Adventist Hospital-Cebu Receives Prestigious Rafael M. Salas Award
The Commission on Population and Development Region VII recognized Adventist Hospital-Cebu for its outstanding contribution to the Philippine Population Development Program, particularly in promoting Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning. A plaque of recognition was given on Dec. 3, 2024, at Bayfront Hotel, Cebu City, during the 1st Rafael M. Salas Kaunlarang Pantao Awarding Ceremony held…
Read MoreNeuroscientist, Pastor Team Up for Mental Health Outreach in Ormoc City
Dr. Jan Harry Cabungcal, a neuroscientist and assistant to Adventist World Radio for Global Evangelism, partnered with Pastor Ricardo De Asis, a church pastor in East Visayan Conference, in urban ministries, focusing on the Ormoc City’s elites. The urban evangelism, which took place on November 25-30, 2024, had two daily sessions. The first session, from…
Read More35 New Master Guides to “Shine” Light of Service in Cebu City
The Capitol Center Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Cebu City recently conducted its inaugural church-based Master Guide Investiture Ceremony on Nov. 30, 2024. Thirty-five individuals with diverse professions were invested in the service after a year of intensive training under the Master Guide Program. This first batch of Master Guides, dubbed “Sidlak” (“Shine” in Cebuano), marks…
Read MoreEvangelistic Series in Cebu City Reset 6 Hearts
Cebu City Seventh Day Adventist Church, in partnership with Adventist Hospital—Cebu, recently concluded a week-long evangelistic effort from Nov. 10-16, 2024. It led six individuals to accept Jesus through baptism on the culmination day. The event, themed “Heart Reset: Journey of Transformation,” was inspired by Psalm 51:10, which says, “Create in me a clean heart,…
Read MoreCPAC Week of Prayer Yields 18 Baptisms
Dr. Kenroy Campbell, a doctor of philosophy and pastor from Jamaica, led the Central Philippine Adventist College students and faculty on a spiritual journey with his sermon series, “Who Am I that God Cares?” The series took place daily from Nov. 18 to -23, 2024, offering attendees a week of profound reflection and inspiration. Dr.…
Read MoreCPUC Invests in Financial Stewardship with SunPlus Workshop
The SunPlus team from the Southern Asia-Pacific Division conducted a SunPlus Workshop for the accounting personnel of the missions and conferences under the Central Philippine Union Conference. The workshop took place from Nov. 27 to 29, 2024, at the CPUC headquarters in Gorordo Ave., Cebu City, and was attended by accounting staff from all the…
Read MoreYoung Adventurers Explore New Heights At Bacolod Kids’ Camp
Adventist Elementary School- Bacolod held its Adventurer Day Camp on Nov. 20-22, 2024, at Negros Occidental Conference Evangelism Center, Taculing, Bacolod City. This event brought together more than a hundred adventurers eager to participate, grow, and explore new learning heights. It also included teachers who played essential roles in cultivating these kids to become the…
Read MoreCentral Visayas Writers’ Guild Reorganized During Writing Workshop
Representatives from various churches and districts in Cebu, Bohol, and Masbate gathered at the Central Visayan Conference headquarters in Talisay, Cebu, on Nov. 23, 2024, for the Writers’ Guild Workshop. Recognizing the great need for regular writers within the conference to share their local districts’ major and minor activities through writing, Pastor Lelord Arranguez, the…
Read MoreYouth Symposium Empowers Bacolod Students Against Drug Use
Negros Occidental Conference Health Department, in partnership with City Anti-Drug Abuse Council, held its Youth Anti-Drug Symposium at Negros Occidental Conference Evangelism Center on November 21, 2024. Pastor Jophone Galanza, the NOC president, kicked off the activity with a welcome address, welcoming the hundreds of students present and encouraging them to be part of the…
Read MorePastor’s Urban Ministries Reach Ormoc’s Elites
Pastor Ricardo De Asis, the district pastor of East Visayan Conference, conducted another mental health session with college students at Ormoc City Institute of Technology in Brgy. Cogon, Ormoc City. The event, held on November 20, 2024, accommodated a class of students eager to learn more about mental health. Strongly supported by the school administrators…
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