by Bjorn Karlman | 13 October 2020 | To the delight of Adventists straining their eyes to watch the live feed, Annual Council was, once again, only scheduled to last 7:00 am to 11:30 EST today. Annual Councils sessions of yesteryear featured drawn-out debate, random videos, bizarre finger aerobics on breaks and deliciously unreliable vote […]
by Bjorn Karlman | 12 October 2020 | Annual Council (GCAC) in the age of COVID is lacking the (occasional) buzz that comes from the usual in-person gatherings. Although presenters are doing their best to capture the attention of the exclusively online audience, things just aren’t the same. Social media specialist @Skangelita summed up the […]
12 October 2020 | Sahmyook University, the Adventist university in South Korea, has allocated USD 1.2 million to COVID-19 relief scholarships for students. According to a story from Adventist News Network (ANN), each Sahmyook student is being offered ₩300,000 (approximately USD 250) COVID-19 for the first semester. In total, 5,281 students registered for the first […]
11 October 2020 On 8 October, Dr. David Trim released on video the General Conference annual statistical report. Trim highlighted two trends: attrition and loss, and the leveling off of growth rates. While Trim thanked those leaders—particularly in the Southern Asia Division—who have done thorough but difficult audits of their memberships, he also notes that […]
The City of New York has issued a temporary certificate of occupancy for the newly completed Northeastern Towers Annex. The ten-story building will provide 159 units of affordable housing for seniors aged 62 years and up. The $90.6 million-dollar project was financed with federal, state and local financing earmarked for subsidized senior housing. From […]
Could our anger with the world around us really be fear? Things are changing way too quickly, and we’re scared, but we express it as outrage. Jesus says that heaven’s love casts out all fear. Do you believe it? We’re so delighted you’ve found Anticipating AT1. From our inspirational message, to our thought-provoking AT […]
News reports from ADRA Germany, Brooklyn, New York; Accra, Ghana and Walla Walla University: From APD: The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Germany has been given a Fiat Ducato van by the Matthes car center. ADRA will use the vehicle for its second-hand stores. With this support, a number of activities that were […]
8 October 2020 | David Maraga, the Adventist attorney who serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court in Kenya, has recommended officially that President Uhuru Kenyatta dissolve Parliament because it has “blatantly failed, refused and/or neglected” to do what the nation’s constitution requires in regards to women’s rights. If the president agrees, it will […]
By John T. Gavin, William W. Ellis, and Curtis J. VanderWaal, 8 October 2020 | During the last week in August we asked Adventist Today and Spectrum readers in the United States to participate in a short survey about their religious and political views, plans for voting in the upcoming national election, and positions on […]
Petero Navosailagi, known as Pete, died early Sunday morning, September 20, while swimming, presumed drowned, at a Pathfinder camp—the day before his 32nd birthday. Navosailagi, originally from Lautoka, had worked at the Trans-Pacific Union Mission (TPUM) office in Suva, Fiji, for the past five years as the Union’s communication officer. The communications officer had helped […]
6 October 2020 | San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies shut down an event co-hosted by Loma Linda University Church and its youth ministry, Praxis, on Saturday night, October 3. The youth ministry organizers thought the pop-up car show would draw up to 20 cars. In reality, 3,000 people turned up, driving slowly through the Loma […]
5 October 2020 | A September 28 letter from the Florida Conference to current and former employees revealed that sensitive information including their names, social security numbers and financial information had been stolen from the conference network. The conference identified a “cybersecurity incident” August 26 and, according to the letter, learned on August 31, of “information […]