Maritime Conference Elects New President
Moncton, N.B. – On Feb. 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Maritimes Conference of Seventh-day Adventists elected David Miller as the next conference president after Paul Llewellyn was asked to serve as executive secretary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada. Miller officially began his duties as president on June 1, 2020. […]
Manitoba- Saskatchewan Conference Elects New Executive Secretary
On March 18, 2020, the Board of Directors of the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted, due to travel restrictions and health concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, to postpone the 2020 Quinquennial Constituency meeting until April 2021. The board’s very next action was to elect Christine Bergen as the next conference executive secretary, a position […]
Kendalwood Food bank Continues to Serve in the Midst of Chaos
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dramatic changes to everyone’s lives and daily routines, including the operation of the food bank at the Kendalwood Seventh-day Adventist Church in Whitby, Ont. Before the novel coronavirus outbreak, the Kendalwood food bank was a place of warmth for both staff and clients. Routine days began with staff worship […]
$1.420 MILLION AWARDED TO ADVENTIST SCHOOLS
On March 6, 2020, Versacare Foundation awarded $1,420,000 in grant funding to 189 Adventist primary and secondary schools across the United States and Canada in support of STEM education (science, technology, engineering, math). This was Versacare Foundation’s fifth successive year funding STEM grants and marked the third consecutive year it funded every school that […]
Ontario Conference President, Mansfield Edwards, Offers Solace at Iran Plane Crash Funeral
On Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, Ontario Conference president, Dr. Mansfield Edwards, offered words of comfort during a memorial service held at York Region. The service, attended by 400+, was for employee Bahareh Karami, a York Region environmental sciences technologist. Karami, 33, was one of 176 killed on January 8 when a plane, heading from Iran […]
SDACC RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES REGARDING COVID-19
Video script: Dear Adventist family throughout Canada, During this time greatly engrossed by the news of the coronavirus, be at peace. The same Jesus who calmed the winds and waves cares for you and those dear to you. As a Church, we will continue to follow the guidelines outlined by public health officials and government […]
