Caribbean Baptist Heritage Conference
This conference was started in 1993 on the island of Martinique, French West Indies, when a Pastor Gabriel Ambroisine of Martinique and Dr. Hensworth Jonas of Antigua & Barbuda decided that the Caribbean needed a Reformed Baptist conference with the following characteristics:
- Promoting The Doctrines Of Grace
- Aimed At Pastors But Welcoming All Believers
- Truly Regional In Nature
- Annual Change Of Venue Giving Exposure To All Participating Churches
- Locally Coordinated Each Year By The Host Church or Churches With The Advise Of All Of The Participating Churches
The following churches have hosted the conference:
- 1993 Eglise Baptiste de Rivière Salée, Martinique, FWI
- 1994 Central & Tyrells Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 1995 Central & Tyrells Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 1996 Central & Tyrells Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 1997 Faith Baptist Church, Road Town, Tortola, BVI
- 1998 Central Baptist Church, Georgetown, Guyana
- 1999 First Baptist Church, Castries, St. Lucia
- 2000 Eglise Baptiste de Rivière Salée, Martinique, FWI
- 2001 Central & Tyrells Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 2002 Faith Baptist Church, Road Town, Tortola, BVI
- 2003 Central & Tyrells Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 2004 Deliverance Baptist Church, Ciceron, St. Lucia
- 2005 Eglise Baptiste de Rivière Salée, Martinique, FWI
- 2006 Central, Tyrells, Covenant, & Villa Baptist Churches, Antigua & Barbuda
- 2007 Faith Baptist Church, Road Town, Tortola, BVI
The conference has been blessed with the participation of regional churches from Antigua & Barbuda, Martinique (FWI), Tortola (BVI), Guyana, St. Lucia, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, St, Vincent & The Grenadines, St. Croix & St. John (USVI), and French Guiana. Extra-regional participation has been from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Alabama, Missouri, Illinois, Florida).
The 16th Caribbean Baptist Heritage Conference is scheduled for July 6-9, 2008. The May Pen Baptist Church of Jamaica, where Pastor Oakley Greaves presides, will host the conference. For further information on this event you may contact Pastor Greaves at 876-855-0838 or oakleygreaves@hotmail.com. You may also contact the office of the East Caribbean Baptist Mission (Antigua & Barbuda) at the following address.
East Caribbean Baptist Mission
Radio Range—P.O. Box 2678
St. John’s,
Antigua & Barbuda
Telephone Numbers:
(268) 462-2894 Church Office
(268) 462-6029 Facsimile