The October 4-6 AT1 gathering is just six weeks away and we can’t wait to see you in Portland! If you haven’t yet had a chance to register, click here to get that out of the way. AT1 is special because it is a lay-organized, positive, progressive event that aims to bring the Adventist community […]
News reports from Newbold College; Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital; Kettering Adventist Church; Sussex, England and ADRA International. Moor Close at Newbold College (originally built in 1864-65) has undergone a significant update in which much of the ground floor has been refreshed and upgraded. In a news story, the Berkshire, England-based school stated that heritage […]
In September a new school year starts on many university and college campuses in the Northern Hemisphere. A larger number of Adventist young adults will be enrolled at secular and other campuses than will be attending Adventist institutions. This is why the Adventist Christian Fellowship (ACF) is important—the network of groups of Adventist students and […]
21 August 2019 | From July 29 to August 4, over 4,000 women attending an Adventist women’s ministries conference petitioned the Ghanaian government to strengthen laws against the abuse of women in the country. The group urged the country’s Ministry of Women, Children and Social Protection to raise awareness of such abuse and lead the […]
21 August 2019 | Younger Generation (YG) Congregation of the Arlington Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrates 15 years of ministry this month. It launched in August 2004 and is one of the few successful Adventist young adult ministries not located adjacent to an Adventist university or health care institution. And YG simply isn’t your average Adventist […]
From ADRA: 20 August 2019 | On July 27 at 4:16 a.m., a magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolted the Philippine island of Itbayat for what seemed like a few seconds. The aftermath of the quake left severe damages to buildings, almost 100 people injured, and five dead. “While people are still trying to recover, a stronger […]
20 August 2019 | Nairobi Central SDA Church remains the scene of much commotion even with its doors currently shut. The Standard Digital reported that on Saturday evening, August 10, Nairobi Regional Commissioner Flora Mworoa ordered the shuttering of the building. “The church will only be re-opened for fellowship after the wrangling factions resolve their […]
From News Release, 19 August 2019 | Congressman Raul Ruiz, an emergency room physician who is an Adventist, introduced last Wednesday (13 August) the Jennifer Kepner HOPE Act to help American military veterans exposed to burn pits. The bill is named in honor of a wife and mother who recently died from pancreatic cancer linked […]
18 August 2019 | The communication director of the Adventist denomination’s Jamaican Union Conference has accused the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector in the country of refusing to hire Adventists due to Sabbath-keeping issues. The BPO sector handles the fulfillment of organizations’ non-primary business activities like payroll, human resources and call center functions. It is […]
Everyone is invited to participate in an effort to deal with the problems of sexual and physical abuse in the church and in the world. It will be livestreamed on the Internet on Wednesday, 4 September, starting at 3 pm Eastern time. Pretending that abuse does not exist in “my church, school, community or home” […]
15 August 2019 | U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Adventist Health Glendale in 10th place out of over 130 Los Angeles area hospitals. According to the Glendale News-Press, the facility scored highly in six of 16 adult specialty care categories (gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgeries, geriatrics, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics and urology.) It […]
Still on the fence about attending the October 4-6 AT1 gathering? If so, check out our group of fascinating speakers and their topics below. You don’t want to miss this inaugural, grace-focused, lay-organized event. Our theme is “Christ Challenges Culture” and our goal is to help support a positive, progressive new chapter for the Adventist […]