Vision Statement

To joyfully reflect the very presence of Jesus Christ in our community

Mission Statement

The Arouca SDA under the influence of the Holy Spirit, exist to provide leadership, empowerment, and hope to its members, equipping them to proclaim the everlasting gospel to all people.

Arouca Seventh-Day Adventist Church is one of thousands of SDA churches that make up the General Conference of SDA. We are part of the local South Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventist base in the beautiful island of Trinidad & Tobago in the Caribbean.

On the 13th, January 1909, the “company” at Arouca was officially accepted into the sisterhood of churches of the South Caribbean Conference of Seventh Day Adventists headed by President L.B. Beckner. The membership of the company was then thirty-four (34). Our membership has now grown to over 800 members!

Interesting Facts

• Our church has celebrated 107 years of existence in February 2016.
• Our church is comprised of approximately 70% young people under the age of 35 years who are actively engaged in church activities.
• Our church has had a functioning Junior Church department since 1969 which caters for members between the ages of infants to those entering high school.
• Our church has over 90% of its young people pursuing tertiary education.

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These are some of our core beliefs:

Seventh-day Adventist accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church’s understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God’s Holy Word.

THE TRINITY

There is one God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons usually called the Trinity. God the Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ, through Whom all things were created; the character of God is revealed; the salvation of humanity is accomplished; and the world is judged. God the Holy Spirit draws men and women to Himself and gives spiritual gifts to the Church.

CHRIST OUR HOPE

In Christ’s life of perfect obedience to God’s will, His suffering, death, and resurrection, God provided the only means of atonement for human sin, so that those who by faith accept this atonement have eternal life.

CHRIST’S RETURN

The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the Church, the grand climax of the Gospel. His coming will be literal, personal, visible, and world-wide. When He returns the righteous dead will be resurrected and together with the righteous living will be glorified and taken to heaven. The unrighteous – those who have rejected divine grace – will die.

THE CHURCH

The Church is the community of believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. In it men and women join together for worship, fellowship, instruction in the Word, the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, service to our neighbours, and the world-wide proclamation of the Gospel.

THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

The Old and New Testaments are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote by the Holy Spirit. The Scriptures are the infallible revelation of God’s will.

BAPTISM

Baptism by immersion is a symbol of our union with Christ, the forgiveness of our sins, and our reception of the Holy Spirit.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

The Ten Commandments, the great principles of God’s law, are exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God’s love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships. Salvation is all of grace and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments, not in hopeless effort to earn salvation, but in grateful harmony with the life and will of Him whose perfect obedience has brought us confidence and acceptance as His sons and daughters.

THE SABBATH

The seventh day of the week, Saturday, is observed as the day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony with the teaching and practice of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a day of delightful communion with God and one another. We joyfully observe this holy time from Friday evening to Saturday evening, from sunset to sunset, as a celebration of God’s creative and redemptive acts.

THE NEW EARTH

On the new earth, in which righteousness dwells, God will provide a glorious home for the redeemed with a perfect environment for everlasting life, love, joy and learning. God Himself will dwell with His people, and suffering and death will exist no more