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In an evangelistic collaboration, the General Conference and North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists commissioned a creation-themed mural at St. Croix SDA School. Led by talented alumnus Mikael Royer, the mural transforms the cafeteria into a visual celebration of God’s work, encouraging exploration and admiration of the natural world.

Executive committee members vote on upcoming plans, initiatives and activities for the 24 unions.

Below is  a message addressed to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America from President of the Inter-American Division

Leaders advise young people to use new tools ethically and remain anchored in faith.

An international team of health practitioners led four days of community impact in the island.

Hundreds joined the Adventist Church in Honduras during the first of three territory-wide baptismal events this year.

Several projects attract young people toward life-transforming programs.

Seventh-day Adventists in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, celebrated the culmination of the “Impact 24 Your Journey to Joy” island-wide evangelistic efforts with a praise and worship program that highlighted the more than 100 baptisms reached from March 30 to April 13, 2024. Hundreds crowded the Central Adventist Church in Frederiksted to sing, pray and fellowship during the special ceremony on Apr. 13.

The Seventh-day Adventist community in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands welcomed dozens of new members on April 6, 2024, at the end of the first of the two-week evangelism initiative across the island. Among them were eleven members of a family that encompasses four generations, organizers reported.

When Abraham Schrock heard of the fire at Peter’s Rest Seventh-day Adventist Church he travelled to help in rebuilding it.

Special ministry for children was part of a major evangelistic initiative across the island.

In 2020, Peter’s Rest church members lost their building to a fire. They continue to reach out.

Two-week series in four venues is not being livestreamed for a reason, leaders say.

Pastors, church members and guest evangelists wrapped up series across 230 congregations in the eastern part of the island.

Initiative has synergized the efforts of church leaders and members across regions.

Club activities are prompting dozens of community young people to study the Bible.

Initiative is spearheaded by the General Conference Treasury team and partners.

The initiative will see a team from the General Conference treasury department and speakers from the North American Division.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church New life in Sandy Hill, Anguilla held the “Walking in the Light of God” Children and Adolescent Campaign 13 October to 4 November 2023. This evangelistic campaign was a resounding success, as young members from various Seventh-Day Adventist Churches in Anguilla took center stage to deliver powerful messages from God. The event, which aimed to inspire, edify, and shape the hearts of men, featured eight exceptional young individuals who fearlessly shared ten messages of hope.

The Revolution Gospel Series, with Pastor Timothy Leito, was held downstairs the St Eustatius Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Pasture, St. Eustatius on Friday October 6th and culminated on October 28th, 2023. The atmosphere was abuzz with excitement as the congregation engaged in the Revolution Gospel Series with our young and dynamic district Pastor, Timothy Leito.

The Belle Vue and Carrot Bay SDA churches that make up District 2 on the Island of Tortola held a 5-week tent evangelistic campaign from September 3rd to October 7th, 2023, at Capoons Bay field on the western side of the island. “The Victory In Jesus Bible Festival” with district Pastor, Ray Edwards as evangelist was streamed on both YouTube and Facebook with an average nightly viewership of over 600.

The Philipsburg Seventh-day Adventist Community Services Department on St. Maarten embarked on a mission to empower community and church members, with essential skills that can be used as a hobby or even better, to support their families in these economically challenging times. What unfolded was an eight-week adult education program that transformed lives and fostered hope in the hearts of those who participated.

The British Virgin Islands Seventh-Day Adventist School proudly witnessed a historic moment as the graduating members of Alpha Chi Rho, the local chapter of the National English Honor Society for Secondary Schools (NEHS), donned their full regalia for the first time. In a remarkable display of academic achievement, the students adorned cords, medallions, and stoles featuring the society’s distinguished insignia.

In an extraordinary effort to promote women’s growth and development, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference recently completed the Women’s Ministries Level 3 Certification program on the beautiful islands of St. Maarten and St. Eustatius. The events, held on June 9-10 and June 11-12 respectively, showcased the church’s commitment to supporting women on their Christian journey.

BVI SDA School, located in the British Virgin Islands, has recently embarked on a new chapter in education by introducing e-testing with Inspera. This innovative move is set to revolutionize the way students take tests and assessments, and it’s generating a buzz among educators and students alike.

