Adventists Under Fire for Sabbath as Religious Freedom Shrinks Worldwide
By Bettina Krause Seventh-day Adventists face challenges observing the Sabbath in nearly every corner of the Earth as religious freedoms grow increasingly restrictive and less stable worldwide, according to a new Adventist Church study. The 2015 Religious Freedom World Report uses the church’s vantage point as a religious minority in many countries to assess how…
Read MorePastor Gordon Lindsay wants opportunities for St Mary’s youth
PORT MARIA, St Mary: As pastor of the Dover Seventh-day Adventists District of Churches, 26-year-old Gordon Lindsay is responsible for managing seven churches (Dover, Epsom, Enfield, Camberwell, Osborne, Fort George, and Long Road) throughout southeast St Mary. Originally from Plowden, Manchester, in 2011, he relocated to St Mary to work as a high school math…
Read MoreAdventists promoting healthy lifestyle in St Mary and Portland
PORT MARIA, St Mary: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has endorsed a pioneering initiative by the Seventh-day Adventist Church that utilises greenhouse farming to create employment and revenue and promote healthy lifestyle in St Mary and Portland. Speaking earlier this week at an agricultural health exhibition in Dover, St Mary, Allen praised the church’s North…
Read MoreAdventist Youth extend helping hands to Elderly Woman in Blenheim Town
A 76 years old woman who lived in her kitchen for many years received well needed help from an Adventist Youth group called, Gospel Outreach Ministry and the Blenheim Town Seventh-day Adventist Church members. On Sunday September 27, 2015, members from the Blenheim Town Church, led by Pastor Delroy Bicknell, a few volunteers from the…
Read MoreHurricane Joaquin Badly Damages 6 Churches in The Bahamas
By John Garcia and IAD staff A powerful hurricane badly damaged or destroyed at least six Seventh-day Adventist churches in The Bahamas, local church leaders said as they struggled to assess the destruction and account for church members a week after the Caribbean disaster. Hurricane Joaquin flooded buildings and ripped off roofs amid two days of…
Read More17,000 Back Religious Freedom at Huge Rally in Madagascar
By Laurent Brabant, IRLA More than 17,000 people rallied at a Seventh-day Adventist-organized event in Madagascar to pledge their support for religious liberty. The daylong “Festival of Religious Freedom,” held in a sports arena in the capital, Antananarivo, was the first such event to be held in the Indian Ocean island nation. The festival drew…
Read MoreAdventists award oldest living baptised member during 125th anniversary celebrations
MONTEGO BAY, St James The oldest living baptised member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, 103-year-old Adassa Henry Johnson, was the recipient of a special award for her faithful and dedicated service last Saturday, during the 125th Anniversary Celebration of Adventism in Jamaica at the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre in Montego Bay. Johnson, who…
Read MoreAdventists Award 125 members during anniversary celebration
One hundred and twenty-five Adventist individuals, groups, churches and organisations were recognised for exemplary service on Saturday during the 125th anniversary celebration of Adventism in Jamaica, held at the Seventh-day Adventist Conference Centre in Montego Bay, St James. The awardees were selected for their efforts in various ministries of the church, namely publishing, education, health,…
Read MoreAdventists give Islington police station a facelift
ISLINGTON, St Mary: A rundown police station in Islington, St Mary, has benefited from more than $120,000 worth of repairs and renovation work, thanks to a pioneering new initiative by the Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDAC). Over the last month, the church has spent around $125,000 upgrading the cells and barracks at Islington Police Station, and…
Read MoreThe golden rule and religious liberty
A colleague called my attention to an article to which I feel compelled to respond. No direct allegation was made, but the insinuation was strong. The power of insinuation, or ‘dropping a word’, is often more powerful than speaking to a matter directly. The power of insinuation lies in the fact that a seed is…
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