Nassau, Bahamas…[Barrington Brennen/Nigel Coke/IAD]
During its business session the church delegation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Bahamas conference re-elected the top leaders for another four years on Jan 4, at the Hillview Adventist Church, in Nassau. Pastors Leonard A. Johnson, Eric D. Clarke and Elder C. Melvin Lewis were re-elected unanimously as the president, executive secretary and treasurer, respectively.
The 2nd Quadrennnial Session was well attended by representatives from all of the sister conferences in the West Indies Union as well as missions and institutions in the region. Also, in attendance at the opening ceremonies and bringing greetings on behalf of the Opposition Party in the Bahamas was the Rt. Hon. Hubert Ingraham, leader of the official Opposition. Other government officials were in attendance.
Dr. Allen, president of the church in the West Indies Union, traveled to the session and spoke to the delegates and reminded those gathered that the unity and the fellowship of the church is very important. He said that this was evident from the representatives from all over our fields coming to fellowship.
“We are all gathered to fellowship, worship and transact the business of the church,” said Dr. Allen. ” This is a time when the leaders report officially to the constituency, elect officers for the New Year and continue the work of the church.
He went on to say that the business session is not a pause or a full stop in the church in terms of its mission, or goals.
“Nothing has changed in terms of where we are going,” he said. “We are pursuing the strategic path of Pentecost 2007 and more. We are not here to make excursions into the world and then retreat behind our ivory palaces from time to time. We are not here for that but rather to impact the world. We continue the race. The relay continues. We are simply looking to see how we will run the race for the next four years, and until Christ comes.”
Delegates also voted church leaders to head the different ministries departments during its business meetings. For the list of other Bahamas Conference elected leadership go to www.wiunion.org.
The Bahamas Conference is one of two regional leadership offices of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the Bahamaswith more than 13,000 church members worshiping in 39 churches. The other regional office is the North Bahamas Mission.
