The Killeen Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church in Killeen, Texas, hosted October Blast, a five-night community event. Each evening was planned to provide something valuable to the community members by offering free meals, childcare, door prizes, and 5-minute sermons hosted by the youth and Bible study groups. The event was an outreach effort toward single parents, […]
Because of illegal mining, bodies of water in Northern Ghana have been contaminated. As a result, the church has begun planning to construct baptistries in its churches to continue its efforts in ministry. According to local news outlets the illegal mining, called galamsey, goes beyond the failure of a single government but is the result of […]
10 October 2024 | News from Portugal “For the first time in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Portugal, the number of members reached 12,097, marking a significant moment for the denomination, which celebrates 120 years this year.” Excerpt from the full article, here. News from the North American Division “Sabbath Schools in […]
9 October 2024 | The Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church has filed a federal lawsuit against the state of Maryland. The lawsuit challenges the Maryland Supreme Court’s August 2023 interpretation of the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act which limited religious organizations’ ability to hire and fire employees based on their sexual orientation. It is a standard […]
08 October 2024 | PRESS RELEASE from Andrews University: BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan —The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship has received a three-year, $400,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will increase innovation capacity by fostering collaboration. Andrews University applied for this grant as part of the EXPAND consortium, a group of five universities […]
07 October 2024 | “In the predawn hours of 6 June 2023, a pair of explosions rocked the Kakhovka Dam, a 3-kilometer-long hydropower facility on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine.” This is the opening statement of an article in Science magazine scientific journal charting the deterioration of one of Europe’s largest reservoirs, and its […]
04 October 2024 | Last week, Hurricane Helene, which was only meant to affect the southern coast, began its tour of devastation, ravaging portions of Tennessee and obliterating entire regions of both Carolinas. Entire towns have been leveled and natural landmarks have been swept off the map, forever altering the topography of the states. Rebecca […]
04 October 2024| PRESS RELEASE for Urban Ministry Network New York City, New York – The Gospel-Centered Preaching Conference, inspired by the legacy of Timothy Keller, will take place on October 28-29, 2024, at the Church of the Advent Hope in New York City. This transformative event is designed to equip pastors, ministry workers, and […]
03 October 2024 | News from the United Kingdom “On September 30th, the southwest of England was abuzz with spiritual energy as the Area 2 Day of Fellowship unfolded. Under the theme ‘The Best Is Yet to Come!’ the event brought together more than 600 church members for a diverse and engaging day of worship, […]
2 October 2024 | Militant airstrikes which began on September 21 have been devastating the people of Lebanon, leading to fatalities, devastation, injuries, and over 500,000 internally displaced people, or IDPs, to be left among the wreckage. Many towns and villages have been forced to evacuate to other parts of the country, uprooting their lives […]
30 September 2024 | This is a press release from Andrews University: BERRIEN SPRINGS, Michigan —Andrews University has been awarded a research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant will go toward a collaborative research study being conducted by Eun-Hwa Kim, research professor of physics, and Jay Johnson, professor of engineering. Collaborating partners […]
30 September 2024| “On Tuesday, September 23, the school staff welcomed around 35 families with more than 250 members, including 55 children ranging from the ages of 1 month to 15 years, seeking refuge from the threat of bombs in their towns,” Jean-Jack Kareh, a writer for the Middle East and North Africa Union Mission […]
