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Dr. Herbert Thompson, President of Northern
Caribbean University, delivering the message at St. Catherine
Convention 2010.
Central Jamaica Conference held the final leg of its three annual
conventions on Sunday, January 31, 2010 at Camp Verley, Spring
Gardens, St. Catherine. Hundreds of church leaders and members
within the parish of St. Catherine turned out in droves to
experience the blessings from the Lord.
Dr. Herbert Thompson, President of Northern Caribbean University,
set the pace for the day’s proceedings during the devotional
segment. He reminded the members of their need to get in line with
the work of the Master. He noted the importance of studying God’s
words in such a time as this and sharing the gospel with the world.
President of Central Jamaica Conference, Pastor Everett Brown, then
informed the brethren of the mighty works of the Holy Spirit in the
life of the church. He commended the Pastors, Bible Workers and all
the brethren who played a vital role in leading 3,484 persons to the
Lord through baptism and urged them to work even harder in 2010. He
also noted that as they are on the heels of Pentecost and More for
this year, the devil will present many challenges but they should
remember that we are “People of Hope: Reclaiming God’s Agenda” and
with God all things are possible.
Top Harvest Ingather, Bro. Cordell Knight from
the Tent City Seventh-day Adventist Church, collects his award from
Pastor Everett Brown, President of Central Jamaica Conference, as
Elder Billy Watson, Treasurer of the Conference looks on.
In
sharing the gospel throughout the parish of St. Catherine, a
record-breaking $4,824,778.80 was harnessed in Harvest and
Ingathering for the year 2009. This was $2,451,404.80 (103%) more
than the initial goal of $2,373,374.00 which was set for the parish.
Several top ingatherers were blessed tremendously through this
endeavor and received gift certificates as just a small token of
appreciation for their participation in this aspect of the growth of
the church. Bro. Cordell Knight, a member of the Tent City S.D.A.
church was the top ingatherer for the parish of St. Catherine and
for the Conference; he collected $859,100.00 for the advancement of
the mission. His contribution, along with the contribution of the
most outstanding church – Clifton Seventh-day Adventist Company –
made the Tent City District of Adventist Churches the most
outstanding district in the parish.
Pastor Roosevelt Lobban. Pastor of the Tent
City District of Adventist Churches, receiving the awards for the
most outstanding church – Clifton Adventist Church, and the most
outstanding district – Tent City District of Adventist Churches,
from the administrators of Central Jamaica Conference, Pastor
Everett Brown, Elder Billy Watson and Pastor Levi Johnson,
president, treasurer and secretary respectively.
As
the love of Christ continues to fill the hearts and minds of many,
let us as disciples of our Heavenly Father give ourselves
continually to prayer and the studying of the Word, as we seek to
find the lost within our Conference.
-Article
by Alethea Brown-Wellington and Kemar T. J. Douglas
-Photos by Northern Caribbean University and Kemar T. J. Douglas
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