News reports from Houston, Texas; Germany; Kinship; Avondale College and Montemorelos University. The Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee, the Adventist who serves as an elected member of the United States Congress from Houston, Texas, is profiled in this week’s edition of Newsweek magazine.She has been re-elected repeatedly and has served nearly 25 years as a lawmaker. […]
We hope you have a fantastic time celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends. If you haven’t had the chance to do so yet, here are four great reasons to register for the brand-new, October 4-6, Portland-based AT1 gathering over the holiday. #1 – Just as the 4th of July is about celebrating […]
From ANN, 2 July 2019 | An Adventist doctor from Sydney is at the forefront of a revolutionary treatment that could potentially cure cancer. In an interview with Australian current affairs program 60 Minutes, Dr. Ken Micklethwaite from the Westmead Institute said he and his team have been working with modified immune cells, called CAR T […]
1 July 2019 | Zimbabwe’s The Sunday Mail has reported that the president of the North Zimbabwe Conference of the Adventist denomination is under investigation for fraud. In a June 23 news story, the paper claims that denominational auditors are investigating a claim that Pastor Albert Mangwende misused church funds, pocketing USD 20,000. “Indeed, we […]
From a Loma Linda University Health press release – 26 June 2019 | The Loma Linda University Health Board of Trustees has appointed Tamara Thomas, MD, to serve as executive vice president for Medical Affairs and dean of the School of Medicine effective July 1. Thomas, an emergency medicine physician, has served as the school’s […]
27 June 2019 | The killer of a volunteer at Portland Adventist Community Services was sentenced to life in prison on June 20. Timothy Mackley, 59, was a registered sex offender. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Eric Bergstrom, presided over the sentencing. Mackley murdered Marcine Herinck, 89, before hiding her naked body in the trunk of […]
This Sunday, June 30, regular registration ends for AT1, the brand-new gathering for the Adventist community organized by Adventist Today. Click here to register! Our theme is “Christ Challenges Culture.” AT1 will call everyone who attends to reimagine the Adventist narrative to fully embrace the reassuring, present truth of God’s love and grace. This is a […]
Two news reports from Loma Linda University, one from Germany and an update from Southern Adventist University Loma Linda University bestowed an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree on filmmaker Martin Doblmeier during commencement ceremonies for the School of Religion and the School of Behavioral Health. Calling Doblmeier “a prolific film writer and passionate storyteller,” […]
26 June 2019 | Kimura L. Fields is suing the Allegheny East Conference of the Adventist Church and the denomination’s Pine Forge Academy after she stepped into a hole on church property. According to the PennRecord, she claims that she sprained her ankle and wrist as a result of the fall on June 27, 2017. […]
25 June 2019 | According to the Denver Post, a former employee of Parker Adventist Hospital is facing up to ten years in prison after pleading guilty to tampering with a consumer product. Jessica Sharman, a 35-year-old nurse, acknowledged that she stole the pain medication fentanyl intended for patients in the intensive care unit where […]
24 June 2019 | Details are emerging about a highly controversial incident in which an Adventist hospital in Hong Kong was accused of refusing to treat a patient who had taken part in a political protest. According to the South China Morning Post, the patient presented to Hong Kong Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan at […]
Click here for an update on this story and Hong Kong Adventist Hospital’s explanation of the decision to urge the patient to find care at a nearby public hospital after providing basic wound cleaning and monitoring. 23 June 2019 | Hong Kong’s Department of Health has requested an explanation from an Adventist hospital in the […]