May 05, 2023 || St. Croix, US Virgin Islands | NCC Staff ||Linda Ambrose Did you know that there are over 300 different sign languages in use around the world today? Well, thankfully, American Sign Language (ASL) is the one most widely used and the one chosen by the Explorers Unit of the City SDA Church Pathfinder Club on Possibility Ministries Sabbath. Pathfinders Ramsez Skelton, Kamaree Mohammed, Dajari Hicks, Ayden Prentice, and A’Kai Johnson read and signed the scripture reading (Judges 7:16-21) to the amazement of the waiting congregation. Hats off to these young men and their counselors, Maria Martin … Continued

The St. Croix Seventh Day Adventist School’s moot court team achieved a major victory in the Virgin Islands’ Regional Moot Court Competition held April 20, 2023. The team emerged as the first runner up, with an outstanding orator in the person of Eden Smith among them. Eden placed third from a field of five most outstanding orators.

At the St. Maarten Seventh-day Adventist School, the Grade 6 class is usually encouraged to pursue a community project.  Through this project, the students meet part of their graduation requirements to be good citizens, display a spirit of volunteerism, and contribute to the society which has nurtured them. During the 2021–2022 school year, the class decided to donate a piece of play equipment to the in-patient, pediatric wing of the islands’ sole comprehensive health facility, the St. Maarten Medical Center (SMMC). Mrs. Gloria Butcher, the class teacher explained, “I was wondering what we [could] do as a class, this year.  It was … Continued

Over the course of five hours on Sunday, May 22, 2022 the Four Winds Plaza parking lot was a hive of activity, as health professionals served more than fifty individuals at a free health expo on St. Thomas, in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). Over the course of five hours on Sunday, May 22, 2022 the Four Winds Plaza parking lot was a hive of activity Over the course of five hours on Sunday, May 22, 2022 the Four Winds Plaza parking lot was a hive of activity, as health professionals served more than fifty individuals at a free health expo on St. Thomas, … Continued

Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News Inter-American Division President Pastor Elie Henry (center) and his wife Ketlie smile as they are presented to the General Conference Session delegates today in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. [Photo: Daniel Gallardo/IAD]June 8, 2022 | St. Louis, Missouri, United States | Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division News Pastor Elie Henry, who has been serving as president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Inter-American Division since 2018, was elected to serve as president of the 3.7 million membership for the next three years. Pastor Henry was confirmed by the GC Session delegation after his name was … Continued

The Festival Village, in Tortola, British Virgin Islands, was the venue for the classic, high-powered, and hybrid Hope Beyond Evangelistic Series. Its featured presenter, Dr. Samuel Telemaque, is the Director of Sabbath School, Adventist Mission, an

Royston Philbert || Annette Michael Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, a pillar of the St. Croix, U.S.V.I., community has been positively impacting the residents of Estate Plessen and surrounding areas through its members, since 1972.  Efforts were made to touch lives through education classes for adults, cleanup days in the community, care packages for firefighters and other families, luncheons for the disabled, and recreational activities for the youth.  To chronicle 50 years of selfless service, the Central Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church launched its commemorative magazine on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at the end of an anniversary celebration that spanned two weekends.  The … Continued

“Transformed to Serve – Effectively Leading,” was the theme which united ministerial directors from conferences around the Caribbean Union (CARU), at a resource-rich Ministerial Advisory on St. Maarten, from April 16 to 19, 2017.

A coordinated approach to providing services for people in need of food or shelter, has proven to be an effective method for reaching vulnerable populations.

Delegates to a Special Session of the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on April 11, 2022, voted amendments to the Bylaws of the Constitution of the North Caribbean Conference

Land has already been leveled and mulched so eager students of the St. Thomas/ St. John Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) School can begin to plant crops in March, 2022.

On January 31, 2022, two delegates from the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) were among the 33 properly vetted, from the 10 Union fields, for in-person attendance at a special Session planned by the Caribbean Union Conference (CARU), to achieve a con

On November 27, 2021, the church hosted “Reflections on His Legacy”, and members, as well as youth leaders, shared how they were positively influenced by this honest and decent Christian leader, whose tenure began in the early 1970’s.

