The Atlantic Caribbean Union Mission (ACUM) of Seventh-day Adventists, one of the 21 unions of the Inter-American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (IAD), will dedicate its new headquarters on Gladstone Road on Sunday, October 30 at 3 p.m.
ACUM has oversight of the work of the Adventist Church in The Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. Less than a year old, it was organized on November 29, 2010 in Mandeville, Jamaica as a result of the restructuring of the former West Indies Union of Seventh-day Adventists which, for 104 years, had overseen the work of the church in The Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Jamaica.
Headquartered in Nassau, Bahamas, ACUM served its 27,000 Atlantic Caribbean members from its temporary location in the Summer Winds Plaza on Tonique Williams-Darling Highway for the past 10 months. For the leaders of ACUM, the dedication is a significant event in the union's short existence.
Pastor Leonard Johnson, president of ACUM said, "The opening of the regional office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for The Bahamas, Cayman, and the Turks and Caicos Islands is a dream come true for many persons in this region who dreamed of the formation of a union structure. We are proud of the accomplishment and give thanks to Almighty God. Our glory is not in our new headquarters, but in the God who made it possible."
According to Pastor Johnson, the building will facilitate their efforts of proclaiming Jesus Christ to the people of the Atlantic Caribbean region, thereby helping to improved the quality of life of all those who accept the good news of salvation.
Speaking at the dedication will be Pastor Israel Leito, president of the Inter-American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, one of the 13 divisions comprising the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Governor General Sir Arthur and Lady Foulkes and Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham are expected to attend.

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