July 4, 2017: The Adventist Church in Uganda is lobbying the government for a ban on gin sold in sachets as well as improperly brewed local gin. The gin is often illicitly produced and has proven deadly according to recent reports in the country. Uganda’s New Vision newspaper stated that six people in Uganda’s […]
July 3, 2017: A partnership with a nonprofit group is set to allow two Adventist hospitals in Los Angeles County to better treat members of the low-income, underserved population. Glendale Adventist Medical Center and White Memorial Medical Center are joining forces with the Los Angeles Network for Enhanced Services, or LANES. The two-year contract […]
July 2, 2017: Jamaica’s The Gleaner newspaper profiled an ex-Adventist and her arguments against organized religion in a July 1 article. The newspaper, founded in 1834, is one of the most prominent publishing platforms in the country. The article profiled Leanne Richards-Williams, a communications professional who grew up as a Christian and was a […]
June 29, 2017: The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Western Washington is being sued for allegedly ignoring warnings about a principal’s inappropriate behavior before he was convicted of rape. The lawsuit was filed in King County, Washington on June 15. It claimed that the Adventist Church disregarded years of warnings about Douglas Allison, the pedophile […]
June 28, 2017: It Is Written, the 60-year-old Adventist television ministry, will break ground on its new headquarters on July 10. Local news source The Chattanoogan.com reported that the groundbreaking ceremony will start at 10 a.m. at the fellowship hall of the Collegedale Korean Church. Later in the ceremony, guests will be bussed to […]
June 27, 2017: Orlando-based Adventist University of Health Sciences (ADU) has announced the selection of its new president. Dr. Edwin Hernández, the current provost of ADU will succeed Dr. David Greenlaw, the founding president of the institution, as he retires on July 31st, 2017. Hernández has been an educator for 30 years. In an […]
June 26, 2017: Tambourine Army, a women’s rights group in Jamaica, has demanded that the Adventist Church in the country clarify its position on marital rape. A controversial statement made by a representative of a group of denominations, including the Adventist church, triggered the request on June 25. The comment that sparked the controversy […]
By S M Chen “Life is like a canvas. One should throw as much color on it as possible.” –Danny Kaye (1911-1987) – American actor, singer, comedian It’s wonderful to see how colorful life is for my 6-year-old grandson. For a time, he took martial arts and gym class. I bought him a tennis racquet […]
By Jiggs Gallagher, June 24, 2017: Tony Romeo, pastor of the Historic Manhattan Seventh-day Adventist Church on 11th Street in Greenwich Village, passed away on Friday morning in suburban New York City. He was 69. A native of New York City from an Italian-American immigrant family, Romeo led a colorful and talented life. […]
June 25, 2017: A partnership between the Adventist Development and Relief Agency and the global leader in water technology was announced on June 23. The goal of the partnership with technology company Grundfos is to provide clean water access to 1.5 million people in Africa, Asia, Central and South America and the South Pacific. […]
Stories from Virginia, London, Hollywood, Papua New Guinea, Takoma Park (Maryland), Romania, Dayton, India and resources for you …… Adventists from a local church joined other faiths in Alexandria, Virginia, for a prayer service the evening after the shooting of members of the United States Congress last week at a baseball practice. Community Praise Center, […]
June 23, 2017: Southwestern Adventist University’s nursing department has been awarded a $62,000 grant to fund health and lifestyle education and activities. The Ardmore Institute of Health approved the grant for the Keene, Texas-based institution. The Cleburne Times-Review reported that the nursing department started a Wellness Counts program in 2016 to provide the local […]