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The Adventurer program was created to assist parents in their important responsibilities as a
child’s primary teachers and evangelizers. The program aims to strengthen the parent/s/child
relationship and to further the child’s development in spiritual, physical, mental, and social areas.
At each level, the curriculum encourages an age-appropriate, active learning approach. Click Here to learn more.
Children’s Ministries is responsible for the spiritual development of children under the age of 11. With the assistance of a dedicated staff, we seek to impart the knowledge of God and help children experience God’s love. These goals are accomplished through skillfully planned programs that include Sabbath School lesson study, Children’s Church, mission emphasis & community outreach.
“Building bridges of hope” is the mission statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Communication Department. We work toward this goal by reaching out to diverse church audiences — both internally and externally — through many avenues of communication. Creating informative and intuitive web sites, updating social media sites, and writing news stories and press releases are some of the ways we share our message. Through our work, we foster a clearer image of the church, its mission, activities and witness, so that many will become followers of Christ and members of His church.
Community Services are the hands and feet of Jesus ministering to the needs of those who surround us. The purpose of this holistic ministry is not only to proclaim the Good News but to demonstrate the love of God to people who are in need.
The role of the deacon of the church is to assist the church in any way possible. The deacon or deaconess, like the elder, is an elected and ordained role. The primary roles are the assistance in running of services, the visitation of members, the care of the sick and the maintenance of church property. The deacons are also intimately involved in:
- Evangelism
- Ministry
- Healing
- Praying for the Sick
- Assisting the Poor and the Needy
- Meaningful Community Impact
- Men’s Ministries
- And much more!
“The Adventist interests in propagating education was founded upon the philosophy that students at all levels of schooling possess individuality and should be educated to use their God-given capacities to become individuals of principle, qualified for any position of life”.
“Seventh-day Adventists have embraced the philosophy that education should be redemptive in nature, for the purpose of restoring human beings to the image of God, our Creator. Mental, physical, social, and spiritual health, intellectual growth, and service to humanity basically form the core of values that are essential aspects of the Adventist education philosophy”.
The over-arching objective of Family Ministries is to strengthen the family as a discipling center. The family was established by divine creation as the fundamental human institution. It is the primary setting in which values are learned and the capacity for close relationships with God and with other human beings is developed.
Family Ministries is a ministry of grace which acknowledges as normative the biblical teachings relating to the family and holds high God’s ideals for family living. At the same time, it brings an understanding of the brokenness experienced by individuals and families in a fallen world. Thus Family Ministries seeks to enable families to stretch toward divine ideals, while at the same time ever extending the good news of God’s saving grace and the promise of growth possible through the indwelling Spirit.
Family Ministries focuses on people in relationship. It is concerned with the needs of married couples, parents and children, the family needs of singles and all members of the wider family circle as they pass through life’s predictable stages and contends with unexpected changes in their lives.
The Health Ministries seeks to enhance the kingdom of God by promoting the principles of health as taught in the Bible and the inspired writings of the spirit of prophecy. We remind our church members and community that their bodies are a gift from God and a temple in which he dwells. We should therefore do all we can to glorify God by doing our best to live in optimum health in all aspects of their lives which includes our physical, spiritual, social, emotional and intellectual health.
The Music Ministry seeks to utilize the power of worship through music. We bring an offering of praise, fight discouragement, and teach truth through a variety of music. The Music Ministry aims to strengthen worshipers and to nurture the membership and all who visit in preparation for Christ’s soon return. Each service, our choirs and other music ensembles, prepare the hearts of the congregation to receive a word from the Lord. The Music Ministry And various vocalists and musicians dedicated to utilize their talents for the glory and honor of God.
Mission: To train and develop young people in service to God and man.
Philosophy: To provide each Pathfinder with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that will make them optimally rounded or holistically prepared for life and eternity.
Activities: Pathfinders participate in various domestic, physical, educational, and social activities. These activities include studying scriptures, camping, drilling/marching, participating in church and community acitivies on a regular basis. These activities emphasize overall discipline that will assist them in becoming productive and valuable members of society.
It must be noted that the Pathfinders participate in local as well as national competitions which will foster a true spirit of sportsmanship and meaningful interaction with their peers as well as other members of society.
Women’s Ministries seeks to foster spiritual growth and renewal among women. We minister to a broad spectrum of women’s needs across the life span and find ways to build strong sister ties. Our goal is to educate, promote, evangelize God’s love and actively present unique experiences through programs, projects and events.
The Personal Ministries Department provides resources and trains church members to unite their efforts with the ministry and church officers in the final proclamation of the gospel of salvation in Christ. The aim of the department is to enlist every member in active soul-winning service for God.
Personal Ministries Leader
The Personal Ministries leader is elected by the church to lead in training and directing the church in active outreach (missionary) service and is chairperson of the Personal Ministries Council. It is the leader’s duty to present to the church, in the monthly Sabbath Personal Ministries service and in the church business meetings, a report on the total outreach (missionary) activities of the church.
We cherish prayer and know that “apart from him, we can do nothing.” Our desire is to be a praying church, not just a church that prays. In other words, we want prayer to be integral to the very fabric of our identity. We want to pray at all times, not just when things go wrong.
Religious liberty entails freedom of conscience: to worship or not to worship; to profess, practice and promulgate religious beliefs or to change them. In exercising these rights, however, one must respect the equivalent rights of all others.
The Religious liberty Department of our church supports the initiatives and efforts of the Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department (PARL), an auxiliary of the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists. PARL represents the world headquarters of the Church on government issues, has an office at the United Nations, and hosts many diplomatic meetings to reinforce relations between the Church and different countries. PARL advances the principle of religious freedom for every individual.
The goals of the Mount Vernon Seventh-Day Adventist Church Religious Liberty Department are:
1) Increase subscriptions to Liberty magazine. This includes subscriptions to members and sponsorship of subscriptions to local government officials, learning institutions, businesses, judges, attorneys, and churches. This is our primary means of spreading the principles of religious liberty in our community; especially to those who are in positions to defend and influence legislation that favor religious liberty.
2) Keep the church membership informed of happenings pertaining to religious liberty that occur locally, nationally, and internationally.
3) Rally members to support or oppose legislation that impact religious liberty through letters to congress and other forms of lobbying.
4) Provide advisory assistance to members who are having difficulty with employers because of their religious beliefs and observances.
The Sabbath School Department functions as the primary religious education system of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and it has four primary purposes: study of the Scripture, fellowship, community outreach, and world mission emphasis.
“The Sabbath School is an important branch of the missionary work, not only because it gives to young and old a knowledge of God’s word, but because it awakens in them a love for its sacred truths, and a desire to study them for themselves; above all, it teaches them to regulate their lives by its holy teachings.”-Counsels on Sabbath School Work, pp. 10, 11
“The Sabbath School, if rightly conducted, is one of God’s great instrumentalities to bring souls to acknowledge of the truth.” Counsels on Sabbath Work, p. 115.
Biblically, the focal point of all church leadership is the elder. It is the elders who are charged with teaching, feeding and protecting the church.
The key focus of the AYS Ministry (Adventist Youth Society) is the salvation of our youth through Jesus Christ. Our goal is to lead the youth to understand their individual worth while assisting in the discovery and development of their spiritual gifts and abilities. We seek to equip and empower the youth for a life of service to God through the church and the community. We are motivated to integrate our youth into all aspects of church life and leadership so they may be full participants in the programs of the church. We encourage the youth to participate and lead out in youth meetings, church-wide youth days, recreational outings, community outreach projects, musical programs, and other events.