The Richmond Fire Department, the Police Department, the Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Nursing Division of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) — all First Responders in St, Croix, United States Virgin Islands

On October 30, 2021, exactly fifty years since the baptism that marked its birth in 1971, Pastor Thomas Rose welcomed members and friends of Central Church in St. Croix who had gathered to give God glory for what He has done.

October 9, 2021, was filled with activity at the grounds of the Philipsburg Seventh-day Adventist Church as doctors and students of American University of the Caribbean (AUC) embarked on the annual Health Screening Expo

Hundreds of individuals gained valuable insights into the books of Daniel and Revelation during the first prophecy seminar conducted by Pastor Ray Edwards, on the island of Tortola.

Church members of the Christiansted Adventist Church in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, recently celebrated the 100th birthday of Violet Eversley during a special ceremony with her brother, Charley Mack, and additional family and friends.

The Lynch Plantation Seventh-day Adventist Primary School hosted Grandparent’s Day, for the second consecutive year, on Friday, September 10, 2021.

Pastor Desmond James, President of the North Caribbean Conference (NCC), announced a slate of new employee assignments, effective September 1, 2021, as well as staff departures and additions.

In a communique to the constituents of the North Caribbean Conference, Pastor Desmond James, President of the North Caribbean Conference, stated that the Inter-American Division (IAD) approved and set a new date for the North Caribbean Conference Ses

The North Caribbean Conference welcomed Pastor Leriano Webster into the cadre of ordained ministers, during a deeply moving ceremony on Sabbath, August 21, 2021.

As reverberations of uncertainty echo worldwide, interest in the role that religious liberty should play in society’s well-being is mounting.

The highly anticipated annual Senior Youth Camp 2021, which ran from July 29th to August 1st, was conducted “Virtual, with a Twist” on a dedicated Zoom platform

Elders from the North Caribbean Conference joined their counterparts across the Caribbean Union, on Sunday July 18, 2021, for a motivational Elders’ Summit.

The pages of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) literature evangelism have been steadily turning through the efforts of stalwarts like Sister Victoria Sablon

During a groundbreaking ceremony on August 15, 2021, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in the North Caribbean Conference, publicly declared a commitment to rebuild its oldest church structure on Anguilla

Operation Eagle Eye missionary strategy has been blooming within the social-distancing confines of the pandemic.

An evangelistic health-focused initiative, dubbed as “NEWSTART WALKERS” and led by Tessa Smith along with other members of the church

The Graduation Exercise for the St. Eustatius Seventh-day Adventist School, under the management of Principal La Verne David, was hosted on the weekend of June 25-27, 2021.

“In your journey to explore life, keep God at the center of it all,” said Mr. Paul Wilson in his June 27th address to the Graduating Class of the Sint Maarten Seventh-day Adventist (SDA)School.

The final memories of the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Road Town, Tortola,

Art has been an important form of expression for Randah Charles, who is an eighth-grade student at the St. Thomas/St. John Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) School on St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands (VI).

On Sabbath, May 22, 2021, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) participated in the World Day of Prayer for Children at Risk,

Adventists around the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) joined forces to provide urgent assistance to the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines,

The North Caribbean Conference recently navigated uncharted waters by hosting its first virtual Education Convention.

As the La Soufrière volcano continues to spew ash, hot gas and hot lava across St. Vincent,

The youth of the Sweet Redemptive Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church gathered on March 16, 2021, to become the hands and feet of Jesus.

On March 10, students from the five schools of the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) joined with schools across the Inter-American Division to celebrate the 2021 Day of Prayer.

Three years after Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean island of Tortola, leaving buildings, homes, roads and trees in shambles, the pastor and members of the Road Town Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church are preparing to erect a new structure.

At the beginning of January, 2021, the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) announced that, as the new owner of WGOD (97.9 FM), it will launch an enhanced radio ministry.

Young people from the Central Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands wanted to make a difference in the lives of hundreds of people who visit the local soup kitchen in Frederiksted during the Christmas season.

The East End Seventh-day Adventist Church on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands territory recently began offering an electrical and electronics maintenance course to residents on the island.

The Stewardship Department of the North Caribbean Conference held its first advisory for church leaders on Sunday, January 17, 2021.

ADRA Sint Maarten continued its COVID-19 response to the community by distributing one hundred ADRA Grow Bags.

