Ambassador Dr. Christophe Eick, Special Envoy for Climate Issues in the Caribbean, joined representatives from the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, United Nations, and Climate Analytics Caribbean to build enhanced support for Just Transition in the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago, May 14th, 202 Temperatures in the Caribbean continue to reach […]
Religious News
Abraham’s Role in the Palestinian and Israeli Conflict: A Historical Perspective
The longstanding Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a complex issue with deep historical roots. To understand the role of Abraham in this contentious matter, we must delve into the biblical account and its implications. According to the narrative, Abraham, revered as the father of many nations, faced a significant test of faith […]
Is Grenada Really a Christian Nation? Are We Christians in Name Only?
Introduction: Grenada, a small Caribbean nation known for its picturesque landscapes and vibrant culture, has long been referred to as a Christian nation. With a majority of the population identifying as Christians, the influence of Christianity is evident in various aspects of Grenadian society. However, the question arises as to […]
The Seventh-Day-Adventist Church in Grenada
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grenada is part of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The church is a Protestant Christian denomination that observes the seventh-day Sabbath and emphasizes the imminent second coming, or advent, of Jesus Christ. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has a presence in many countries around the world, […]
Statement regarding suspected terrorist attack on Adventist Church in Pakistan
On Sunday evening, April 15, suspected terrorists opened fire in front of the Quetta Seventh-day Adventist Church in Pakistan, killing two and injuring eight. One of those killed was the 18-year old son of an Adventist church member. The leaders of the major political parties have condemned this brutal attack, for which the Islamic […]
Adventist missionary killed in Papua, Indonesia
Apr 04, 2018 | Manilla, Philippines | Teresa Costello with additional reporting by Darron Boyd and Wesley Szamko Berni Fallery Kunu, a 24-year old health worker, serving as part of a two-man team in a remote area of the Star Mountain regency in Papua, Indonesia, was killed on March 29, […]
SCOTUS GRANTS WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION CASE SUPPORTED BY ADVENTISTS
The Supreme Court of the United States today accepted its first workplace religious freedom case in nearly 30 years, one that Seventh-day Adventists and other faith groups had urged the nation’s top court to grant. The case, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission vs. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc., involves a Muslim […]
Pastor abducted during church service in East Ukraine
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor is missing after being abducted by gunmen during a communion service last Sabbath at a church in separatist-controlled eastern Ukraine, local church leaders said. Unidentified men carrying machine guns and wearing camouflage burst into the church in the city of Horlivka on September 27 and […]
Nigeria Adventist leader says Boko Haram destroyed Adventist church
A Seventh-day Adventist Church official in Northern Nigeria said the terrorist group Boko Haram destroyed an Adventist Church last month after members fled the area. The Magar Adventist Church in the Northeastern state of Borno was burned on Saturday, August 23, said Stephen H. Bindas, president of the Northern Nigeria […]
JAMAICA THE TREND SETTER
By Neals J. Chitan As the largest of the English speaking island nations of the Caribbean, Jamaica has historically been a leader and trend setter to the smaller islands, and what a trend to set this time!! Caribbean New Now contributor Garfield L. Angus in his recent article “Crime […]
Adventist Church HQ to give 250K for Philippines relief efforts
Top officials of the Seventh-day Adventist world church today voted to contribute $250,000 to humanitarian relief efforts in the Philippines in the wake of one of the most devastating typhoons to make landfall in recorded history. Super Typhoon Haiyan tore through central Philippines last week, flattening entire towns with 195-mph […]
In the Philippines, an outpouring of prayer and support in wake of devastating typhoon
Seventh-day Adventists worldwide are rallying support and prayers in the wake of what is likely the Philippines’ worst natural disaster and one of the most powerful recorded typhoons to ever hit land. Super Typhoon Haiyan barreled across the central islands of the archipelago over the weekend, flattening entire towns with […]
Adventist Church in North America recommends affirmation of men and women for ordination
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America yesterday approved a recommendation from its Theology of Ordination Study Committee (TOSC) that affirms both men and women for ordination to ministry. Each of the Adventist Church’s 13 world divisions are now in the process of establishing and holding their own TOSC in […]
Adventist officers release statement regarding a local conference’s recent election of president
Seventh-day Adventist world church officials today released a statement regarding a local conference that recently elected as president a person who is not recognized by the world church as an ordained minister. Ordination is one of the criteria for being a conference president. The statement, in its entirety, follows: Moving […]
In the Philippines, major earthquake damages Adventist property
A hospital and several other properties owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in central Philippines sustained damage when a massive earthquake hit the island of Bohol last week. The 7.2-magnitude quake killed at least 185 people, injured hundreds more and reduced thousands of buildings to rubble and twisted metal. […]
