31 March, 2015

In Inter-America, educators and administrators commit to strengthening Adventist education

Seventh-day Adventist Church administrators and teachers from across the Inter-American Division (IAD) publicly committed to continuing to strengthen Adventist education. They made that commitment during a special online education congress held in Miami, Florida, this weekend. The event gathered more than 100 primary and secondary school teachers at the IAD headquarter office and hundreds more met in homes, schools and auditoriums across Inter-America for the eight-hour program.

26 March, 2015

In Inter-America, Congress promotes religious freedom across the region

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America held it’s second religious liberty congress in the city of Medellin, Colombia, Mar. 18-19, 2015. The conference gave church leaders in the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory the opportunity to talk about the importance of strengthening relations between church and state, as well as reinforcing the presence of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) across the region.

23 March, 2015

Adventist young people in Inter-America engage in Global Youth Day

Thousands of Seventh-day Adventist young people in Inter-America engaged in a day of spreading kindness and hope in their communities and cities during the Global Youth Day initiative held on Mar. 21, 2015. Sponsored by the Adventist world church’s youth ministries department, the Global Youth Day annual event motivates young people around the world to “be the sermon” as they show the love of Jesus in their communities.

20 March, 2015

Global Youth Day to take center stage in Inter-America this weekend

Seventh-day Adventist youth around the world will take to the streets of their cities and communities on Sabbath, March 21, 2015, to engage in a day of spreading kindness and hope. The special day designated as Global Youth Day, is sponsored by the General Conference’s youth ministries department and motivates young people to “be the sermon” as they show the love of Jesus in their communities. Young people across Inter-America’s 24 major church regions are scheduled to share food and clothing, march for health, visit hospitals and nursing homes, donate blood, offer prayers in plazas, hold concerts in public areas, and much more.

11 March, 2015

In Inter-America, Church to collect offerings for youth–driven mission projects

Seventh-day Adventist churches across the Inter-American Division (IAD) will collect offerings every second Sabbath of the month for the next four months to go towards youth evangelism outreach projects. The special collection comes after top world church leaders voted to empower young Adventists 25 and younger to be part of the planning, choosing, owning and implementing of life-changing outreach projects in their communities around the world.

10 March, 2015

SAC Interamérica awards communicators for their outstanding work

The Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Interamérica announced the winners of its various categories during a short ceremony held at the Inter-American Division headquarters, Mar. 5, 2015, in Miami, Florida. More than 60 communicators and media production specialists listened in as SAC Interamérica President Angela Barrios highlighted the society’s mission. As an initiative of the communication department, in conjunction with the Society of Adventist Communicators of North America, the SAC Interamérica chapter strives to bring communicators and interested professionals together in supporting the mission of the church, said Barrios.

8 March, 2015

Church to launch three new television channels across Inter-America

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America is preparing to embark on one of its most ambitious evangelism initiatives with the launch of three new satellite channels to broadcast across its populous territory. The new channels will join the family of the church’s Hope Channel television network around the world in sharing the message of hope and salvation in the three major languages spoken in the Inter-American Division (IAD), Spanish, English, and French.

9 February, 2015

Inter-America launches its week of prayer strengthening pastoral families

Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders from the Inter-American Division (IAD) held a special program Friday night to launch the church’s territory-wide week of prayer focused on pastoral families. During the program, pastoral couples prayed and encouraged pastors and their families to take time to care and strengthen their families spiritually, mentally and physically. The event, held at the IAD headquarter office in Miami, Florida, was carried live on the internet.

20 January, 2015

Inter-America launches the Year of the Pastor ordaining more than 100 ministers

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Inter-American Division launched its Year of the Pastor with the ordination of some 100 ministers during territory-wide coordinated ceremonies across the region on Sabbath, Jan. 17, 2015. Some 26 Adventist ministers from the Dominican Republic were ordained in El Palacio de los Deportes Arena in Santo Domingo--the hub of the live event--where thousands of church leaders and members witnessed the ceremony.