French Guiana Native Ordained Pastor

Cayenne, French Guiana ... [Libna Stevens/ANN] Fifty-seven years after missionaries established the Seventh-day Adventist Church in French Guiana, the first native pastor was ordained in Cayenne Nov. 23.

Newly-ordained EsaVe Auguste pastors three Adventist communities in Saint-Laurent du Maroni, in the western part of the country.

“It is a strong symbol for the French Guiana to have a native of the country ordained,” said Guy Roger, president of the Adventist Church in the French Antilles and Guiana region. “He is a remarkable young man and we hope his example will be followed by others.”

Located on the North coast of South America, French Guiana’s population of more than 150,000 has 1,700 Adventists worshiping in six churches.