News reports from Kenya; Chico, California; Paradise Adventist Academy; Tanzania and the North American Division (NAD): A Facebook complaint from an unmarried Adventist woman in Kenya was picked up by Tuko, a national news site after the woman complained that single Adventist men were ignoring their single female counterparts in church. Obuba Kwamboka Naumy complained […]

11 May 2021 | A Seventh-day Adventist in the Solomon Islands was killed on May 9 by a US bomb from World War II (WWII) that was accidentally detonated in the Lengakiki Heights, West Honiara area of the country. Raziv Hilly, 29, was cooking food for a church fundraiser when heat from the fire detonated […]

ADRA is preparing to airlift critical medical supplies and several oxygen generation systems. The relief effort will help ADRA expand its relief operations to Adventist hospitals in India to build medical capabilities and improve critical coronavirus patient care services. The humanitarian operation will also enhance the oxygen production at medical facilities by installing oxygen generation […]

7 May 2021 | The Adventist Church in Zimbabwe has joined an interfaith effort to encourage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the country. The Adventist leaders joined officials from Christian, Islamic and the African Traditional Religions in a dialogue with UNICEF and the Ministry of Health and Child Care (MOHCC) in partnership with Apostolic Women […]

7 May 2021 | Over 550 children took part in an island-wide Adventurer’s Camporee in Puerto Rico from April 16-18. Children aged 4-9 participated from their homes or (a few hours per day) from socially-distanced tents on the grounds of some congregations. The Adventurers studied the Bible, took part in various challenges and earned honors […]

This is a press release from the Pacific Union Conference: On May 4, 2021, Elder Ricardo Graham, president of the Pacific Union Conference, announced his intention to retire from church employment. A new president will be elected at the union constituency meeting, August 15-16, in Tucson, Arizona. For nearly 47 years, Elder Graham has been […]

News reports from Loma Linda University Health; South Africa’s Helderberg College; Glendale, California; Avondale University College and MusicVerse, a new Adventist music platform: Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) announced on Facebook that yesterday (Wednesday, May 5) marked the first time since March 2020 Loma Linda University Medical Center was not treating any COVID-19 patients. “At the […]

5 May 2021 | A clash between political rivals at an Adventist church in Saint Lucia has elicited an official response from the Saint Lucia Mission of Seventh-day Adventists. According to a May 3 article on the Loop news site, the mission’s leadership spoke out against the incident in which former senator Joachim Henry confronted […]