On December 5, 2020, District Two Seventh-day Adventist congregations (Philadelphia and the Haitian) of St. Thomas, USVI, sprang into physical worship, under Covid-19 guidelines.

The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists convened its final plenary Executive Committee meeting for 2020 under the theme, “Leading through Uncertainty,” on its Zoom platform.

History was made in the North Caribbean Conference when the Seventh-day Adventist Church held its first virtual Ministerial Workers’ Meeting from December 3 – 5, 2020.

The North Caribbean Conference welcomed thirty-six (36) persons into the fellowship of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during the Family’s Hope online evangelistic campaign, held from October 15, 2020, to October 31, 2020.

Six months after a fire wreaked havoc on the landmark Peter’s Rest Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in St. Croix, worshippers returned for the first in-person Sabbath service on November 7, 2020.

The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church on St. Croix, through its Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), expressed its support for community needs by making a contribution of $650.00

The 2020-2021 school year started with online learning on St. Maarten, which continues to date.

The President of the North Caribbean Conference, Pastor Desmond F. James, extends a warm welcome and invitation for members and online community friends to join our historic virtual evangelistic campaign.

The 2020-2021 School Year at the St. Thomas-St. John Seventh-day Adventist School (SDA School) began with a new principal at the helm.

Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) continue to navigate the “new normal”,

On August 24, 2020, Principal La Verne David-Duggins and the staff of the Lynch Plantation Seventh-day Adventist Primary School, on St. Eustatius, welcomed 86 students as the institution began the 2020-2021 school year.

One hundred families in Sint Maarten were the initial beneficiaries of organically grown produce thanks to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

In support of efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference complied with mass gathering restrictions and closed all congregations in March, 2020.

On Sunday, June 6, 2020, St. Peter’s Seventh-day Adventist Church launched a humanitarian effort in response to community needs identified by a survey.

The Adventist community on St. Croix was in solidarity with the leaders and members of the Peter’s Rest Seventh-day Adventist Church on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, as they watched their state-of-the-art church building demolished by fire.

Worshippers are excited that the work of rebuilding the Philadelphia Seventh-day Adventist Church is underway.

As the COVID-19 virus morphed and cases surged, fear, panic, hopelessness and pain gripped the world, even the Christian community, and have become companions of many homes.

Amidst the international dislocation to person and property spurred by the COVID-19 outbreak, the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) Administration hosted a virtual meeting with pastors and Bible Workers on Monday, March 30, 2020.

In honor of the Caribbean Union (CARU) President’s first official visit to Tortola, a contingent of pastors and church leaders welcomed Dr. Kern Tobias and his wife, Mrs. Linda Tobias, at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport

International Women’s Day usually heralds activities which encourage a conversation about the integral thread of women in the fabric of society.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) will launch the massive evangelistic effort, NCC Impact 2020, on March 6th, across its ten-island territory at 23 venues.

More than forty (40) religious leaders (including bishops, priests, ministers, and pastors) responded to an invitation from the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church on Anguilla, and attended a service of recognition on Sunday, February 9, 2020.

Two North Caribbean Conference district pastors, who supervise interns, were among more than 40 intern supervisors at a training hosted by the Caribbean Union Conference in January, 2020.

Reports from the island and event coordinators indicated that hundreds of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church Leaders in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) participated in a historic island-wide church officers’ training program on Sabbath, January 18,

The most current infrastructure development will take Cycle Two students from exploratory activities, through active and social play and on to challenging courses, as they use a playground designed for their developing needs.

On January 27-30 a five member accreditation team from the Caribbean Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventist visited the St Eustatius SDA Primary School and the St Maarten SDA Primary School.

During an impressive service at the East End Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church, Pastor Jerome Martin Luther Dwayne Bevans, Jr., was installed as the pastor of District #3 on the island of Tortola, British Virgin Islands (BVI).

To mark a new phase in its infrastructure development, the St. Eustatius Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) School invited leaders from the Dutch government, stakeholders from the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) and the Caribbean Union Conference.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the North Caribbean Conference (NCC) is encouraging members to embrace the new theme for the World Church, I Will Go.

Teams from the Central Singles’ Ministry brightened the holidays for scores of families affected by housing instability and homelessness.