A crowd of about 200 people (with more still arriving) filled the Columbia River Ballroom Friday evening, October 4, as the inaugural AT1 conference got off to a powerful start here at the Embassy Suites Washington Square in Portland, Oregon. The rain outside did nothing to dampen the spirits of the enthusiastic crowd as a […]
News reports from Napa, California; Hi Vista, California; Adventist Health Bakersfield; Los Angeles, California; Southern Adventist University and Loma Linda University Health: Adventist Health has opened a new clinic in Napa, California. The address of the facility is 1100 Trancas St. Suite 250 in Napa. “This new clinic provides the community with even more access […]
The time is finally here! The AT1 gathering starts Friday evening in beautiful Portland. If you haven’t yet had a chance to register, we won’t judge you – this is a grace-centered gathering! Just click here to get signed up. AT1 has been organized by Adventist Today. Themed “Christ Challenges Culture,” this event seeks to […]
From ADRA – 3 October 2019 | Jonathan Duffy, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International, has stepped down, effective immediately, from his role due to personal reasons. “The ADRA Board has accepted Jonathan’s resignation and expresses appreciation for his service,” says Ella Simmons, board vice-chair and general vice president of the […]
3 October 2019 | An award-winning chef who has previously earned two Michelin stars is opening a new restaurant in Scottsdale, Arizona, called Blue Zone. The restaurant will offer quick-serve, health-conscious food which Chef Alex Stratta told Arizona Republic would be “very Mediterranean.” According to the Arizona Republic, the restaurant’s name is inspired by the […]
1 October 2019 | A High Court judge overseeing a case in which the General Conference (GC) of the Adventist denomination is suing recently formed Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference (NCC) is asking both parties to pray and seek mediation on the issue outside court. The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is suing the Nairobi Cosmopolitan Conference […]
1 October 2019 | The Adventist-made breakfast cereal Weet-Bix is getting its own $1 coin in Australia. The cereal, produced by the Adventist denomination’s Sanitarium health food brand, joins a series of other $1 coins that are named after a number of things that the Australia Post and the Royal Australia Mint call an “iconic […]
30 September 2019 | HIV prevention activists and religious leaders, including Adventist pastors, are fundamentally disagreeing on how to combat the spread of HIV in Uganda. While activists are promoting condom use, many religious leaders oppose this, saying that sexual abstinence should instead be pushed. Uganda’s The Independent reported that Didas Mujuni, the pastor of […]
News reports from Oakwood University, Andrews University, La Sierra University and Pacfic Union College: From APD – Dr. Leslie Pollard, president of Oakwood University, made a presentation to the United Nations (UN) inaugural International Summit of Colleges, Universities, and National Government Ministers of Education on Monday, September 23. He was invited by the United Nations […]
We can’t wait for AT1 to start next week in Portland! If you haven’t yet had a chance to register for our grace-centered gathering, click here to take care of that! AT1 has been organized by Adventist Today. Themed “Christ Challenges Culture,” this event seeks to refresh us with the knowledge that there is reconciliation […]
26 September 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency released a statement this month regarding the suspension of its operations in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, near the Myanmar border. In it, the development agency denies any involvement in a recent rally of Rohingya refugees in the area. The aid organization was […]
Click here for a statement from ADRA on the suspension of operations in the area. 25 September 2019 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has been banned from Rohingya refugee camps near the Cox’s Bazar area of Bangladesh close to the Myanmar border. The aid organization was accused by the Bangladesh government of […]
