September 25, 2017: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting refugees who have fled Myanmar and are taking refuge in Bangladesh. In a September 22 update on its Facebook page, ADRA says that 422,000 Rohingya have crossed the border from Myanmar to Bangladesh just in the last month. They have been fleeing […]
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Adventist University Village Votes in National Elections in Germany
From APD, September 25, 2017: International news media are focused today on the results of the national election in German, where one village has the highest concentration of Adventists. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) appeared to be in a good position to hold onto its lead in the Bundestag or parliament and it […]
Listing and Unlisting of Walla Walla University Church on Progressive Spirituality Site Causes Uproar
September 24, 2017: The listing of Walla Walla University Church on a progressive spirituality website sparked a social media storm recently. On September 15 Fulcrum 7, an independent, conservative website covering issues within Adventism, called attention to WWUC’s listing on the website of Convergence, a collective of progressive Christians associated with the emergent church […]
Petition to Fire Kenya’s Chief Justice in Reaction to Invalidation of Presidential Election
By Tysan, September 21, 2017: A member of parliament (MP) in Kenya has petitioned the Judicial Service Commission to fire Chief Justice David Maraga based on claims of “unprofessional interaction” with attorneys representing the party that successfully petitioned to have the recent presidential election invalidated. Maraga is an Adventist and Adventists across the African country […]
WhatsApp Helps Burundi-Based Adventist Radio Show Go Viral
From ANN, September 21, 2017: An Adventist radio program in Burundi called IJWI RY’INZAMBA Y’IHEREZO, or the Voice of Final Trumpet, has gone viral thanks to innovative use of the phone app WhatsApp. The program which airs on the national radio station is hosted by the Adventist Church and is popular with speakers of […]
Adventist Denominational Governing Body to Convene Annual Meeting Next Week
September 21, 2017: Next week the administrators of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination will begin to gather from around the world for what will be three weeks of yearly meetings in Silver Springs, a Maryland suburb of Washington DC. This culminates in the Annual Council of the General Conference (GC) executive committee, October 5 through 11. […]
$150,000 of Loma Linda vegetarian products donated to Southeast Hurricane Victims by Atlantic Natural Foods
September 20, 2017: According to a September 16 Business Wire report, Atlantic Natural Foods, the premier producer of shelf-stable plant-based protein, announced that it would donate $150,000 of its vegetarian products to hurricane victims in South Texas and Florida. In tackling the hurricane relief effort, Atlantic Natural Foods is joining forces with Clark Distributing […]
NPR Traces Rise of Mock Meat to Adventism
September 19, 2017: An article on National Public Radio’s website titled The Rise Of Mock Meat: How Its Story Reflects America’s Ever-Changing Values, has traced the roots of meat replacements to late 19th century Adventism. In the article by freelance journalist, Deena Prichep, Battle Creek Sanitarium is pinpointed as the source of the first […]
Sydney Adventist Hospital Physician Resigns From Australian Medical Association Over Same-Sex Marriage Statement
September 18, 2017: A prominent pediatrician at Sydney Adventist Hospital resigned from the Australian Medical Association after the body endorsed same-sex marriage. Dr. Robert Hardwick claimed that the AMA’s stance supporting same-sex marriage “completely overlooks the best and largest studies that have documented considerable long-term adverse outcomes for children raised in same-sex marriages.” He […]
Andrews University Hosts Migrant and Refugee Missions Conference
September 18, 2017: “Mission in an Era of Migrants and Refugees” was the focus of the annual meeting of the International Fellowship of Adventist Mission Studies last week (September 13-17) at Andrews University (AU). This is the academic organization of Adventists who teach missiology and have executive responsibilities in missionary organizations around the world. When […]
Adventists in the Caribbean Islands and Florida Offer Relief after Hurricane Irma
By Jeff Boyd, September 18, 2017: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and Adventist Community Services (ACS) have been busy responding to natural disasters over the recent weeks. There has been a major earthquake in Mexico; significant flooding in Nepal, India and Bangladesh; Hurricane Harvey in Texas and then Hurricane Irma, a Category 5 […]
9-17-17 Membership Drive Daily Update
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