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 […]
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News Briefs for November 14, 2019
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 […]
Former ADRA Rwanda Director Carl Wilkens Awarded Rwanda’s Civilian Honor
13 November 2019 | Carl Wilkens, the former country director of ADRA Rwanda, was presented with an abarinzi b’Igihango (protectors of friendship pact) medal by the president of the country, Paul Kagame, on October 25, 2019. According to Rwandan news site KT Press, the award recognizes “persons who displayed outstanding acts of courage and humanity […]
Protest Against Knife Crime Led by Adventist Church in London
12 November 2019 | An Adventist congregation in the Holloway area of London has led an anti-knife crime protest through local streets. According to the Islington Gazette, the November 2 march was led by the Holloway Seventh-day Adventist Church youth and featured the congregation’s Pathfinder Drum Corp. The march was intended to make a public […]
Oakwood University and Ross University School of Medicine Partner to Increase Physician Diversity in US
11 November 2019 | Oakwood University and Ross University School of Medicine (RUSM) have entered into a partnership aimed at helping more African Americans to attend medical school. According to a Business Wire news story, African American currently only make up six percent of American physicians. The educational pathway program makes it easier for students […]
California Authorities Write Up Adventist Hospital for Out-of-Date Foods, Unsanitary Conditions
10 November 2019 | The California Department of Health identified seven violations in a September 19 investigation of Adventist Health Tulare. According to the Visalia Times-Delta, the violations include improper handling of a powerful narcotic, improper storage of a placenta, serving out-of-date food and operating a dirty kitchen. In addition to the above, the Tulare […]
Damages of $27 Million Sought by Adventist Health for Fire-Damaged Hospital
8 November 2019 | Adventist Health is seeking $27 million in damages from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. after last year’s Camp Fire destroyed part of Adventist Health Feather River in Paradise, California. PG&E transmission lines were identified as the source of the fires by Cal Fire investigators. The health system will hear on December […]
AT1 Photo Gallery Now Available!
We are delighted to be able to share videos and an extensive picture gallery of the Inaugural AT1 gathering that was held in Portland from October 4-6, 2019. The theme of our grace-focused weekend was Christ Challenges Culture. Enjoy the videos and pictures and please share them with your friends. This marks the start of […]
News Briefs for November 7, 2019
News reports from the West-Central Africa Division; Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital; ADRA Philippines; Porter Adventist Hospital and Andrews University: Adventist News Network reported the deaths of two former leaders of the West-Central Africa Division, Luka T. Daniel and Robert J. Kloosterhuis. Daniel, 76, was originally from Nigeria. He served as Union secretary, Union president, […]
Veggie Burgers – Better for You than Real Meat?
6 November 2019 | The food and dietetics director for Hong Kong Adventist Hospital has done an analysis of nine different burger patties to look at their nutritional pros and cons. He spoke to the South China Morning Post about his findings. Wong Chi-Wing, a vegetarian, looked at both plant-based and real meat burgers. Each […]
Madaba Plains Project Celebrates Bicentennial
by Stefani Leeper | 6 November 2019 | Last year marked the 50th year of the Madaba Plains Project, the longest-running archaeological dig in the Middle East—and, more interestingly, the first to be initiated by Adventists. The excavation spans three sites, known as Tal Hisban, Tal al-’Umayri, and Tal Jalul. “Their goal was to find […]
NAD Excom, Day 5: Retirement Cuts, EGW Statement, and Can We Cut Back?
by Loren Seibold | 5 November 2019 | There were a lot of short reports today from various departments, most of which I’m going to ask you to read at Adventist Today‘s twitter feed. I think it is the full fatness of these reports, their glorious professionalism, the reach of all that the North American […]