Ministry Team
MEET THE MINISTRY TEAM
God created every one of us with a unique purpose, Ephesians 2:10 (KJV) says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
Adventist Youth Society
The church works for and with its youth through the Adventist Youth Society (AYS). Under the AYS leader, youths work together in development of a strong youth ministry that includes spiritual, mental, and physical development of each individual, Christian social interaction and an active witnessing program that supports the general soul-winning plans of the church. The goal of AYS is to involve all youth in activities that will tie them closer to the church and train them for Christian service.
AYM Mission—To lead young people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ and help them embrace His call to discipleship.
AYM Motto—The love of Christ compels us.
AYM Aim—The Advent Message to all the world in my generation.
Leader: Sis Chakirah Samuels
Adventurer Club
The Adventurer Club provides home and church programs for parents with 4- 9-year old children. It is designed to stimulate the children’s curiosity and includes age-specific activities that involve both parent and child in recreational activities, simple crafts, appreciation of God’s creation, and other activities that are of interest to that age. A six level age-specific curriculum is used along with approximately 80 specialized award areas of crafts, nature, recreation, spiritual development and home arts.
All is carried out with a spiritual focus, setting the stage for participation in the church as a Pathfinder.
Children’s Ministry
The Children's Ministries Department seeks to develop the faith of children from birth through age fourteen, leading them into a loving, serving relationship with Jesus and a commitment to the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It seeks to provide multiple ministries that will lead children to Jesus and disciple them in their daily walk with Him. It cooperates with the Sabbath School and other departments to provide religious education to children and fulfills its mission by developing a variety of grace-oriented ministries for children that are inclusive, service-oriented, leadership-building, safe, and evangelistic.
The department’s objectives to promote the spiritual, emotional, and intellectual development of children within the church community include:
Encouraging the inclusion of children in all programs and activities of the church.
Cooperating with the Sabbath school and other departments to provide religious education to children.
Seeking to provide multiple ministries that will lead children to Jesus and disciple them in their daily walk with Him.
Director: Sis Samantha Brown
Clerical Department
Much of the efficient functioning of the church depends on the work of
the Clerical Department.
Clerk: Sis Chevanne Jordon
Community Services
This organization gathers and prepares clothing, food, and other supplies for those in need and works closely with the deacons and deaconesses. Community Services ministry, however, includes more than giving material aid. It encompasses adult education, visiting, homemaking, home nursing, counseling, and other services.
Director: Sis Hanna Smellie
Health Ministry
The Church believes its responsibility to make Christ known to the world includes a moral obligation to preserve human dignity by promoting optimal levels of physical, mental, and spiritual health. In addition to ministering to those who are ill, this responsibility extends to the prevention of disease through effective health education and leadership in promoting optimum health, free of tobacco, alcohol, other drugs, and unclean foods.
Functions:
- To promote among the membership, the Seventh-day Adventist lifestyle as based on the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy, by means of information, education, counseling and motivation in health/temperance affairs.
- To advise the church, and its departments and related agencies, regarding the development and implementation of health/temperance related policies and programs
- To advise and catalogue resource materials for its programs.
- To be actively involved in the evangelistic thrust of the church both as an effective entering wedge and by genuine concern for the total wellness of everyone.
Leader: Sis Ehren Bennett-McKen
Music Ministry
This department is responsible for all music related activities of the Church.
Director: Elder Patrick McKen
Personal Ministry
The mission of this department is to proclaim the everlasting gospel, train, win, retain and encourage every member to see mission as the church's passion be actively involved in the mission of the church. This department organizes evangelistic activities that members can choose to participate in according to their respective talent, ability and preference.
Leader: Elder Andre Brown
Pathfinder Ministry
The Pathfinder Club caters to children from ages 10 to 15 years old. The objectives of this club are:
- Enlarging their windows on the world
- Building a relationship with God
The club provides a church-centered outlet for the spirit of adventure and exploration found in junior youth.
Activities encourage a range from community/civic service projects in the community to nature and environmental conservation studies to camping and high adventure trips. Pathfindering challenges the unique talents of each member and is built on an age-specific curriculum of six levels along with approximately 350 specialized skill development topics covering arts and crafts, aquatics, nature, household arts, recreation, spiritual development, health, and vocational training. These often serve as a launching point for lifetime careers or hobbies.
Director: Bro Fitzroy Hines
Sabbath School
The mission of this department is to proclaim the everlasting gospel, train, win, retain and encourage every member to see mission as the church's passion be actively involved in the mission of the church. This department organizes evangelistic activities that members can choose to participate in according to their respective talent, ability and preference.
Superintendent: Sis Hanna Smellie
Technology
This department is responsible for all technology related activities of the Church.
Leader: Bro Clifford Webster
Women's Ministry
Women’s ministries upholds, encourages, and challenges women in their daily walk as disciples of Jesus Christ and as members of His church. Its objectives are:
- To foster spiritual growth and renewal.
- To affirm that women are of immeasurable worth by virtue of their creation and redemption
- To offer women’s perspectives on church issues.
- To mentor and encourage young Adventist women, creating paths for their involvement in the Church as they reach for their full potential in Christ.
- To minister to the broad spectrum of women’s needs.
- To cooperate with other departments to facilitate ministry to women and of women.
- To build good will among women to encourage mutual support and creative exchange of ideas.
- To mentor and encourage women and create paths for their involvement in the church.
To find ways and means to challenge each woman to use her gifts to further global mission.
Leader: Sis Evonney Armstrong-Johnson