Baptisms and professions of faith fell by more than half between 2020 and 2021.
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Pastor Glenn Townend visited remote districts in PNG and expressed joy at the high number of small groups established.
While many people have joined the Church in recent years, retaining them remains a challenge.
Despite church closures and cancelled events, SPD recorded its highest baptism number in 2020 and was the only world region to experience significant growth.
Judea Seventh-day Adventist Church is a newly-established congregation in Solomon Islands, thanks to the work of the Holy Spirit and the Kwailabesi church community.
The event, held at Pacific Adventist University’s Koiari Park campus, included a special focus on developing spiritual leadership for the end times.
Just 10 months after launching on free-to-air TV, Pastor Lloyd Grolimund’s The Aussie Pastor series has hit 20,000 viewers and received international recognition.
If current growth trends continue, Adventist membership in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will reach 300,000 before the end of 2017. And, thanks largely to PNG, membership across the South Pacific Division is likely to hit the half million mark.
Gander Memorial Church in Wewak, Papua New Guinea, has a problem, but it’s a good one.
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