News reports from Amityville, New York; the American Cancer Society, It Is Written, Rideout Memorial Hospital and Buckinghamshire, England: Bethesda Seventh-day Adventist Church in Amityville, New York, served 2,000 meals to those in need for Thanksgiving today. The meals were delivered to shelters, motels and other locations across Long Island and Brooklyn. Pastor Roy Kirton […]
28 November 2019 | A 6.3-magnitude earthquake recently struck Albania, mostly affecting the cities of Durres and Krujë and the village of Thumana, Kruje. Reportedly, the death toll stands at 31, with at least 650 people injured. Rescue efforts are currently underway as bodies are still being pulled from the rubble. “Specific areas in Durres […]
From ANN – 26 November 2019 | To help combat climate change, Pathfinders in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) took part in planting 1,400 trees in Dubai on November 10 as a part of the “Plant A Legacy initiative” spearheaded by a Dubai private school. Seven Pathfinders, four Adventurers, two parents and fifteen Master Guides […]
25 November 2019 | The Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has joined a legal effort to defend the Caribbean nation’s so-called anti-buggery laws as well as other legislation that bans same-sex sexual acts. The Jamaica Observer reported that the Adventist denomination is joining a group of 10 churches called the Christian […]
22 November 2019 | An article published today in Grand Forks Herald highlights the strong influence that Adventist researchers have on nutritional trends and beliefs. It questions whether Adventist religious bias in favor of vegetarianism should be disclosed alongside research that advocates for plant-based diets. A recent widely reported study led by Mayo Clinic clinician […]
News reports from New South Wales, Australia; Portland, Oregon; Friedensau Adventist University; the Ohio Conference; Bogenhofen Seminary and College View Church on the campus of Union College: From APD – According to the Adventist Record on November 11, there were 72 fires, 36 of them burning uncontrollably in New South Wales, the state in southeastern […]
From ADRA – 20 November 2019 | On Monday, November 11, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) donated 4,000 backpacks for primary to high school-aged children from the Bahamian islands of the Grand Bahama and Great Abaco, which are still reeling from the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Dorian. Each child, who has been in […]
From Loma Linda University Health – 19 November 2019 | In a first of its kind in the United States, cardiologists at Loma Linda University International Heart Institute have performed a pioneering coronary intervention with an Impella heart assist device and stent placement through single access from the axillary artery in the shoulder. The new […]
18 November 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is collaborating with the North American Division (NAD) Office of Education to offer educational development assistance at schools in Southern Africa. Recently, ADRA accompanied ten NAD education leaders to evaluate and assess the needs of schools in Malawi. “ADRA wants to ensure that every […]
17 November 2019 | Daniel Houston Shafer, 77, the pastor of an Adventist supporting ministry who was accused last year of molesting a minor in Harrison County, West Virginia, has been acquitted. The Exponent Telegram reported that after a less-than-two-day trial, a Harrison County jury returned a not guilty verdict on Wednesday, November 13, for […]
14 November 2019 | A former student at a shuttered boarding school in West Virginia is alleging that he and other students were abused while enrolled there. The school was run by Seventh-day Adventist church members, but was not financed by, managed by, or formally affiliated with, the Seventh-day Adventist Church. D.B., an adult, filed […]
News reports from Southern Adventist University; Andrews University; California’s Central Valley; Keene, Texas, and Tulare, California: From a “green” Southern Adventist University Facebook update: In November of 1919, Southern Adventist University’s administration met and voted green as the official school color. That means this month marks 100 verdant years! Today, our campus celebrated by wearing […]
