Adventist Church For the Deaf to Open in Portmore This October

Persons who are hearing impaired will soon have a new outlet to satisfy their worshipping needs as the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica has announced plans to establish its first church for the deaf and hard of hearing.

According to Adventist Review, the church will be located in Portmore, a city near the Caribbean island’s capital, Kingston, that was chosen after consultations with the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, said Adrian Cotterell, who is responsible for special needs ministries for the Adventist Church’s Jamaica Union.

“We understand that the largest concentration of deaf and hearing impaired persons are in the Portmore area, and by the grace of God we’re going to have a vibrant church here,” Cotterell said in announcing the plans during an inaugural Day of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing organized by the Jamaica Union at the Portmore Adventist Church on July 9.

The church is to open in early October.

The Adventist Church has 294,894 members in Jamaica, including 18 who are deaf in the Portmore area.

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