Informative, inspirational and invigorating, are just three adjectives that could adequately capture “ASI Day 2009” hosted by the Central Jamaica Conference and the Adventist-Laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI) at the Palmers Cross Seventh day Adventist Church in Clarendon. The event was held under the theme “Invest in Christ Succeed Against the Odds”. The event which commenced Saturday June 20, 2009 with inspiring ASI stories of faith and success, and ended Sunday June 21, 2009 with a Health and Wellness Business Expo and Fun day was well received. According to ASI Secretary Treasurer and CJC’s Treasurer, Elder Billy Watson, “ASI Day 2009 was aimed at ... [more]

As leaders within the Seventh-day Adventist Church continue their work to improve the administrative machinery of the organisation, Guyanese born, Youth Director of Central Jamaica Conference (CJC), Pastor Ivor Samuel Harry has developed a handbook for Adventist Youth (AY) leaders. His dissertation, “The Development of a Handbook for Adventist Youth Leaders for Central Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,” was successfully defended at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) Administration Conference Room on the main campus, Mandeville,...[more]

It was with anxious anticipation and excitement on the morning of Sabbath, May 9, 2009 that the Jewels of Central Jamaica Conference from Manchester, Clarendon and St. Catherine, journeyed to Camp Verley to prepare themselves for another day of blessing and ministry, under the theme “Jewels for Jesus – Every Child a Witness”. The event captured a large number of children and members all eager to hear from these precious little ones, and they were not disappointed as the children of Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church started the day with an ... ...[more]

Over 100 persons from the community of Hellshire Park, St. Catherine were treated for a variety of health-related ailments, as the Hellshire Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted its first ever Health and Dental Fair and Talent Expo on the church grounds last October. The Expo was part of the church’s social outreach, in a community in which many individuals are not able to afford adequate health care. The health team, headed by Nurse Angella Anderson, who is also the church’s First Elder, decided on the expo as a primary means of meeting the health needs of the community, sharing much-needed health information and showcasing the talents of church members to the community. The ...[more]

A group of young adults, teens, and adult missionaries left the JFK International Airport on Sunday, March 16 in route to Jamaica; where the group held a week long Mission Project. This was the second time that this collaboration, between the Youth Ministries of Greater New York and Central Jamaica Conferences, was being done to help the Spanish Town Infirmary. This Mission Trip was the first of three international missionary projects being done by the Youth Ministries Department of Greater New York Conference for this year; the other two trips will take missionaries to Mexico and the Philippines. They are also looking at reaching out to two more countries, ... ... [more]