The Journey to Conference Status - St. Lucia Mission

Union Stewardship Director meets with the clergy on St. Lucia, March 2023. Critical to the health of the proposed Conference is the faithful Stewardship of all.

Records Manager and Research Assistant, Odessa Hughes Mitchel, from the Caribbean Union, meets with Pastor's and Directors as we endeavor to get our Church Management System on track.

Covid 19 has stymied our drive some what. Many of our members have either been laid off or lost their jobs completely. We are asking you, our loyal partners, to consider making a contribution, toward helping the Mission meet its ever-increasing demands for assistance. You can do this monthly or bimonthly, by using the Mission website: www.stluciaadventist.org. Use the online giving tab. Thank you for your continued support

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A fraction of the over 100 persons baptized during CARU Impact 2021

Candidates from our children's virtual crusade. Our children can go too.

Local candidates at Profession of Faith ceremony.

Profession of Faith ceremony with a candidate from Singapore. Covid-19 has forced us to some creative ways to do ministry.

The education drive commenced in the Dennery district Sabbath February 22. The official launch however takes place February 29 in all churches on the island. Thank you for your continued interest. In this picture, Saints from the Philadelphia church, having a discussion after lunch, Sabbath 22, 2020.

Elders in prayer at the annual elders retreat, Marc SDA. Guest speaker was retired Pastor, Cyril Horrel. The conference status drive was formally introduced to church leaders.

Workers Meeting 2019. Personnel who will play a key role in the advancement of the New Conference.

Critical to the success of Pastors in the new St. Lucia Conference of SDA are the support of their wives. Shepherdesses posing for a shot after a weekend with Union officials

Pathfinder investiture 2019. A thriving Conference is a Conference with an active youth program

God’s desire for His children and yes, organizations which represent Him, is that we realize our fullest potential. This theme is captured by John in 3 John 1:2 “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth”. The servant of the Lord says it beautifully “Higher than the highest thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children” Ed. 18.4. That is what Conference Status is all about, maximizing our fullest capacity.

Nov. 1st and 2nd Chaplain Neive George from Community Hospital, Trinidad, shared with us on techniques to be effective witnesses in the school environment, at our Public Campus ministries seminar.

Academy class of 83 needs to be applauded for coming together to give back to their alma Mata and by extension the Mission. If more of our graduates would do so then the institution will be less dependent on the Mission for its survival.

Special needs summit and march with GC rep. Dr. Larry Evan's. October 17-19 2019. As we forge ahead toward Conference status, we need to pay attention to the largest minority group in the world, those with special needs.

Human selfishness and confused priorities are the "root cause" confronting the church today.

The future of the Conference will rest on the shoulders of our youth, how can we get them more involved?

The Clergy on island are important stakeholders in the Journey. All present at our consultation this week, committed to doing the work necessary to get there. Education is key.

Deacons and Deaconesses from around the island, trained to better serve their churches. There is a need for change-management training, in preparation for Conference Status, as we take on the responsibility of managing our own affairs.

Gros Islet SDA church breaks ground as they prepare to construct a new edifice, 38 years after their first church was dedicated. In the photo from left to right: Veronica Barnard, Building Committee Chair, Hon. Lenard Montoute, Parliamentary Rep. Rosemary Desir, Sec/Treasurer of the Mission, Pastor Vincent Emmanuel, Church Pastor, and Herob Morris, First Elder

Critical to qualifying for Conference Status, is ensuring membership records are accurate. Executive Secretary of the Caribbean Union Pr. Johnson Frederick meets with Pastors to orient them on ACMS Adventist Church Management System.

Children's Division Castries Church, says thanks for the 50K given from the Island Development Fund (IDF) to complete renovation works upstairs.

One group who will feature prominently in the new St. Lucia Conference of SDA, is the group, Ushers for Christ. These professionally trained individuals, are the face of the Church at all official activities of the Local and Island Church

In proportion to the enthusiasm and perseverance with which the work is carried forward will be the success given. God can work miracles for His people only as they act their part with untiring energy. He calls for men of devotion to His work, men of moral courage, with ardent love for souls, and with a zeal that never flags. Such workers will find no task too arduous, no prospect too hopeless; they will labor on, undaunted, until apparent defeat is turned into glorious victory. {PK 263}

A thriving Conference necessitates active uniformed groups, as this provides the platform to train future leaders.

Accomplishing Self-reliance brings about inner joy and meaning. Maturity and the realization that the church organization is not dependent on outside assistance for its being satisfies a goal that is rewarding to all. ownership and confidence are immediate by-products of this transition.

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The kind of commitment required of all of us, was demonstrated in the lives of the early pioneers of the SDA church, who were prepared to mortgage property and make the sacrifice necessary to ensure the work went forward. We salute these great men and women of faith.