23 June 2019 | Hong Kong’s Department of Health has requested an explanation from an Adventist hospital in the territory after it emerged the facility had refused treatment to a political protestor. According to the South China Morning Post, a patient presented to Hong Kong Adventist Hospital in Tsuen Wan at 10.30pm on June 12. […]

20 June 2019 | The politically conservative NOQ Report has published an article by writer JD Rucker titled “Why I choose to keep the Sabbath as an average evangelical Christian.” Rucker stresses that he is not a Seventh-day Adventist in the June 1 article. He advises those interested in studying the biblical support for a […]

News reports from Loma Linda University Medical Center, Southern Adventist University, Walla Walla University, Union College and Southwestern Adventist University The Diabetes Treatment Center at Loma Linda University Medical Center was recently recognized as a quality diabetes prevention program by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A Loma Linda University Health news report […]

19 June 2019 | Ted Wilson, the president of the General Conference of the Adventist Church, met with the chief minister for the Sindh province of Pakistan on June 9. The two met at the minister’s residence in the city of Karachi. According to Pakistan’s The International News, Syed Murad Ali Shah said to the […]

18 June 2019 | According to The Denver Post, a lawsuit which includes 67 patients and 20 spouses was filed last Saturday against Denver, Colorado-based Porter Adventist Hospital. About a year ago, Porter sent letters to approximately 5,800 patients who had received orthopedic or spinal surgeries at the hospital between July 21, 2016, and April 5, […]

18 June 2019 | June 20 is World Refugee Day, when the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins the United Nations and the world to commemorate the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees, and show support for families forced to leave their homes due to persecution or conflict. ADRA remains committed to […]

16 June 2019 | After two months on life support, a baby cut from his mother’s womb in a gruesome Chicago-area crime died Friday of severe brain injury. “It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of baby Yovanny Jadiel Lopez,” Julie Contreras, a family spokesperson, said in a statement. “Please […]

13 June 2019 | From a Becket Media Relations news release via the North American Division news page: Barry C. Black, 62nd Chaplain of the U.S. Senate, has been named Becket’s 2019 Canterbury Medalist for his honorable defense of religious liberty for people of all faiths. The Canterbury Medal, Becket’s highest honor, recognizes an individual who […]

In about two weeks, regular registration ends for AT1, the brand new gathering for the Adventist community organized by Adventist Today. Regular registration ends on June 30. 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 […]

News reports about Refugee Sabbath as well as from Oakwood University; England; Ogden, Utah; and Loma Linda University Health 15 June is Refugee Sabbath for Adventist churches. Many will show “The Tenth,” a 3-minute video available online at refugeeministries.org or on YouTube. Adventist congregations that are involved in sponsoring refugees in their community may introduce […]

12 June 2019 | Christopher Bispham, a former teacher at Fresno Adventist Academy, refused a plea deal this week that would have seen him accept a 30-year prison sentence. Bispham faces accusations of repeatedly molesting students and, if convicted of all charges, could face up to 260 years in prison. He will be tried in […]