14 October 2021 | The fourth day of the 2021 Annual Council of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Executive Committee focused mainly on the “I Will Go” strategic plan. “I Will Go” falls within the framework of GC’s Total Member Involvement (TMI) initiative that was started in 2016 and aims to get every church […]
13 October 2021 | Policy amendments, reports from the department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, ADRA, Hope Channel International and a doubling down on church senior leadership’s message on church identity and mission characterized the Oct. 12, 2021 third business session of the Executive Committee of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Oh, and […]
12 October 2021 | The agenda item that attracted the most attention at the second business meeting of the Annual Council on Oct. 11, 2021 had to be “Theological Issues Facing the Church,” which generated a flurry of activity and responses on Twitter. Also of interest: Church finances — not great, but could have been […]
Carson said mandates ““have no place in a country that is supposed to be the land of the free where people are able to make choices.” Liberty and Health Alliance, a lay-led organization founded by Seventh-day Adventists, hosted the interview. Lela Lewis, president of the Liberty and Health Alliance, is also the former medical director […]
10 October 2021 | The Annual Council 2021 business meetings of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Executive Committee kicked off today. The Executive Committee is composed of the Adventist denomination’s world leaders. The first business meeting was predictably unusual: travel restrictions meant the General Conference auditorium was mostly empty and Mark Finley read from […]
10 October 2021 | A fire on the Bay Island of Guanaja, off the northern coast of Honduras, destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes and businesses, including the church school, on Oct. 2, 2021. Thirty church members lost their homes and properties, church leaders said in an article on the Inter-American Division website. The […]
8 October 2021 | Pastor Kimberly Bulgin, senior pastor of Wichita, Kansas-based New Beginnings Church, will be the first female pastor ordained in the Mid-America Union. Bulgin will be ordained, along with fellow pastor Brian Irby, on Oct. 23, 2021 at the G. Alexander Bryant Youth Center in Kansas City. The service starts at 11 […]
News Reports from the Association of Adventist Women, North American Division, Puerto Rico, Southern Adventist University Yes, Virginia, There Really Is an Adventist in Hollywood Andrew Davis is an Adventist who works at the top level of the entertainment industry in Hollywood. He was recently named executive vice president and global chief human resources officer […]
Journal intends to provide Adventist scholars with an incentive to produce historical scholarship. Journal also seeks to capture, commemorate, understand and celebrate Adventist past. Journal looking for authors and volunteers to submit articles and notes, serve on the journal advisory board, and serve as peer reviewers. 06 October 2021 | Did you know the Seventh-day […]
ADRA providing aid to Haitians in Colombia, Honduras and Mexico. In Haiti, among church membership the Aug. 14 earthquake killed 16, injured 117 and damaged property of more than 3,000. Church leaders coordinating reconstruction for 22 extensively damaged churches and 4 Adventist schools destroyed by the earthquake in Haiti. 05 October 2021 | After a […]
Ransomware attack started on Oct. 2, 2021. School officials have not yet stated what data may have been compromised, or the requested ransom amount. Wifi and internet access on campus, and library services that require the Internet, are all unavailable until further notice. 04 October 2021 | Washington Adventist University is experiencing an ongoing ransomware […]
Patricia Marruffo was elected as one of the top administrative officials of Southeastern California Conference (SECC). The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists vote in 2015 restricted ordination to men only, and typically, senior leadership positions require ordination credentials. The SECC territory has more than 70,000 members and contains two Adventist universities: Loma Linda University and […]
