Pastor Silas N. Mckinney Dies
A great champion for the gospel falls asleep in Jesus. About 10:55 a.m, Saturday morning, July 16, 2016, Pastor Silas Napoleon McKinney, age 89, an outstanding evangelist and church leader, passed away while in Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, The Bahamas. Pastor McKinney had been sick at home for several years and was taken to the…
Read MorePastor Donald Mwamwifu Passses
by Danielo Daniels The Administration and members of the North East Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (NEJC) are deeply sadden by the passing of Pastor Donald Mwamwifu, who died on Monday, July 4, 2016 at his home in Manchioneal, Portland, after a long struggle with ill health. He was 56. Pastor Mwamwifu Pastor Mwamwifu, who…
Read MoreAdventists Hold High-Level Moscow Talks About Law Restricting Missionary Work
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders have raised concerns with senior Russian officials about new legislation that would severely restrict missionary activity in Russia by outlawing home churches and the free distribution of religious literature. The legislation — part of a raft of antiterrorism bills — was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin into law on July…
Read MoreAdventist Church for the deaf to be established in Jamaica
Portmore, St. Catherine, Jamaica | Lawrie Henry/IAD It will soon be easier for the deaf and hard hearing impaired in Jamaica to ‘hear’ the Advent message as Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica progresses plans to establish a church for the deaf in Portmore, St. Catherine. The plans were announced during the first ‘Day of the…
Read MoreDeaf Pastor to Preach at First Adventist Deaf Ministries Day
Jeff Jordon, Deaf Pastor and Associate Sabbath School and Personal ministries Director for the Adventist World Church will be the main speaker for the day along with Pastor Everett Brown, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica. This will take place at the Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, Port Henderson Road, St. Catherine on Saturday,…
Read MoreIAD to Host Communication COMMSESSIONS
The Communication Department of the Inter-American Division will host the first in a series of COMMSESSIONS which starts on July 5, 2016. The purpose of the discussion is to enhance organizational communication in the church through various training sessions and exchange ideas with leaders at all levels, emphasizing the importance of communicating “locally.” This means…
Read MoreADVENTIST YOUTH MINISTRY IN JAMAICA LAUNCHES COUNSELING HELPLINE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Young people in Central Jamaica Conference (CJC) of Seventh-day Adventists and its environs now have access to confidential counseling which may be accessed at their leisure, thanks to a special telephone counseling service dubbed, “OSAY (Operation Save a Youth) Helpline”. This service was launched by the Youth Ministries Department of CJC in collaboration with the…
Read MoreIn India, court refuses to reschedule Sabbath exams
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Andrew McChesney, news editor, Adventist Review An Indian court has rejected a Seventh-day Adventist petition to reschedule exams from Saturday, citing a lack of biblical evidence that Saturday is Sabbath and the fact that the Indian government does not recognize Sabbath on its list of official festivals. The South…
Read MoreNCU Elects US-based Dental Surgeon as President
Pharmacologist and Dental Surgeon, Dr. Lincoln Edwards, is the new president-elect of Northern Caribbean University (NCU). Dr. Edward was elected yesterday, during a meeting of the Board of Governors of the Seventh-day Adventist-owned institution at the church’s headquarters in Mandeville, Jamaica. Dr. Edwards, who is a native of Jamaica and graduate of the University of the West…
Read MoreAdventist Church Highlights Declining Religious Freedom at Major Conference
As religious freedom deteriorates around the world, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has brought together a broad range of advocacy organizations and public leaders to consider ways to drive the issue higher on the public agenda. The 2016 International Religious Liberty Summit, held at the Newseum’s Religious Freedom Center in downtown Washington, focused on what has…
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