28 July 2020 | Renowned vocal artist and ordained Adventist minister Wintley Phipps moved many present to tears with an emotional performance of “Amazing Grace” yesterday as Rep. John Lewis was lying in state at the U.S. Capitol. He also sang the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul.” Lewis passed away from stage 4 […]
27 July 2020 | Earlier today, luxury lifestyle magazine Hong Kong Tattler announced the opening of a new Adventist medical clinic in a high-end business area of Hong Kong. Adventist Medical Center—Taikoo Place offers health check-ups, specialist consultations, diagnostic imaging and endoscopic and surgical procedures, in addition to rehabilitation and occupational therapy services. The clinic, […]
That sense of trust church members tend to place in others can be attractive for good reasons and nefarious ones. Predators love church because there’s an automatic feeling of trust,” says Erica Jones, Women’s Ministries assistant director for the North American Division (NAD). Adventist Screening Verification (ASV) is used in the Columbia Union for anyone […]
23 July 2020 | In a July 22 message to the Washington Adventist University community, the institution’s president, Weymouth Spence, predicted “increased student activism and unrest this fall.” Spence said WAU intended “to re-open the campus for face-to-face instruction this fall” but warned the “2020/2021 academic year will be the most unpredictable and high-intensity one […]
News reports from the Office of the President of the Seychelles, California’s Central Valley, Oakwood University, Jamaica, Kettering Adventist Church, Mexico and ADRA International: From the Office of the President of the Seychelles: 20 July 2020 | Religion President Danny Faure welcomed a delegation from the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Seychelles at State House this […]
22 July 2020 | Jamaica’s Northern Caribbean University (NCU) is attempting to raise $1 million US dollars to help students who are struggling to come up with tuition money due to the financial devastation wrought by the coronavirus. Four thousand students attend the Adventist school’s main campus in Mandeville. The campaign raised USD $350,000 in […]
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring, Md., as well as healthcare facilities in Alaska, California, New York, and Texas, has received essential medical supplies from ADRA and ACS. Nationwide, demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies among hospitals and healthcare facilities has increased sharply as the pandemic has swept the […]
20 July 2020 | Nashville, Tennessee has officially survived a prophesied nuclear attack that was predicted to take place on July 18, 2020. Jeff Pippenger, a former Adventist disfellowshipped for his extreme and bizarre prophetic predictions, generated national headlines with a highly controversial anti-Islam ad run in The Tennessean newspaper on June 21. Citing the Bible […]
Pastor Claude and Yvonne Judd celebrated their 100th birthdays in April and June, respectively. Claude and Yvonne remember World War II very well. When asked what they think of the current COVID pandemic, Claude shrugged his shoulders and simply said, “It is what it is.” Asked what the secret was to their 77-year-old marriage, Claude […]
16 July 2020 | According to NewsdzeZimbabwe, University of Zimbabwe Seventh-day Adventist Students Association is legally challenging the scheduling of examinations at the University of Zimbabwe on Saturday. The Adventist students group, with representatives Maranatha Chigogora and Natasha Nyathi, cited University of Zimbabwe (UZ), the registrar of the institution, as well as Higher and Tertiary […]
News reports from Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Pacific Press, Friedensau Adventist University, the Oregon Conference and Chicago, Illinois: From Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital – This week, the American Nursing Credentialing Center officially granted Magnet® status to Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, an honor recognized across the healthcare industry as signifying the gold standard […]
Dr. April Summitt, who has served as La Sierra’s College of Arts and Sciences dean since 2016, assumed the role of provost effective July 1. Summitt first joined the La Sierra University community in 2013 as the university’s first dean of general education. In 2016, Summitt was appointed dean of the College of Arts and […]
