To the South Bahamas Conference family,

As we come out of our Seventh Quadrennial Session, we sense a fresh hope across our Conference. There is a feeling that God has given us an opportunity to grow closer as a church family and to serve our communities with renewed purpose. We are grateful for the trust you have placed in us, and we thank those who have served before us. We receive this responsibility with humility and with confidence in the God who has led this Conference through every season.

Our first word to you is the invitation we are taking to heart ourselves. Let us give ourselves again to the mission Jesus gave us.

In Matthew 28:19–20, Jesus calls His church to make disciples and promises to be with us as we go. As your administration, we commit to being grounded in the Bible and focused on that mission. As we listen to our churches, weigh decisions, and steward the resources entrusted to us, we will keep asking two questions. Are we being faithful to Scripture? Will this help our churches make disciples of Jesus Christ?

Across New Providence and our Family Islands, the mission takes shape in ordinary acts of faithfulness. It looks like a Sabbath School class that notices who has been missing and reaches out during the week. It looks like a church that gives a young person a real responsibility and someone to guide them. It looks like a member opening their Bible with a neighbour who has questions about God. Each of these is something a local church can begin this week.

So we invite every congregation to ask, Who has God placed within our reach, and what can we do together to help them take their next step with Jesus? Bring that question to your Sabbath School class, your ministry team, or your family worship. Name someone. Pray for them. Then take a step toward them.

The next chapter of the South Bahamas Conference will be written in places like these, wherever our members open the Word, make room for people, and share the hope they have found in Christ. We look forward to serving alongside you. The One who sends us has promised to go with us.

In Christ’s service,

Andrew Burrows, President
Manasseh Simms, Executive Secretary
Okell Damastus, Chief Financial Officer