The New Providence Bahamas District was recently discontinued. There were four branches belonging to the former district, three of which were in the Bahamas. The fourth branch was just created a few months ago in the Turks and Caicos Islands in Providenciales. The district was created in 2002.
The Bahamas are currently part of the Jamaica Kingston Mission. I imagine that the decision to discontinue the district was related to decisions made to discontinue two of the districts on Jamaica recently. Leadership belonging to the former district in The Bahamas will better be able to serve in the branches they reside in and help build up the Church on a more local level. The branches were also dispersed over a large geographical area, with other branches on Grand Bahama and in Nassau.
I also wanted to add that young, full-time missionaries from the Jamaica Kingston Mission are now serving in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
Showing posts with label Turks and Caicos Islands. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turks and Caicos Islands. Show all posts
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
The Turks and Caicos Islands Open For The Preaching of The Gospel
Missionaries in the Jamaica Kingston Mission report that the Turks and Caicos Islands have opened for missionary work. The islands are a dependency to Great Britain and are southeast of The Bahamas. A senior couple began serving in the islands a few months ago and opened a branch. Since that time membership in the branch grew from just the senior couple to 40-50 members. Typically there are around five baptisms a week. Elders will be assigned to the islands in the coming weeks.
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