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), […]
The relief efforts come in the wake of destruction by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. 3.6 million people were affected by the storms in Central America. 22 November 2020 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has scaled up disaster operations in Central America to help families impacted by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Within less […]
20 November 2020 | The now-closed independent Adventist boarding school Miracle Meadows has settled a $52 million lawsuit. The record settlement was announced on November 12 by Philadelphia attorneys Brian Kent and Guy D’Andrea of Laffey, Bucci & Kent, LLP. The attorneys represented 29 victims, alleging years of sexual and physical abuse at the hands […]
The global response has created 422 projects so far in 96 countries and has resulted in a historic collaboration between ADRA and the Adventist church during a time when many churches were closed. ADRA has outlined this collaboration and the significant impact of this global response in a new COVID-19 Global Report, which ADRA published. […]
Why is it when we feel threatened, that we retreat to our tribes to avoid thoughtful discourse? Why is it that we foster fear, rather than faith? Challenging questions as we face uncertain times yet again in an unusual year. We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking […]
News reports from La Sierra University;the denomination’s Office of Archives, Statistics and Research; the 10th Global Healthcare Conference; Washington D.C. and Loma Linda University: A La Sierra University Facebook post this week congratulated Dr. Ginger Hanks Harwood for being chosen as Woman of the Year by the Association of Adventist Women. Dr. Harwood was a […]
by Aaron van Voorhis | 19 November 2020 | When states across the nation began ordering their citizens to shelter in place and avoid large gatherings, including religious services, some religious leaders took umbrage. Bishop Gerald O. Glenn, senior pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Richmond, Virginia, was one. At worship on Sunday, March […]
11 November 2020 | Adventists in Fortaleza, Ceará, (northeastern) Brazil, recently promoted the book A Maior Esperança (The Greatest Hope) by using a drone to deliver copies to members of the public. A volunteer asked people if they would like to receive a gift. If they answered in the affirmative, a drone dropped off a […]
Employees throughout the NAD’s entities will not receive a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) increase for 2021. There will be no seminary stipend increase or changes in travel reimbursements. Bonita Shields, NAD vice president for ministries, presented a report that was based on an action spearheaded by Diane Thurber, president of Christian Record Services for […]
16 November 2020 | Matangi Tonga Online reported that Adventist youth choirs from the Vaini and Havelu areas of Tonga joined a group of 100 secondary school students on the main island, Tongatapu, who were campaigning to end interschool violence. The Adventist youth performed during an evening of praise songs on November 15, which came […]
If we’ve learned anything in 2020, it’s that we’ve been challenged by what we cannot control. The global pandemic is surging again, and we would be totally exasperated because of it if it weren’t for the sustaining hand of God in our lives. We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, […]
13 November 2020 | The leadership of the Adventist denomination in Germany has issued a public statement about the coronavirus. The statement rejects conspiracy theories related to the pandemic and warns against trivializing the virus. The APD (the offical German-language Adventist news agency) reported the statement was issued by Pastors Werner Dullinger (Ostfildern near Stuttgart) and Johannes […]