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God
Who God is, and how we know anything about Him at all: the Scriptures, the Trinity, and the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
About the church
Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church
A congregation of the Central Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, located at 7 Port Henderson Road, Portmore, St. Catherine.
The town of Portmore developed rapidly from the 1970s onward, and the Seventh-day Adventist congregation on Port Henderson Road grew alongside it. The church is today among the larger Adventist congregations in Jamaica and forms part of a district of churches in St. Catherine.
The order of service on Sabbath
The morning divides into two parts, with the afternoon programme resuming after the lunch break. Visitors are welcome at any of these services.
- 9:15 a.m.
- Sabbath School. Adult classes study the Adult Bible Study Guide. The children’s and youth divisions meet separately with their own material.
- 11:00 a.m.
- Divine Worship. The main service of the day, concluding at approximately 1:00 p.m.
- 3:00 p.m.
- Bible Class. Held after the lunch break.
- 4:00 p.m.
- Adventist Youth. The AY Society, led by the young people of the church.
- At sundown
- Vespers. The close of the Sabbath.
If you are visiting
No registration is required and no dress code is enforced at the entrance. Members of the diaconate are stationed at the doors and will help you find a seat. Tithe and offering are received during Divine Worship; visitors are under no obligation to participate.
The district and the Conference
The Bible Study Guide used here each quarter, and the doctrinal positions held by this congregation, are those of the world church. The line of organisation runs as follows.
- Local church
- Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church, 7 Port Henderson Road, Portmore
- Conference
- Central Jamaica Conference, 58 Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town. Territory: St. Catherine, Clarendon and Manchester
- Union
- Jamaica Union Conference, Mandeville
- Division
- Inter-American Division
- World headquarters
- General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Silver Spring, Maryland
— Pastoral leadership
Pastoral leadership
Portmore is served by a pastoral team together with a board of elders, with deacons and deaconesses elected from the membership.
The pastor of the district has oversight of Portmore and the neighbouring congregations in St. Catherine.
More about our pastor →
Service times
Service times
Sabbath School
Sabbath
9:15 a.m.
Sanctuary and class divisions
Divine Worship
Sabbath
11:00 a.m.
Sanctuary · concludes 1:00 p.m.
Bible Class
Sabbath
3:00 p.m.
Following the lunch break
Adventist Youth
Sabbath
4:00 p.m.
AY Society
Vespers
Sabbath
At sundown
Close of Sabbath
Sunday · 7:30 p.m.Sunday Night Live
Monday · 7:30 p.m.Spirit of Prophecy Reading Club
Tuesday · 9:00 a.m.Prayer and Fasting, on Zoom
Tuesday · 12:00 p.m.Midday Prayer Experience
Wednesday · 7:30 p.m.Worship Wednesday
Friday · 8:00 p.m.Reason Why I Sing, alternate Fridays
— Beliefs
Our beliefs
Seventh-day Adventists hold 28 Fundamental Beliefs, voted in General Conference session. The Church groups them under six headings, set out below.
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Humanity
Where we came from and what we are: made by God, in His image, and wholly dependent on Him for life.
iii.
Salvation
The great controversy between Christ and Satan, and how the life, death and resurrection of Jesus answers it for anyone who will have it.
iv.
The Church
What the church is for, the mission it was given, and the ordinances of baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
v.
Daily Christian Life
How the faith is actually lived: spiritual gifts, the law, the Sabbath, stewardship, conduct, marriage and the family.
vi.
Restoration
Christ’s ministry in the heavenly sanctuary, His return, the resurrection, and the new earth. What Adventists are named for.
Visiting the church
Parking is available on the church grounds off Port Henderson Road. Members of the diaconate are stationed at the entrances before each service and will assist anyone attending for the first time in finding a seat. No registration is required.
Directions to the church →Address
7 Port Henderson Road
Portmore, St. Catherine
Jamaica W.I.
Portmore, St. Catherine
Jamaica W.I.
Telephone
Sundown today
— · Portmore
The worldwide church
The Seventh-day Adventist world church
Portmore Seventh-day Adventist Church is a congregation of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church. The resources below are published by the world church and are used by Adventist congregations in every division.
Beliefs
The 28 Fundamental Beliefs
The doctrinal statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, as voted in General Conference session.
→ Sabbath SchoolThis Quarter’s Bible Study Guide
The Adult Bible Study Guide, published quarterly by the General Conference and studied worldwide.
→ HeadquartersGeneral Conference
World headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Silver Spring, Maryland.
→ NewsAdventist News Network
Official news from the world church.
→ WritingsEllen G. White Writings
The published writings of Ellen G. White, searchable in full.
→ MagazineAdventist World
The monthly journal of the Seventh-day Adventist world church.
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Our church family:
Central Jamaica Conference
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Jamaica Union
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Inter-American Division
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General Conference