Senior and Junior Elders
A number of newly-elected Elders and Deacons were ordained at the Mount Fortune Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday, June 7, as part of the overall administration and functioning of the ministry.
Both ordinations were performed by the Resident Minister, Pastor Trent Berg, with the participation of visiting Minister, Pastor Johnson Frederick, of the St Lucia Mission.
The newly trained and ordained Elders and Deacons will be working in partnership with a number of senior persons who have been serving the church in both capacities for several years.
The following were ordained as Deacons:
Evan Webster
Eugene White
Samuel Webster
Rolls ton Otto
The Elders ordained were:
Leroy Hill
Catherine Brooks
Malcolm Webster
Many Seventh-day Adventist Churches worldwide receive their primary pastoral leadership from local church elders. However, where there is a ministerial appointment, such as in Anguilla currently, elders generally work in cooperation and consultation with the pastor, providing assistance to him in various functions of the church. The First Elder usually takes responsibility for the church when the pastor is off-island or otherwise absent, and among other duties he assists in conducting funerals.
Deacons or Deaconesses are considered as the backbone of the church’s physical and emotional support. They assist in such matters as property maintenance; collection of tithes and offerings; the communion service and visiting and caring for the poor and homeless.
