News - Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist

President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson, will visit Jamaica this coming weekend, April 11-13, 2025.

The visit, the third since being elected world church president in 2010, is primarily to meet with the Island’s Adventist young people to launch the Youth Ambassador programme.

“We are delighted to have the chief Pastor and President of the Worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Ted Wilson, and his wife, Nancy, in Jamaica,” said Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica. “We welcome him as the keynote speaker at the first-ever Ambassador Convention organized by the Youth Department of our church. I am eagerly looking forward to his message on Sabbath, April 12, 2025. I am confident that our young people and the broader leadership members of the church will be inspired and blessed as he urges us to remain focused on the church’s mission.”

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His Excellency Sir Patrick Allen (right) hosts Pastor Ted Wilson during a Courtesy Call at King's House.[/caption]

Pastor Wilson’s last visit to Jamaica was in February 2019, when Jamaica hosted his team and senior officers from the World Church headquarters and other regional offices worldwide to focus on the church’s health strategies and methods. They also participated in a members’ convention named “Lord Transform Me” at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Wilson’s previous visit was in 2012 when he was the main speaker for a convention at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Gymnatorium in Mandeville dubbed “That the World May Know.”

“Pastor Ted Wilson’s visit is critical because the Ambassador Ministry is a comprehensive initiative of the Adventist World Church to address the needs and challenges of youth aged 16 – 21,” said Pastor Dane Fletcher, Youth Ministries Director of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica.

“As our world leader, he will emphasize that the Ambassador Ministry is a high priority for the Adventist Church. In line with the Church’s Total Member Involvement strategy, it calls for all members to engage in the widespread efforts of Ambassadors. Since Ambassador Ministry is relatively new, Pastor Ted’s presence signals to youth, youth leaders, and all stakeholders that it is a strategic priority for the leadership of the Adventist Church both in Jamaica and around the globe."

Pastor Wilson will be accompanied by his wife, Nancy, and other leaders of the Inter-American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

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Pastor Ted Wilson and his wife, Nancy, read an edition of the Daily Observer.[/caption]

An ordained minister, Wilson holds a doctorate in religious education from New York University, a Master of Divinity from Andrews University, and a Master of Science in public health from Loma Linda University School of Public Health. He speaks French and some Russian in addition to English.

The Adventist Church's mission emphasizes various aspects of human freedom and responsibility. These include religious liberty and human rights, humanitarian aid and development, better lifestyles, health and wholeness, education and personal growth, social issues, and community involvement.