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Paul H. Douglas, director of the General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS) since 2007, was voted treasurer/chief financial officer-elect of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on April 14, 2021. Members of the General Conference Executive Committee (GC EXCOM) voted on the Nominating Committee recommendation and elected Douglas. “I am honored but, more so, humbled by the decision of this body and the leading of the Lord today,” Douglas told the hundreds of GC EXCOM members from around the world, who met virtually this year for the Spring Meeting, one of the two annual business meetings of the denomination. “I am not worthy, but I am willing,” he emphasized, minutes after leaders shared the results of the vote (204 to 10, or 95.3 percent, in favor of the motion). Jamaican-born Douglas has served in various capacities at GCAS since 1986, when he was appointed audit manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in accounting, as well as a professional certificate in Strategic Management and Leadership. He expects to complete his Ph.D. dissertation in 2021. In 1993, Douglas became a GCAS regional manager. In 1997, he was elected as GCAS assistant director, and he became GCAS associate director in 2000. For the past 14 years, he has served the global church as GCAS director. In 2020, he developed a “Roadmap to Resilience” for church leaders and their governing committees. This initiative seeks to help leaders be prepared “to sustain mission in times of crisis and provide an agile response to rapidly emerging realities.” Read more...

Adventist Church Leaders Vote Paul H. Douglas as the New Treasurer-Elect

Paul H. Douglas, director of the General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS) since 2007, was voted treasurer/chief financial officer-elect of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on April…

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Young People in Inter-America Reach Out to Thousands on Global Youth Day

After more than a year of pandemic lockdowns and social distancing restrictions, thousands of Seventh-day Adventist young people across Inter-America took to the streets in their communities…

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Adventist Church in Haiti Prays for Safety of Four Kidnapped Members

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Haiti has been praying for the safe return of four of its members who were kidnapped during a live online…

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Adventists Host Possibility Ministries Week

Starting today (March 8) the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica will celebrate Adventist Possibility Ministries, (formerly Special Needs Ministries). The annual week of celebration is…

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NCU Student Seeks Funding For Cancer Treatment in Cuba

Racquel Matthews, a senior Criminal Justice student at Northern Caribbean University (NCU), has the rare Pseuomyxoma Peritonei cancer that requires medical treatment that is not…

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Adventist Church Moves General Conference Session to St. Louis, Missouri

The Executive Committee (EXCOM) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted Wednesday, February 17, 2021, to move the 2022 General Conference (GC) Session, the quinquennial business…

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Learning centre opens in Flanker, St James

ST JAMES, Jamaica— The Flanker Seventh-day Adventist Church in St James has opened a learning centre to assist students in the community with virtual learning.…

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NCU president wants greater investment in youth to reduce crime

Northern Caribbean University (NCU) president, Dr Lincoln Edwards, has called for increased investment in youth development, including the greater use of church facilities to implement…

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Breast cancer treatment facility opens at Andrews hospital

With the number of cases and death rates resulting from breast cancer reportedly on the rise in Jamaica, a new privately-owned facility dedicated to the…

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Inter-American Leadership To Elect Department Heads and Regional Leaders

Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders from across the church in the Inter-American Division (IAD) voted today to hold elections of its department heads this April during…

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