Participants wore custom shirts with “seek justice” printed on the front, based on Isaiah 1:17, and “Adventists for Black Lives Matter” on the back. The moment he became aware of the demonstration, SCC president Velino Salazar committed himself to participate. “I consider that we as a church need to have more interest in social issues […]
14 July 2020 | Terry Shaw, president and CEO of AdventHealth, was featured this Sunday on CBS’ Face The Nation broadcast. The AdventHealth network of hospitals and other facilities is headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida. On the show, Shaw said that, providing people in Florida wear masks and practice social distancing, peak COVID-19 hospitalizations in […]
Nearly $400,000 (CAD) or $300,000 (USD) has been given out to nearly three dozen Adventist churches and organizations across Canada to help expand community services during the coronavirus crisis. The funds come from grants put together by ADRA in Canada, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada and Adventist Community Services of the North American Division. […]
News reports from the North American Division (NAD); the Municipal Administration of Samambaia, Brazil; Loma Linda University Health; the Brazilian state of São Paulo; Bulgaria; Avondale College and Loma Linda Academy: Fun fact about newly-elected North American Division president, Alexander Bryant: He is the first NAD president to hold a doctorate. In 2011, Bryant earned a […]
G. Alexander Bryant was confirmed as North American Division (NAD) president on July 9 by a General Conference (GC) Executive Committee vote of 153 to 5. “This task is too big for one individual or office. It is abundantly clear to me that it takes all of us working together to advance God’s kingdom and I […]
Brand new web series Bequadro, blends drama, music, and faith to ask and answer the question of how Christian living should play out in the day-to-day. Bequadro (“Natural”) is the latest addition to the Feliz7Play programming catalog, an original production from the Adventist Church’s video aggregating platform. Bequadro is also an initiative of the Adventist Church’s Youth Ministry. The […]
The Executive Committee of the North American Division (NAD) voted on July 7, 2020, to recommend the name of G. Alexander Bryant for the position of NAD president. The General Conference (GC) Executive Committee will meet July 9 to receive the recommendation and elect the new NAD president. Bryant has most recently served as both […]
7 July 2020 | In April of this year, the North American Division (NAD) of the Adventist Church released guidance on two pieces of United United States legislation: the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). Both sets of legislation were designed to provide short-term financial […]
Hundreds of Adventist youth and young adults took to the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with “A Cry for Justice and Healing” – an outreach event held in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing on May 25. The event was attended by more than 350 volunteers, 16 Adventist churches, and officials from three conferences (Lake Region, […]
More than 200 in-person and online guests bid a fond farewell to Daniel R. and Donna Jackson during a two-hour celebration of their ministry and leadership in a large tent outside the North American Division (NAD) headquarters on July 1. The event featured much humor — one hallmark of Dan Jackson’s presidential tenure — with […]
News reports from Killeen, Texas; the Ashanti region of Ghana; the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists, Reading, England and Loma Linda University Health: Killeen Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church was one of a sizable list of Killen, Texas-based churches that fell victim to burglary last weekend. According to 25 ABC, a suspect, Chad Michael Carrion, has been […]
Thousands of personal protective gear, masks and essential supplies were given by ADRA and AdventHealth to Dominican healthcare workers. The supplies went to treat critically ill patients at Vista del Jardín Medical Center, part of Adventist Healthcare Services (AHS-IA) throughout the Inter-American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. From ADRA – 2 July 2020 | […]
