19 September 2018 | Elder Reinhard Rupp, retired president of the North German Union and an elder statesman of the church in Germany, has drafted a personal response to the expanded “unity” procedure proposed by the General Conference leaders. “Sometimes,” writes Elder Rupp “it is no longer the original problem which causes troubles, but the […]
From ANN, 19 September 2018 | Yesterday revisions were made in the Compliance Process document that the denomination’s General Conference (GC) Administrative Committee vote on July 17, according to a bulletin from the Adventist News Network (ANN). Therehave been negative reactions to the document from Europe and North America, as reported by Adventist Today. It […]
By Tysan, 19 September 2018 | Governor Zachary Obado, chief elected official for Migori County in Kenya, has been arrested in connection with the kidnap and murder of a young, female university student and abduction of a journalist who was interviewing her. Obado is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The governor denied the […]
18 September 2018 | Huntsville, Alabama, police are investigating a suspected homicide after an Oakwood University student was found dead on Sunday night. Police identified the body as that of Carvell Goodlow, a 20-year-old student, originally from Detroit. Goodlow was found in a local, off-campus apartment. He appeared to have been killed by a gunshot […]
by Carmen Seibold | 17 September 2018 | The Adventist Forum 50th Anniversary’s Second Plenary Session happened in Sabbath School at the La Sierra University Church. It began with a historical overview of Adventist women in pastoral ministry by Dr. Kendra Haloviak Valentine, LSU Professor of New Testament Studies. The entire presentation is here, and […]
From ADRA: 17 September 2018 | The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding to three powerful cyclonic storms that are blasting the US east coast, northern Philippines, and the Lower Antilles in the Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rains, affecting millions and forcing many to evacuate. “Our emergency team has been tracking […]
16 September 2018 | A letter containing a petition opposing the recommendations of the General Conference Unity Oversight Committee is being circulated among Adventist congregations in Germany and Switzerland by lay people from the Adventist Church in Göttingen, Germany. The petition is intended to support the local union president in opposing a recommendation from the Unity […]
14 September 2018 | News reports from Walla Walla, Washington; Southwestern Adventist University, Adventist Health Bakersfield, Malawi, Fort Worth, Texas and Jamaica. A re-enactor will portray Caroline Maxson Wood, one of the earliest settlers that brought the Adventist faith to the Walla Walla Valley. Gladys Wentland will portray Caroline Maxson Wood this Sunday at 2 […]
13 September 2018 | The Executive Committee of the Pacific Union Conference has released a document titled Pacific Union Conference Open Letter Fall 2018 that voices “urgent objections” to the creation of compliance committees as formulated by the General Conference Administrative Committee. The creation of the compliance committees is slated for an affirmative vote at the […]
13 September 2018 | In a major disaster such as the hurricane approaching the Atlantic coast of the United States today, the denomination’s community service agency operates under standing agreements with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the American Red Cross. Adventist Community Services (ACS) is a recognized nonprofit, faith-based disaster response organization. Derrick […]
13 September 2018 | Loren and Carmen Seibold of Adventist Today will be covering the events of the 50th Anniversary of the Association of Adventist Forums, beginning Friday night, September 15th. According to the Review and Herald of August 8, 1968, the idea for the association was traced back to a fellowship of Australian Seventh-day Adventist […]
By Jeff Boyd, 12 September 2018 | Some 535 pastors, lay ministry leaders, church planters, community service managers, Bible workers and seminarians gathered at Andrews University for the 2018 Urban Mission and Ministry Congress last week and through the Sabbath. The theme was “God’s City, My City—Transforming Community through Christ’s Love,” and the tag line […]