From News Release, 21 June 2018 | Pastor Roland R. Hegstad, well-known Adventist advocate for religious liberty, passed to his rest earlier this week on June 17. He was 92. A 1949 graduate of Walla Walla University, he became an international expert on human rights, especially as it relates to religion. His work took him […]
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Adventists in Trinidad Join Interfaith Rejection of Same-Sex Marriage
20 June 2018 | The Adventist church in Trinidad and Tobago has joined an interfaith effort by Roman Catholics, Protestants, Hindus and Muslims to pressure the government to reject same-sex marriage. A group of religious leaders that claimed to represent almost 90% of the country’s population, held a June 11 press conference in the country […]
ADRA and World Food Program Collaborate in Uganda to Help Feed 85,000 Refugees
19 June 2018 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is partnering with the World Food Program and the Ugandan government to help feed 85,000 refugees in the country. The partnership was agreed upon this month. According to an ADRA press release, the refugees that will receive the aid are based in the district […]
Fourth International Bible Conference Under Way in Rome
18 June 2018 | The Biblical Research Institute of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is currently hosting its fourth International Bible Conference in Rome, Italy. The June 11-21 conference is packed with over 100 theological presentations relating to eschatology (the branch of theology dealing with death, judgment, and the final destiny of humanity.) In […]
Advocacy Groups Urge Adventist Church to Cancel Camp Meeting Featuring Coming Out Ministries
17 June 2018 | Canada’s Maritime Conference of the Adventist Church is being pressured to cancel a camp meeting due to feature two speakers that are deemed controversial by LGBTQ advocacy groups. The Halifax Pride Festival and the Youth Project (a group supporting queer and transgender youth) object to two scheduled speakers from Coming Out […]
Adventist Leaders Condemn the United States Government for Child Detention at Borders
16 June 2018 | Late Sabbath afternoon, leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination on both coasts released public statements condemning recent United States government actions taking children from parents who arrive at the nation’s border entry points without visas and seeking asylum under international human rights law. Almost all other Christian denominations have taken similar […]
News Briefs for June 15, 2018
News reports from: Providence, Rhode Island; Oahu, Hawaii; Brazil; Southern Adventist University; Hermiston, Oregon; Windsor, Ontario; and Denver, Colorado The roof on a newly-built addition to an Adventist Church in Providence, Rhode Island collapsed on Sunday afternoon. Nobody was in Providence Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church during the collapse so no injuries took place. Pastor Nestor […]
Larry Lichtenwalter Elected President of Lebanon’s Middle East University
14 June 2018 | The Board of Trustees of Middle East University elected Dr. Larry Lichtenwalter as the institution’s new president on Sunday, June 10, 2018. Lichtenwalter accepted the position at the institution based near Beirut, Lebanon effective immediately. According to an announcement on the university’s Facebook page, Lichtenwalter had served as interim president since […]
Evangelism Campaign in Tanzania Results in 19,000 New Adventists
15 June 2018 | Using a television network to link more than 4,000 locations across the East Africa nation of Tanzania, the Revelation of Hope campaign has had more than 19,000 baptisms so far. It was an historic event both for its introduction of new technology and the impact on the general public in the […]
ADRA Guatemala Helps Communities Destroyed by Volcanic Eruption
From ADP, 14 June 2018 | The outbreak of a volcano in Guatemala in early June in which more than 75 people died and more than 200 are missing, brought an emergency response from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, ADRA Guatemala. Volunteers immediately distributed drinking water and food to those affected. “From the first […]
ADRA’s First Water Kiosk Tested in Mozambique
13 June 2018 | In a first for the organization, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has opened up a safe water kiosk in Mocuba, Mozambique. The water vending machine is being tested in a pilot scheme aimed at providing a reliable source of drinking water via a self-sustaining business concept as opposed to free […]
Loma Linda University School of Nursing Celebrates 10,000th Graduate
12 June 2018 | The 10,000th graduate of Loma Linda University School of Nursing received her diploma during the school’s June 10 commencement ceremony. Alyssa Vega received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree as part of the 210-strong class of 2018 earning bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degrees. According to a news report on the […]