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Cebu City SDA Church Concludes 2025 with Focus on Mission

Church members, regular visitors, and guests packed the Cebu City Seventh-day Adventist Church on Dec. 27, 2025, to celebrate the final Sabbath of the year. In addition to the physical congregation, thousands of online viewers joined the service via the church’s Facebook and YouTube channels. For most Adventists, the year-end Sabbath serves as a “spiritual…

New Chapel Opens at BJMP Guimaras, Boosting Rehabilitation Efforts

BJMP Guimaras inaugurated a new chapel inside its jail facility in Brgy. Alaguisoc, Jordan, Guimaras, on December 27, 2025. The blessing ceremony, attended by Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDLs), jail officers, local church members, and representatives from Faith Works Ministry, marked a significant step in the facility’s rehabilitation efforts. The chapel, funded by Fannin Seventh-day…

Character Over Skill: A Retired Pastor’s Perspective on the Church’s Global Theme

Pastor Agapito Catane, Jr., retired president of the Central Philippine Union Conference, articulated the global theme of the Seventh-day Adventist Church: “Integrated for Mission: Grounded in the Bible, Focused on the Mission.” He called on every member to embrace a unified vision. From his perspective, the church must move away from operating as a collection of…

Couple Reunites, Faith Renewed at Tubungan Seventh-day Adventist Church Anniversary

Love rekindled and wounds healed between a couple who had been separated for years during a week-long “Happy Family and Bible Seminar” organized by the Tubungan Seventh-day Adventist Church in Iloilo, as part of its anniversary celebration. The couple, Robert and Marilyn Talabon, were among the attendees, and their reconciliation embodied the message emphasized during…

Children’s Voices Turn Boracay into a Sanctuary of Hope

In Boracay, Aklan—a world-renowned tourist destination admired for its powdery white beaches, crystal-clear waters, and radiant sunsets— a children’s choir is giving new meaning to local community life and faith. Jewels Voice, an independent children’s choir composed mostly of Seventh-day Adventist children who are active members of churches under the Northwestern Panay Mission (NPM), has…

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐦

In the Bible, leadership is typically depicted as a divine appointment (e.g., David, Moses), and this is what we fervently seek in selecting leaders. However, the Bible also records those who attempted to “seize” power for themselves without God’s endorsement, individuals driven by pride and ambition. One of those who climbed into leadership by their…

Adventist Hospital Cebu Marks Year-End Thanksgiving, Launches New Projects, Extends Aid

Adventist Hospital Cebu held its 2025 Year-end Thanksgiving Program, highlighting God’s goodness and abundant blessings despite the challenges faced throughout the year. Staff and honored guests gathered to witness the dedication and unveiling of four projects completed and achieved this year. Among these achievements is the addition of a new JMC N-Series N700 Cargo, which…

Day 2 of CVC 8th Constituency Meeting Opens With Call to Remember God’s Leading

The second day of the 8th Constituency Meeting of the Central Visayan Conference (CVC), held on Dec. 4, 2025, at Adventist Academy Cebu, opened with a spiritually enriching morning devotional. Pastor Berdandino C. Maniego, the newly elected executive secretary of the East Central Philippine Union Conference, delivered the message. He began with a striking reminder:…

Former Central Visayan Conference President Shares Key Essentials of Gospel Work at Devotional Program

Speaking to a hall of attentive listeners at the Adventist Academy Cebu Chapel on Dec. 5, 2025, Pastor Joel Matarung Wales, a retired president of the Central Visayan Conference, urged them to embrace the key principles needed for success in gospel work. Wales explained that there are four essential “M’s” in the cause of God—Message,…

8th General Constituency Meeting Culminates in New Leadership, Enters into Sabbath Thanksgiving

The 8th General Constituency Meeting of the Central Visayan Conference, which took place on December 3-5, 2025, concluded successfully. This event marked the beginning of a new five-year administrative term (quinquennium 2026-2030), with the election of new officers and directors who will assume leadership roles. As the highest decision-making body, the Constituency Meeting spent rigorous…