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Reflections on Rev. Romeo Challenger

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by Rev. Dr. Cortroy Jarvis

The Rev. Romeo Challenger was born in the village of Liberta on August 12, 1948. He was the fourth of seven children for his parents, Ida and Samuel Challenger. His father predicted that he was going to be a Minister of Religion. The first time this was told to Rev. Challenger was the day le left for College in Jamaica. His father did not live to see his prediction fulfilled as he departed this life when Romeo was nine. His mother assumed the responsibility of raising seven children without a father. She did a wonderful Job as all of her children are making significant contributions to society.

Rev. Romeo Challenger

Bishop Brown Passes

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Bishop Brown

Bishop Neville Cleofoster Brown was born in Newfield, Antigua on April 27, 1926. Following his training for the Ministry he met and married Ida Lyons on January 16, 1953 at the Moriah Moravian Church in Tobago. The Union produced six children 2 preceded him in death. He is survived by his Wife Ida Brown his children Sylvester who was born in Trinidad, Lennox, who was born in Antigua, Louise, who was born in St. Kitts and Rawle, who was born in Antigua.

A Black Tie Affair

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On Saturday, November 11, 2011, the Moravian Church Eastern West Indies Province hosted a banquet at the Grand Royal Antiguan Beach Resort in Antigua.

At the event, dubbed ‘A Black Tie Affair,’ educators who are also active in the life of our church were honoured; three from the host conference, Antigua and two from each of the other five Conferences of the Province.

Awardee

Those selected by the Conferences and honoured were:

Barbados – Sis. Gloria Skeete, Bro. Lisle Map

Tobago – Sis. Roslyn Moore-Alleyne, Bro. Philbrick Smith

Virgin Islands – Sis. Carmen Moorehead Mills, Sis. Jeanette Smith-Barry

St. Kitts – Bro. Sidney Osborne, Sis. Sandra Morton

Trinidad – Sis. Jasmine Jacob, Sis. Trudy Kerr

Antigua – Sis. Ruth Limerick, Sis. Genevieve Smith, Bro. Clarence Edwards

The banquet was also an effort to “kick-start” the fund-raising for a multi-discipline college in Antigua. The Moravian Church has long recognized the importance of education for the growth and development of any people, and from its advent in the Caribbean sought to meet that need of the people. The College would be a renewal of the church’s educational trust at the secondary and tertiary level.

Although it will be located in Antigua, the College will be a Provincial project. This means that all Moravians in the Province are invited to support it prayerfully and financially.

We congratulate the honourees.

God’s Plumbline & His Amazing Grace

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“By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God.” Eph. 2:8

In biblical times God often spoke of judgment on His people. He did so because of their waywardness and unrighteous living. Consistently He used the prophets to forecast His judgment and call the people back to righteousness. Through Hosea, He spoke to their idolatry and unfaithfulness. Through Amos, He addressed insincere worship and oppression of the poor. He used Micah to speak to injustice and Joel to deal with self-centredness. Zephaniah dealt with idolatry and Jonah was sent to preach against the wickedness of Nineveh. Of course, Isaiah and Jeremiah spoke to many of these issues.

Equipped and Engaged, a Church That Will Never Die

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The Moravian Church on March 1, 2011, celebrates 554 years of Christian witness worldwide. In describing the Moravian Church one can testify like St. Paul: we are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed. Always carrying about in the body, the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body (2 Cor.4:8- 10).

The “Unity of the Brethren”, is a Protestant religious group inspired by Hussite spiritual ideals in Bohemia in the mid-15th century, on March 1, 1457 to be exact. They followed a simple, humble life of nonviolence, using the Bible as their sole rule of faith. They denied transubstantiation but received the Eucharist and deemed religious hymns of great importance.

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