News reports from the Potomac Conference, Loma Linda University Health, Peruvian Union University, Adventist University of the Philippines, Adventist Peace Fellowship and Southern Adventist University: From APD – The official news agency of the Adventist Church in parts of Europe: On the 29th of June, the Potomac Conference ordained Therezinha Barbalho for pastoral ministry. Barbalho […]
10 July 2019 | Dr. Elwin Dunn, early supporter of Adventist Today, died last week. He was a 1958 graduate of the School of Medicine at Loma Linda University who practiced as a surgeon in southern California for 60 years, as well as an active member of the Seventh-day Adventist faith. Dunn served on the […]
10 July 2019 | Valerie Y. Bernard-Allan’s 2016 PhD thesis, “It Is Not Good to Be Alone; Singleness and the Black Seventh-day Adventist Woman” was mentioned in a recent Christianity Today article about what Christians make of church relationship advice. The article, titled “What Christians Really Think About the Church’s Relationship Advice” is a book […]
From ADRA – 9 July 2019 | Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), the faith-based international humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, has created a one-of-a-kind humanitarian pin for Pathfinders to add to their uniforms. This pin will be offered for a limited time only at the 2019 International Pathfinder Camporee at Oshkosh, Wisconsin […]
By Tysan, 8 July 2019 | The Honorable David Maraga, chief justice of the supreme court of Kenya, joined other national leaders in the east Africa country in mourning the death of Robert Collymore, the Chief Executive Officer of Safaricom. Maraga is an Adventist. “In his death we have lost a towering symbol of excellence […]
9 July 2019 | Adventist Health Portland is part of a list of medical facilities in Portland, Oregon, accused of calling the police to remove mentally ill and homeless people on their property. The Lund Report states that those removed from the hospitals are often jailed by law enforcement. An investigation by Disability Rights Oregon […]
7 July 2019 | Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, recently addressed the homelessness crisis in the city during a talk at Hollywood Adventist Church. On the afternoon of Friday, June 14, Garcetti spoke to a high-energy meeting of freshly trained outreach workers that have been charged with helping to bring homeless people out […]
4 July 2019 | An Adventist church in Kingston, Jamaica is hosting an interdenominational charity concert featuring reggae and dance-inspired gospel music. Gospel artist and minister, Omari, will perform this Sunday at the event which is titled Mission Possible. The Gleaner reported that it would take place at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre in St […]
4 July 2019 | Jamaica’s Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Fayval Williams, was the keynote speaker for a Jamaican edition of the Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) conference which runs July 4-6. Williams spoke to denominational communication professionals and others about the evolution of radio and other communication technology. Although the main international version […]
News reports from Houston, Texas; Germany; Kinship; Avondale College and Montemorelos University. The Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee, the Adventist who serves as an elected member of the United States Congress from Houston, Texas, is profiled in this week’s edition of Newsweek magazine.She has been re-elected repeatedly and has served nearly 25 years as a lawmaker. […]
We hope you have a fantastic time celebrating the 4th of July with family and friends. If you haven’t had the chance to do so yet, here are four great reasons to register for the brand-new, October 4-6, Portland-based AT1 gathering over the holiday. #1 – Just as the 4th of July is about celebrating […]
3 July 2019 | During the largest gathering of Adventists this year in the northern hemisphere, more than 50,000 people from all over the world will gather August 12 through 17 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, for the North American Division (NAD) Pathfinder Camporee. The event happens every five years and uses the facilities of the Experimental […]