Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA)

SDA backs proposed ‘Christian nation’ status

Leader of the church in the country, President Pastor Kepsie Elodo, said since 96 percent of the nation’s population are Christians, it is appropriate that the Government declare the nation’s status as such.   

“It’s about time that the world must know that the official religion of PNG is Christianity,” he stated.

“Sin is here to stay and will continue to affect our day-to-day lives. We are not perfect.  However, confession, forgiveness and reconciliation will help strengthen and maintain our Christian lives, with the assistance of the Holy Spirit.  

SDA closes office

President, Pastor Kepsie Elodo, today (March 23) said following the Government’s announcement of a state-of-emergency, the church head office in Lae and its local mission and conference offices across the country will close tomorrow, March 24th, and reopen on April 14th.

Pr Elodo said all church-operated schools, including the Sonoma Adventist College, will also be shut. All church-run health facilities will, however, remain open.   

​Massive clean-a-thon by SDA members!

The Seventh-day Adventist community in the nation’s capital came out in numbers this morning, to do a massive clean-a-thon through the city.

Members of churches in each zones from Gaire to Manumanu and in the city, began as early as 6am, sweeping the streets clean of any rubbish and weed.

This clean-a-thon is the first community program under the Total Membership Involvement initiative the SDA Central Papua Conference launched in January this year.

Polye skipped Parlt session to welcome world evangelist

Batchelor and his wife, with their delegation, touched down yesterday in a chartered plane to a red-carpet treatment by the church leaders and Opposition Leader Don Polye. 

Over 60,000 people braved the downpour to take a glimpse of the Batchelors, Polye and church leaders at Hatti community in Mt Hagen, Western Highlands.

They departed the airport along a corridor made of people with the church faithfuls waving, singing and clapping. 

Churches use Gospel to address gender-based violence

Pastors from the Evangelical Lutheran Church of PNG (ELCPNG) and the Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church have been attending CPP workshops in Jiwaka and Western Highlands provinces, to discuss the theological basis of gender equality.

They considered Bible passages taken from Genesis 1:27, “in which God created man and woman in his own image” and Galatians 3:28, which reminds Christians, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus”.