From ANN – 16 March 2020 | Out of an abundance of caution and care for the community we serve, the leadership of the General Conference (GC) has decided employees will work remotely until March 30th, 2020. This is a precautionary response due to a heightened index of suspicion related to the COVID-19 pandemic. President […]
15 March 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has announced that its General Conference will be held this April without members of the public. The decision, announced March 11, was made in an attempt to help control the COVID-19 outbreak. The only people allowed to attend are general authorities, general […]
News reports for Your Best Pathway to Health, Rio Lindo Adventist Academy, the Galapagos Islands, the General Conference Health Ministries, the United States Congress, Washington Conference, Adventist University of the Philippines, the Trans-European Division, Loma Linda University Health, Australia, the North American Division and General Conference President Ted Wilson: From ASI Newsletter — Your Best […]
12 March 2020 | Washington state has had more coronavirus cases than any other state in the country. Below is a statement regarding coronavirus matters from the Washington Conference of the Adventist denomination: We are here as Seventh-day Adventist Christians to care for people by finding ways to meet spiritual, physical and emotional needs. Three […]
From ADRA – 11 March 2020 | With a goal of one million signed petitions, the Every Child Everywhere In School campaign has surpassed its half-way mark, reaching more than 556,000 signatures. Ted Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and Michael Kruger, president for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), shared sentiments about […]
From Libna Stevens, Inter-American Division (IAD) News – 10 March 2020 | The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Honduras inaugurated its first community center for the Chinese community in Tegucigalpa this week. The new center will provide service to the thousands of Chinese families in Honduras. The inaugural event was attended by leaders from the Chinese […]
9 March 2020 | In a letter to AdventHealth board members today, AdventHealth President/CEO Terry Shaw announced the passing of Don Jernigan, the former President/CEO of the Adventist hospital network headquartered in Altamonte Springs, Florida. AdventHealth is a non-profit health care organization that operates over 40 hospital campuses within the Southern and Midwestern regions of […]
7 March 2020 | Matthew Johnson, 30, a counselor at La Sierra Academy, was fired from the Adventist school in Southern California last Wednesday when he was arrested for the alleged possession of images of minors in sex acts as well as the sale of obscene material to minors. In addition to the alleged possession […]
News reports from the Pathfinder Bible Experience competition, Andrews University, Washington Adventist University and Kenya’s Citizen TV: The North American Division (NAD) has announced they are cancelling the upcoming NAD-level Pathfinder Bible Experience competition that was scheduled for April 18 in Salem, Oregon. The cancellation is a precautionary move in light of the spread of […]
5 March 2020 | The General Conference (GC) is feeling increasing pressure to address the impact of the global spread of coronavirus COVID-19 on plans for this summer’s General Conference Session, currently scheduled to be held June 25 – July 4 in Indianapolis, Indiana. In a General Conference Session coronavirus preparedness bulletin updated today, the […]
4 March 2020 | An interfaith effort to end the communist armed conflict in the southern Philippines was supported by the Seventh-day Adventist Church today. The Philippine Information Agency reported that Islamic, Catholic, Adventist and other religious groups sent leaders to support the initiative. The religious leaders discussed the role of religious groups in the […]
3 March 2020 | Walla Walla University has announced that it will be cutting faculty and staff positions at the institution due to a difficult financial situation. Four full-time positions will be eliminated from the College Place, Washington-based school by the end of June this year. Employees that are affected will be notified by March […]
