News reports from the Philippines, Cuba, Loma Linda University, Walla Walla University and Redding Adventist Academy: Ian Grey Antoni Segui, a 14-year-old Adventist from Lopez, Quezon, in the Philippines, has been named champion of the Heroes II Bible Trivia Game World Championship. He beat out 16 finalists (including his dad) from around the world to […]
1 June 2021 | On May 31, Adventist Record reported that the recent 2021 Australian Union Conference (AUC) Executive Committee meeting decided to expand on a 2015 AUC Constituency Meeting resolution on women in ministry. Below is the official statement from this year’s meeting: As a Church we continue to be blessed by the spiritual […]
28 May 2021 | The Pacific Union College (PUC) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Ralph Trecartin as the next president of the institution. According to a May 25 announcement on PUC’s website, Trecartin is the Angwin, California-based institution’s twenty-fourth president in its 138-year history. He will assume his new role on July 1, 2021. “Dr. […]
28 May 2021 | Three mainstage speakers at the Adventist denomination’s first-ever Virtual Global Campmeeting (held May 19-23) addressed race relations and cultural understanding. According to Adventist News Network, Dr. Barry Black, chaplain of the United States (US) Senate (and himself an Adventist), spoke about breaking down barriers to personal ministry. Dr. Ella Simmons, vice […]
News reports from Adventist Health, Southern Adventist University, Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta, Loma Linda University Behavioral Health and Brazil: Adventist Health (headquartered in Roseville, California) has decided to pioneer a more Trauma-informed approach to healthcare using the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) model in the 23 hospitals in […]
26 May 2021 | The Pacific Union Conference Nominating Committee made North American Division (NAD) history today by nominating Sandra E. Roberts to be the union’s next Executive Secretary. Roberts is the first female nominee for a role at this level in an NAD union. She currently serves as the first-ever female conference president in […]
A Facebook Announcement from the Southwest Region Conference: On Sunday, May 23, the Southwest Region Conference Executive Committee convened at the Dallas City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church to elect a new president. The committee met and prayerfully considered several esteemed candidates. After being led by the Holy Spirit, they ultimately voted to elect Dr. Carlton […]
The 100 left atrial appendage closures were performed with a device called the Watchman that treats people with the heart condition atrial fibrillation. LLUMC – Murrieta is the first and only center to reach this milestone in the southwest Riverside County community in record time. Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a type of condition characterized by […]
21 May 2021 | The Union Democrat and Becker’s Hospital Review are reporting efforts by Adventist Health Sonora (Calif.) to seek private arbitration in a lawsuit involving the hospital’s president. The lawsuit was filed by the facility’s philanthropy officer, Nicole Coleman. According to Becker’s, it “accuses the hospital’s president, Michelle Fuentes, of pressuring her to […]
21 May 2021 | Three Seventh-day Adventist boys from Vanuatu were rescued after getting lost at sea last weekend. The Pathfinders, aged 11, 14 and 16, went missing on Friday, May 14, near Mota Lava island in Vanuatu. They had reportedly gone fishing. According to Adventist Record, several boats and Dr. Mark Turnbull, on his […]
News reports from the NAD, Ghana, Australia, Spectrum Magazine and the Adventist Virtual Global Campmeeting: From an NAD news story (edited for length): Youth and Young Adult Ministries of the North American Division (NAD) recently released a comprehensive, digital resource to educate youth on mental health, and offer encouragement and community for those seeking help. […]
20 May 2021 | The Adventist denomination and the German branch of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) have joined forces with Katholischen Fonds, a Roman Catholic charity in Germany, to create a sustainability-focused camp that will teach campers about climate change. Katholischen Fonds focuses on universal church and development-related educational and public relations work. […]
