13 February 2019  |  An appeals court in Kenya has ruled that Adventist students cannot be forced to attend classes or take exams on the Sabbath. The decision of the three-judge panel on Friday, 8 February, was announced today by KTN television news across the central African nation. The constitution of Kenya protects the religious […]

News reports from Pocatello, Idaho; Jamaica, Loma Linda University, the Bahamas and Paradise, California. According to Idaho State Journal, the Adventist church in Pocatello, Idaho, has, for the past year, benefited from seven volunteer organists from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who take turns playing the organ for Sabbath services. “It’s been […]

We asked each of the speakers for this year’s Portland, Oregon-based October 4-6 AT1 gathering to answer the question, “How Does Christ Challenge Today’s Culture?” We gave them an 80-word limit for their replies. This week we’ll feature the answer we got from Kendra Haloviak Valentine, professor of New Testament Studies at La Sierra University’s […]

From ANN – 14 February 2019 | “Despite differences in faith and ethnicity, we create a national community of people on Polish soil,” emphasized Andrzej Duda, the President of Poland during a meeting with representatives of all major churches, religious associations and ethnic and national minorities present in Poland. Four leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist […]

14 February 2019  | The Times of India has reported that government regulators may no longer allow Spicer University to function as an accredited university in India. The article cites unspecified irregularities in admissions procedures, as well as the discovery last year of forged Ph.D. certificates by the vice-chancellor and two other top officials. The […]

From ANN – 13 February 2019 | Adventist leaders are experiencing the church’s health message in a whole new way as they do blood tests, adopt a special diet and exercise program, and attend lifestyle seminars on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The 12th annual Global Leadership Summit, themed “Wholeness in Christ: Mission Vision in […]

12 February 2019 | In an announcement titled “Press Release About the Unprofessional Incident at Ishaka Adventist School of Nursing,” the Ugandan government’s Uganda Media Center condemned the alleged beating of students by staff at the Adventist institution. The release claims that a video clip of students at the Ishaka-based school being beaten by the “School […]

11 February 2019 | Actress Angelina Jolie visited Rohingya refugees at Adventist Development and Relief Agency’s Cox Bazar, Bangladesh, site on February 4. The site features ongoing projects related to protection, water development, hygiene and emergency assistance according to a post on ADRA’s Facebook page. The Dhaka Tribune reported that this was Jolie’s first visit […]

11 February 2019 From the North American Division: John W. Thurber, best known as second tenor of the King’s Heralds quartet with the Voice of Prophecy from 1961–1967, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, in Lincoln, Nebraska, at the age of 87. Thurber was widely known and loved across the North America Division during his […]

7 February 2019 | From a North American Division News Release Huntsville, Alabama | Carlton P. Byrd It was one of the most iconic moments in biblical antiquity. God spoke to Moses and enlisted him in the divine work of deliverance. Moses would not deliver Israel from sin; that work was reserved for the Messiah. […]

We asked each of the speakers for this year’s Portland, Oregon-based October 4-6 AT1 gathering to answer the question, “How Does Christ Challenge Today’s Culture?” We gave them an 80-word limit for their replies. This week we’ll feature the answer we got from Karl Haffner, pastor at Kettering SDA Church and mission strategist at Kettering […]

News reports from Andrews University, The Northern Australian Conference, Southern Adventist University and an announcement regarding Adventist World War II hero, Desmond Doss. The Medical Laboratory Sciences (MLS) Clinical Year program at Andrews University has been successfully reaccredited by the National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS). Recognized by the Council for Higher Education […]