18 October 2019 | The list of Adventist congregations in Kenya leaving General Conference-sanctioned conferences to join the recently-formed and self-appointed Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference (NCC) is growing. On October 15, the Daily Nation reported that a number of churches in the Trans Mara region of the country seek to leave the South Kenya Conference to […]
News reports from Loma Linda University Health; Southern Adventist University; ADRA International; Adventist Health and the Tui Ridge Pathfinder Camp in New Zealand: From a Loma Linda University Health news release: Loma Linda University Health researchers have been recognized by the American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) for their outstanding research on vancomycin, an antibiotic […]
16 October 2019 | An Adventist security guard has filed a lawsuit against his former employer in Los Angeles, claiming he was forced to work on Sabbath. According to MyNewsLA, Luis Lomel’s lawsuit claims unspecified damages and accuses Universal Protection Service LP of religious discrimination, failure to prevent religious discrimination and harassment, and wrongful constructive […]
From ADRA – 15 October 2019 | The Seventh-day Adventist Church and its international humanitarian agency, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), announced on October 14 a new global campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.” The joint campaign is an urgent call to leaders around the world that all children, regardless of race, age, […]
13 October 2019 | A woman in Hall County, Georgia, allegedly set fire to the Gainesville Seventh-day Adventist Church on October 6 after being caught breaking into a nearby shed. Atlanta news site AJC reported that Dana Elaine Lawton was found lying on the floor of the church by deputies. She was carried out of […]
From ADRA – 11 October 2019 | Disasters take a toll on people’s lives. Millions lose their homes and jobs because of extreme weather, and countries are impacted heavily by economic losses and potential environmental hazards. In recognition of the United Nation’s Sendai Framework, a 15-year global initiative to reduce disaster risks, the Adventist Development […]
News reports from the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Germany, Switzerland, Lansdale, Pennsylvania and Sacramento, California: More than 12,000 Adventists took to the streets of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to commemorate the 69th anniversary of World Pathfinder Day on 21 September. The young people and church leaders wore their uniforms, scarves and sashes and held banners stating […]
Over 200 people from 15 states, two Canadian territories and as far away as Guam and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attended the inaugural AT1 gathering held last weekend in Portland, Oregon. About a year in the planning, the event kicked off Friday evening, October 4, at the Embassy Suites hotel in the Washington Square area of […]
9 October 2019 | In recent remarks, Adventist Church leaders in Jamaica have defended the denomination’s attempts to create a massive social re-engagement program for youth in the western part of the country. According to the Jamaica Observer, the defense came shortly after the country’s Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, was reported to […]
From ADRA – 8 October 2019 | Punjab, Pakistan -–- A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake jolted several districts in Pakistan where reportedly 37 deaths occurred and more than 723 are injured. Districts were also hit by aftershock tremors measuring 3.6 and 3.7 magnitude and again at 4.7 on the Richter scale. The two most affected […]
By Sunday, October 6, the last day of the AT1 gathering, the group in Portland felt like one big family. Michaela Lawrence Jeffery, pastor of Athens Georgia SDA Church, started off the day with a careful look at what she called “vain worship.” “There is nothing as sweet as certainty,” said Jeffery, talking about how, […]
The AT1 gathering picked up steam as more attendees arrived for Day 2. The AT1 praise team led by Nicholas Zork led the room in song to start the day. The crowd had clearly taken to this team of musicians and confidently joined in singing classics like “Oh Come Let Us Adore Him” as well […]
