The UK-based ‘Our Story, Our Song’ conference, which started 10 years ago, is now the annual Sisterhood conference attended by 150 – 200 women from all over the United Kingdom (UK). This conference led to the Newbold Sisterhood, which is focused on women in Newbold Church, encouraging them to lean in, connect and flourish within […]
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Fire Does $150,000 Worth of Damage to Oregon Church Facility
1 December 2020 | A fire in a building belonging to Coos Bay Seventh-day Adventist Church in Coos Bay, Oregon, caused $150,000 damage last Saturday night. The fire took place in a building next to the main church structure, which housed a clothing pantry. According to a news report from KVAL 13, the cause of […]
What Makes a Healthy Church? • December 5, 1:30 PM Eastern (1730 GMT)
30 November 2020 | What Makes a Healthy Church? Article to read for this week. Excerpt: The term “health” here is used in a metaphorical sense; namely, that of general wellbeing. In the past, health used to be defined mostly in terms of the absence of sickness. But today the description given by the World […]
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Chilean Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Transsexual Student at Adventist School
1 December 2020 | Chilean media outlets have reported on a November 22 judicial decision of the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court regarding a transsexual student at an Adventist school in the country. The decision upheld a contested ruling issued by the Court of Appeals of Copiapó, which upheld an appeal for protection filed […]
North Pacific Union Conference Religious Liberty Officer Comments as U.S. Supreme Court Blocks NY Virus Limits on Houses of Worship
29 November 2020 | The US Supreme Court has barred the state of New York from enforcing church attendance restrictions in areas especially affected by the coronavirus. Recently confirmed Justice Amy Coney Barrett was on the side of the majority of the 5-4 vote Wednesday. The three liberal justices on the Supreme Court, as well […]
Platform Creates Networking Space for Employers and Job Seekers
From ANN – 27 November 2020 | In Brazil, more than 1.5 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the pandemic—and Seventh-day Adventists in the southeastern portion of the nation are helping unemployed people, regardless of affiliation, to find work. Data from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (Caged) reveal the state […]
LLU Psychiatrist Shares How to Avoid Friendship Pitfalls in a Pandemic
Social media is a poor substitute for in-person meetups that can safely take place outside. Nurture existing friendships, as it is hard to develop new ones due to the pandemic. Avoid the temptation to step back from friendships. 27 November 2020 | From Loma Linda University Health / Janelle Ringer: David Puder, MD, a psychiatrist […]
Anticipating AT1–November 27, 2020
Have you noticed that you are at your best when you know you’re really loved? That’s the way God oriented the universe. Transparency, then, is the birthplace of love. We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT Trending News, to our melodic moment of music, we trust […]
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Female Adventist Leaders Recognized
The Association of Adventist Women (AAW) awarded 8 distinguished women and men on November 15. Ginger Hanks Harwood, PhD, Chico, CA, received the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award. Woman of the Year awards went to Dynnette Hart and Nyslie Guerrier—Community Life award, Dina Salas Montoya and Hilde Thorkildsen Huru—Spiritual Life award. Champion of Justice Award recipients […]
News Briefs for November 25, 2020
News reports from Adventist Community Services, Decolonizing The Black Mind (a virtual summit), the Columbia Union Conference, Washington Adventist University and ADRA in Serbia: Offering – December 12, 2020 – Adventist Community Services (ACS) provides you with opportunities to serve communities in Christ’s name. Therefore, we must become leading servants as Christian disciples, who order […]
Indian Members, Donors, Ask to Forestall SUD 13th Sabbath Offering Until Management Ethics Addressed
24 November 2020 | Reports over the last several years have suggested that the Southern Asia Division (SUD), once the darling of church builders and Share Him evangelists, is in trouble. Donations have dropped, according to reliable sources, even before COVID-19. Recently the division removed around half a million names from the church rolls. Meanwhile, […]
Planned Adventist Church in Cayman Islands Deemed Unnecessary by Authorities, Denied Construction Permission
23 November 2020 | Planning Authorities in the Cayman Islands have denied the Adventist Church permission to build a new USD $2.4 million church in the West Bay area of the multi-island nation. The application for the new church has now been rejected by the nation’s Central Planning Authority and the Planning Appeals Tribunal (PAT), […]