official statement last week, as they try to counter false news circulating about the status of the church in that country. The statement, signed by the church regional…
Read MoreIn Inter-America, Church Leaders Honor Church Elders, Report Growth and Vote Initiatives
Miami, Florida, United States | Libna Stevens/IAD The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America concluded its first business meetings of the year by praising the work of thousands of pastors, church elders, and laypersons in expanding the membership throughout the territory. Dozens of executive committee members from the Inter-American Division (IAD) and its 24 union administrative…
Read MoreJ’can driving animation in St Vincent and the Grenadines
He has had many ups and downs, heard a lot of nos and had more doors closed in his face than he can count. But with a passion for animation and moulding young minds, David Martin is now a leader in the animation industry in the region. Having studied communications at Northern Caribbean University and…
Read MoreTaxi Driver risks life to rescue father and son from Flooded home
On a day when his church was flooded, Owen Taylor, a member of the Palmetto Gardens Seventh-day Adventist Church who is also a local taxi driver from the Palmetto Gardens Community, took swift actions to swim across flood waters to rescue Mr. Henry Blair and his adult son who were trapped in their home next…
Read MoreJamaica Union Shepherdesses Empowered to Thrive in Spite of Challenges
Mandeville, Jamaica…Lawrie Henry Pastors’ wives seem to some to lead privileged lives and the role is often coveted. However behind the polished veneer lie unspoken hardships.These women often feel oppressed by weighty expectations, feel inadequate and struggle with loneliness and isolation. Speaking at the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists’ Shepherdess Convention held on Sunday…
Read MoreTufton hails Adventist Church for its support
Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has saluted the Adventist Church for allowing use of its facility in St James to accommodate services offered by the Cornwall Regional Hospital. Since March, the Western Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists has been housing several outpatient services as a result of noxious fumes emanating from the central ventilation…
Read MoreSeventh-day Adventist World Church vote statement on Transgenderism
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | ANN Staf The following statement on Transgenderism, or Gender Dysphoria, was voted by the executive committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during their annual Spring Meetings. In his role as chair, Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church urged the statement be voted “with the understanding we may…
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