Representing the face of compassion to communities enveloped by fear and uncertainty, the Agape Adventist Church on St. Thomas, and the Cruz Bay Adventist Church on St. John, lead a series of ministry initiatives to help individuals cope during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meeting the needs of the community is not optional for the Adventist Church, said Annette Small, community services director for the Cruz Bay Adventist Church in St. John.  “While many churches have gone to online…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/Vq97yjMQ66A/

In the past couple of weeks, tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of cities across the world, protesting against racism, injustice, and the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and many more black lives gone at the hands of police brutality. Alongside the world, Washington Adventist University’s students and community have found their voices. Masses of protesters filled the streets of D.C. for weeks, and among the peaceful protestors were many…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/9eQpQOkKIuQ/

On Sabbath, June 27, 2020, the leadership of the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is asking its members, churches, ministries, and services to join in a special day of prayer for the deep hurt and frustration that racial injustice and inequity have caused in North America. As the conversations on racism in society and in the church continue to grow, we are urging the 1.2 million church members in the territories of Bermuda, Canada, Guam/Micronesia, and the United…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/I677b9UPTX0/

Editor’s Note: Below is a transcript of a message, posted to You Tube on June 12, from president of the Adventist Church, Ted N.C. Wilson. Elder Wilson will release a new video each week, during the Coronavirus pandemic, which you can view here.   
Again we’re together through electronic means. This setting is a challenge in many ways, because we’re not face-to-face in our churches and different places, but God is taking us through. I encourage you to be of good hope—be God’s hands and feet in…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/BMC7FN3SL2Y/

The New Haven Seventh-day Adventist Church in Overland Park, Kansas, has helped address food insecurity in the greater Kansas City area since 2011. Over the nine-year span, its food pantry “Renewed Hope” has grown from a literal closet filled with food to give to people in need who happen to drop by the church to a robust operation that has become a community-staple.
“At first it served 10 to 15 people a week, but then the pantry expanded to up to 800 at a time prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,”…Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ann-en/~3/0F_gGP4aznU/