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Faith, Fellowship, Survival Training Highlight Weeklong YMC Youth Camp 2026 in Cebu City

CEBU CITY, Philippines — More than four units of young campers gathered at the Paril Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cambinocot, Cebu City, for a weeklong youth camp aimed at spiritual formation, mental health education, and survival training. The Youth Ministries Department (YMC) Camp 2026, which ran from May 31 to June 7, concluded with Unit…

Island crusade brings 16 baptisms, new life to dying Samar church

ALMAGRO, Western Samar – A remote island church that was close to shutting down has come back to life after a recent evangelistic crusade. The event brought 16 new baptisms and led to a full reorganization of the local congregation. The evangelistic meeting, held in Barangay Biasong in the island municipality of Almagro, was launched…

Adventist Hospital-Calbayog hosts holistic wellness seminar, reaps 4 baptisms

CALBAYOG CITY, Samar — Adventist Hospital-Calbayog Inc., in collaboration with the Bontay Seventh-day Adventist Church, concluded a weeklong Health and Moral Recovery Seminar on May 30 aimed at promoting holistic wellness and spiritual foundations in the local community. Held nightly from May 24 to May 30 at the Barangay Kili-Kili basketball court, the event attracted…

Central Visayas professionals and lay members unite for annual summit

TALISAY CITY, Cebu— Professionals and lay members from across Central Visayas gathered at the Adventist Academy Cebu cafeteria in Bulacao, Talisay City, for the annual joint summit of Adventist Laymen’s Services and Industries, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, and Adventist Professionals. This year’s summit centered on the theme “Grounded in the Bible, Renewed in Christ:…

What Makes a Person Truly Great?

Editor’s Note: This article is adapted from a vesper worship sermon delivered today by Pastor Jomar Compuesto during the opening night of the Central Visayas Conference (CVC) ASI Ad Pro Summit 2026. If you ask the world, the answers come back in a familiar chorus: wealth and financial success, power and authority, fame, achievement, or raw talent. We measure greatness by…

2026 EVC Congress Reinvigorates Literature Evangelists for Mission

Literature evangelists from various districts across the East Visayan Conference gathered for the recently concluded EVC-Wide Literature Evangelist Congress at Padre Burgos Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Leyte. The three-day congress served as a meaningful convergence centered on spiritual renewal, fellowship, leadership development, and a strengthened commitment to God’s mission through literature ministry. Anchored on…

60 youth delegates join District 21 youth camp in Sibulan

SIBULAN, Philippines — Around 60 youth delegates from various local churches gathered in Negros Oriental for the District 21 Youth Care Groups Camp, a seven-day event focused on spiritual growth, leadership, and fellowship. The camp, which ran from May 24 to 31 in Brgy. Balugo in La Preza, Sibulan, was centered on the theme “Stand as…

Three-day training strengthens church-based disaster response in Central Visayas

TALISAY CITY, Philippines — A three-day intensive disaster preparedness and emergency response program concluded Saturday, equipping participants with lifesaving skills to transform local congregations into emergency response hubs. The event, titled “Rescue Olympics: Disaster Ready Church 2026,” ran from May 28 to 30 at the Adventist Academy Cebu Gymnasium and Auditorium. Operating under the theme…

Medical Mission Kicks Off Evangelistic Series in Daanbantayan

DAANBANTAYAN, Cebu—Medical volunteers from Cebu City provided free healthcare services to over 120 residents of Purok Sinegwelas, Sitio Casia, in Barangay Lanao, Daanbantayan, this morning. The medical mission included a team of physicians, nurses, and optometry interns, led by Dr. Ruth Ortiz, an optometry professor and former dean at Southwestern University. Nearly 60 residents received…

Pastor personally baptizes parents after over 20-year wait

This Sabbath afternoon, May 30, the baptismal waters carried the weight of answered prayer for the Compuesto family. Antonio and Simplicia, the parents of Pastor Jomar Compuesto, executive secretary of the East Central Philippine Union Conference (ECPUC), publicly accepted Jesus Christ through baptism. The couple’s baptism, together with Lovely Pancho, a youth from Cortihan, Daanbantayan,…