February 14, 2017: George Akers, a leader in Adventist education, passed away on Saturday, February 4 at the age of 90. He was in the presence of his wife of 68 years, Imogene Akers. Also by his side were Daniel and Darlene Akers, his son and daughter-in-law, and a physician friend, Dr. Gordon Guild. […]
February 13, 2016: The North American Division (NAD) of the Adventist Church issued a statement today about a baptism which took place at Northern California’s Chico Adventist Church. The recent baptism at the church of Alice Machado, a lesbian married to baptized Adventist Amber Machado, caught the attention of right-wing Adventist websites. The publishers […]
February 12, 2017: Five students at Adventist-run Solusi High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe were hospitalized after a severe beating by a staff member. Zimbabwe’s Chronicle newspaper reports that the beatings which hospitalized the students took place the week of January 29 but that the same staff member has beaten students since school started in January. […]
From ANN, February 9, 2017: A decade-long program teaching illiterate people to read and write has enjoyed substantial success in Salvadoran Adventist churches. Thousands of graduates have become literate as a result of the programs. The most recent batch of graduates numbered at 500. They celebrated their success at a special ceremony held at […]
From ANN, February 8, 2017: Five hundred evangelistic campaigns were launched last weekend by the Adventist Church in Ukraine. Amateur and professional evangelists of both genders from all over the world descended upon the country to play roles in the massive effort. The Ukranian campaigns are part of an evangelistic effort targeting several […]
February 8, 2017: A lawsuit has been filed by lawyers for two former students of shuttered Miracle Meadows School. The boarding school in Salem, West Virginia, which was run by Seventh-day Adventists but not affiliated with the denomination, is being sued for covering up years of both physical and sexual abuse. It did so by […]
February 6, 2017: Top officials of Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are lobbying to have the country’s Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) director fired. Some of the government officials campaigning for Michael Usi’s dismissal are themselves Adventist. The country’s Nyasa Times newspaper reports that these officials said Usi is harboring political ambitions. Usi’s […]
February 5, 2017: In a speech at Oakwood University Church, civil rights leader Al Sharpton harshly criticized actions taken by President Donald Trump. On Sunday, January 29, Sharpton spoke to a near-capacity crowd in the Huntsville, Alabama church that holds 2,500 people. The speech was part of an event to commemorate the start of […]
February 2, 2017: At the National Prayer Breakfast this morning, a relaxed United States President Donald Trump used foul language in an attempt at humor when talking about the Adventist keynote speaker, Senate Chaplain Barry Black. In rambling remarks referencing Celebrity Apprentice TV ratings among other things, Trump raised the question of whether Black’s position […]
February 1, 2017: The latest in a string of sex offense charges against Adventists in Jamaica has hit the headlines. This time a local elder, a volunteer spiritual leader under the pastor, stands accused of having sex with a girl under 16. The man accused is a member of a congregation in St. Mary, […]
January 31, 2017: The Adventist Church has been listed as one of several homophobic denominations in an article about faith-based gay rights advocates in Uganda. Kuchu Times, an African gay issues site with a self-described mission to “provide a voice for Africa’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) community,” stated that: “Homophobic ideas […]
January 30, 2017: Adventist Health will consolidate its corporate headquarters under one roof in a brand new $100 million building based in Roseville, California. The headquarters for the hospital system and its 1000 corporate employees was previously dispersed across several locations in the Roseville area. The five-story, 275,000-square-foot project features a transparent glass aesthetic. […]
