Iglesia Adventista

Iglesia Adventista is a Spanish-speaking Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Dorchester that describes itself as a home for Boston’s Hispanic families. Its stated mission is to serve and to save, and its central message is the hope of Jesus’ soon return. Like the wider Adventist church, it accepts the Bible as its only rule of faith and observes the seventh-day Sabbath as a weekly 24-hour day of rest, worship and time with loved ones.

Saturday gatherings begin with Sabbath School, followed by the main worship service. The church offers to study the Bible with anyone who has questions about the faith, runs a home and family ministry, and has a missionary department that presents a program on living an abundant life. The church also promotes the Campestre Hispano, a Hispanic camp meeting held at the SNEC campgrounds.

What to Know

• Services and church materials are in Spanish.
• The congregation’s first elder is David Mariano.
• The church follows the 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, which has about 19 million members.
• The church promotes a healthy lifestyle as part of caring for physical, mental and spiritual well-being.