Sixty-one young people and leaders from Kimberley Central Seventh-day Adventist Church marked World Pathfinder Day on 19 September 2026 with a visit to the Beaconsfield Heritage Museum, the building recognised as the first Seventh-day Adventist church in Africa.

The group comprised eight Ambassadors, 32 Pathfinders, 14 Adventurers and seven leaders, under Pathfinder Director Keneilwe Nkosi.

Dr. James Williams, Heritage Tour Coordinator at the museum, presented a church history lesson on the origins and growth of Adventism in Kimberley and its significance across the continent. Teachers marked the learners’ answers afterwards, and the three highest scorers received prizes.

“Beaconsfield is where Adventism in Africa began,” Williams said. “When our children stand in this historic church, they realise they are part of a great legacy of faith. This monument reminds us that God has led us in the past and He will continue to lead us into the future.”

Nkosi said the visit was informative for the children and for the adults accompanying them. Among the lessons she singled out were Kimberley’s role in establishing Adventism in Africa, and the experience of pioneers who came to the Adventist message through their own study of the Bible. She encouraged other individuals and groups to visit the site.

The Beaconsfield church was completed in 1890. It was declared a national monument in 1967 and is now a provincial heritage site, and is being developed as a museum telling the story of the Church’s beginnings in Africa.