From ADRA – 3 September 2019 | Since Monday, September 2, the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama in the Bahamas were hardest hit by Hurricane Dorian, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 185 mph with gusts of up to 220 mph. Local reports in the Bahamas indicate at least five people are […]
From ANN – 2 September 2019 | A diverse group of Seventh-day Adventist medical experts, theologians, healthcare administrators and ethicists are currently engaged in an attempt to clarify the Church’s official stance on the controversial issue of abortion. The denomination last offered guidelines, but not an official statement on abortion, in a 1992 document. Beginning two […]
31 August 2019 | A fire at a residential building owned by Adventist Hospital in Calbayong City, central Philippines, has killed a missionary couple. Dr. Pacifico Maypa, 60, and his nurse wife Delie Mae Maypa, 57, died as a result of the fire on the island of Samar. SunStar Philippines reported that the cause of […]
29 August 2019 | Police in Nairobi are investigating alleged death threats against the senior pastor of Nairobi Central SDA Church. The congregation has been the scene of major controversy over the last several weeks, with physical violence and other disruptions leading to the temporary shuttering of the church by authorities this month. Pastor Jean […]
29 August 2019 | According to data from Duke’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center for Social Equity, black men attending church almost daily were almost three times as likely to be obese than those who didn’t go to church or rarely went. The study in question was titled “Investigating Denominational and Church Attendance Differences in Obesity […]
A biased guide to eating out in Portland, Oregon. By Jack Hoehn Are you coming to the AT1 gathering in Portland, Oregon October 4-6? Deanne and I are planning on attending and it would be wonderful if many other readers and writers join us for the spiritual feast. If you don’t live in Portland you […]
News reports from Oshkosh, Wisconsin; Germany; Taiwan; Papua New Guinea; Northern Ontario and Colombia: Nearly 60,000 Pathfinders, adult leaders, and supportive families attended the Chosen International Camporee on Sabbath, August 17, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The event is organized every five years by the Center for Youth Evangelism at Andrews University for the denomination’s North American […]
From ANN – 27 August 2019 | The Breaking the Silence campaign, organized by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America, took place in the community of Três Rios, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 4th. It has been held annually, in August, since 2002, in eight South American countries: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, […]
From ADRA – 26 August 2019 | Reports estimate that more than 15,000 people were heavily affected by a recent fire that swept across a densely populated slum in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, leaving three people injured, and over 2,000 houses damaged beyond repair. The local government has been working to place people […]
25 August 2019 | Plans announced recently to allow for the opening of Adventist Pathfinder clubs in Jamaican schools have hit a roadblock. According to The Gleaner, the Jamaican government has received pushback from entities that feel the presence of the clubs would lead to indoctrination of students. The prospect of introducing Pathfinder clubs into […]
23 August 2019 | Dr. Karl Haffner, senior pastor at the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church, sent a letter this afternoon to church members announcing that he has accepted an invitation to become Vice President for Student Experience at Loma Linda University. He is a highly-respected preacher and author who has served the congregation of 1,500 […]
22 August 2019 | An assisted living senior community in Tennessee has settled a lawsuit with two Adventist former employees. According to HRDIVE, the facility admits asking the employees to quit due to their refusal to work on Saturdays. Garden Plaza of Greenbriar Cove in Ooltewah, operated by Century Park Associates, an affiliate of Life […]