Former
president at the North American Division (NAD) of the Seventh-day Adventist
(SDA) Church died at the age of 73 on Sabbath morning (North American Time) of
23rd July 2022.
Elder
Daniel R. Jackson succumbed to cancer, according to the NAD News point.
The Division
further announced that the family is not ready to talk about the death of their
beloved Elder Jackson at the moment and asked for privacy.
“The family,
while appreciative of your prayers, asks for privacy at this time. Please pray
for Jackson's wife Donna and their family” NAD said in a tweet.
Pastor Ted
Wilson, the President at the SDA General Conference sent condolences to the
Jackson family in a tweet, praying for comfort as we wait for Christ’s return.
“We share our
condolences, sympathy, and Christian love with his beloved wife, Donna, and the
entire Jackson family. May the Comforter come especially close to each member
of the family as we all look forward to Christ’s soon return” he said.
The native
Canadian Elder Jackson, served the Adventist Church for 49 years including in South East Asia before he crowned it all by serving as President at NAD for a
decade after he retired in July 2020.
His ministry at
NAD is remembered for several contributions and innovations including the
construction of the division’s headquarters, a structure for the media to work
from, and adding several institutions to NAD jurisdiction.
During his
tenure in office, Guam-Micronesia Mission, Oakwood University, Pacific Press
Publishing Association, Advent Source, and Christian Record Services for the
Blind were added to NAD.
According to the
Adventist News, Elder Jackson’s ministry at NAD saw “almost 1,000 churches were
planted; more than 300,000 people were baptized” and “the number of women
working as pastors and chaplains doubled”
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