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Bantayan Island Evangelistic Series Concludes with 23 Baptisms Despite Venue Challenges

The Bantayan Island District Association of Seventh-day Adventist Churches concluded its weeklong public evangelistic series on May 2, reporting 23 adult baptisms following a program marked by unexpected venue relocation shifts and high spiritual engagement. The event, themed “Grounded in the Bible, Focused on the Mission,” ran from April 26 to May 2 in the municipality of…

Hundreds gather in Camotes Islands for annual Adventist federation

Hundreds of Adventist church members from across the eastern and western Camotes districts, alongside visitors from neighboring provinces, gathered at Mt. Macarungao Church in Western Poblacion, San Francisco, Camotes from April 22 to 25, 2026, for the Camotes Islands Federation of Churches Annual Gathering. Guided by the theme “Grounded in the Bible, Focused on the Mission,” the…

Light Bearer Association wins overall title at Southern Leyte youth camp

The Light Bearer Association of the Panaon District emerged as the overall champion at the Soul Winners Federation of Churches 2026, held April 19-25 in the coastal village of Bongbong, San Francisco, Southern Leyte. The annual gathering is designed to promote spiritual growth and community service among members of the Adventist Church across the East…

Adventist Hospital-Cebu Dedicates Miller Food Station as Part of 70th Anniversary Milestone

Adventist Hospital-Cebu (AH-C) officially dedicated the Miller Food Station April 27, one of the landmark projects of its 70th anniversary celebration aimed at expanding the hospital’s nutrition-based ministry to the general public. The blessing and ribbon-cutting ceremony highlighted the hospital’s collaboration with the Adventist-laymen’s Services and Industries (ASI), which funded the project under the leadership…

Bi-union communication seminar equips leaders for OneVoice27 digital mission

Communicators from two unions attended the Bi-Union Adventist Communication Training and Digital Strategy for Mission Seminar at the Negros Oriental-Siquijor Mission headquarters in Tubtubon, Sibulan, Negros Oriental. These two unions—the East Central Philippine Union Conference and the West Central Philippine Union Mission—were the two organizations established following the reorganization of the former Central Philippine Union…

Adventist school culminates successful vacation Bible school in Sitio San Roque

A local elementary school concluded a weeklong community outreach program Friday, aimed at providing spiritual education and activities for children in one of the city’s neighborhoods. Capitol Center Seventh-day Adventist Elementary School Inc. conducted its annual Vacation Bible School from April 19 to 24 in Sitio San Roque, Barangay Capitol Site. The annual initiative, authorized…

Valencia, Bohol, hosts over 4,000 for BOFESDAAC assembly

More than 4,000 church members and leaders from across 10 districts in Bohol gathered for the annual Bohol Federation of Seventh-day Adventist Association of Churches (BOFESDAAC) General Assembly. The event, held from April 12 to 18, took place at Valencia Technical-Vocational High School in Valencia, Bohol. Held annually, this gathering promoted fellowship and unity among…

15 baptized in ‘Hope in Troubled Times’ seminar in Getafe, Bohol

GETAFE, Bohol — Fifteen souls accepted Jesus Christ as their King and Savior on the Sabbath afternoon, after the culmination of the six-night “Hope in Troubled Times: Health and Moral Recovery Seminar” held from April 5 to 10, 2026, at Barangay Tulang, Getafe, Bohol. Pastor Harold Hallasgo, youth director of the Central Visayan Conference (CVC), officiated the…

Masbate educators undergo training for new ‘Alive in Jesus’ curriculum

MILAGROS, Masbate — Children’s department teachers, Sabbath School leaders, and Vacation Bible School (VBS) coordinators from across Masbate province gathered for the re-echoing of the “Alive in Jesus” curriculum and VBS training and workshop. The event’s primary objective was to equip these educators with the tools necessary to implement the “Alive in Jesus” new Sabbath School…

Adventist Hospital-Cebu marks 70th anniversary with formal thanksgiving gala

CEBU CITY — Adventist Hospital-Cebu (AH-C) celebrated its 70th founding anniversary Thursday with a formal thanksgiving night, marking the midpoint of a month-long series of events and honoring the institution’s legacy of medical service and community ministry. The anniversary gala, attended by the hospital’s board of trustees, Brgy. Captain Clifford Niñal of San Nicolas, hospital staff,…