5 March 2022 | This presentation by Michael W. Campbell examines some of the interactions, both positive and negative, in which Adventists participated with regard to race in 1910-1930. Some even embraced the second wave of the Klan. While this may seem deeply troubling to some today, at the time and in historical context, some […]
4 March 2022 | Dear Editor, In your current issue of Adventist Today Update, in Lindsey Abston Painter’s “Editor’s Notes” entitled “March is Women’s History Month!” you refer to “firsts” regarding Adventist women in senior leadership positions. One is to “Chris Oberg, the first Adventist woman to be lead pastor of a university congregation.” The […]
On Feb. 27, 2022, the Church’s tweet about Adventist education turned into “an open sharing of painful memories.” On Feb. 28, 2022, the Church reported that its YouTube channel had been hacked and removed, but subsequent tweets with YouTube’s support team suggested the channel was taken down for violating community guidelines. Another tweet on Feb. […]
News reports from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United States. Hanging On for Dear Life Extreme rainfall across South Queensland Conference (SQC) and North New South Wales (NNSW) Conference in Australia has seen Adventist churches and schools evacuated and thousands of homes flooded. According to NNSW Adventist Church President Adrian Raethel, Murwillumbah Seventh-day Adventist church, Tweed […]
UACHE campus in Ukraine bombed on March 2, 2022. Campus is being used as housing for Internally Displaced Persons. Friedensau Adventist University in Germany sheltering refugees from Ukraine. To donate to Friedensau’s refugee program, visit https://www.thh-friedensau.de/en/support-and-donate/online-payment/. Place the words “Ukrainian Refugee Relief” in the box labeled “Reason for Payment.”) by Andreas Bochmann | 3 March […]
Andrews University President Andrea Luxton apologized for stereotypical perceptions of a recent Chapel Talk speaker at the school. Allegedly offensive statements also made by a worship speaker at Union College, but Union College and ADRA have refused to reveal what was said. Videos of both presentations have been taken down at the respective schools. 02 […]
Alabama High School Athletic Association said Oakwood Adventist Academy knew that championship play was scheduled on Fridays and Saturdays and that the school had agreed to participate in all playoff games without petition, or forfeit. With more than 414 high schools and 27 sports for boys or girls, AHSAA said making an exception for any […]
Chanda Nunes first Black female senior pastor of an institutional church in the North American Division. Nunes also was the first Black female pastor in Alberta Conference. Nunes was the first Black female pastor in Mid-American Union Conference. 28 February 2022 | Chanda Nunes has a history of making history. Born in Toronto, Canada, Nunes […]
ESD calling for days of prayer and fasting on Feb. 26, 2022, and March 5, 2022, to end bloodshed and promote peace. So far, 137 have died in the Russian invasion, with 316 wounded. Invasion threatens current geopolitical order. 25 February 2022 | “Today, more than ever, we need God’s mercy and His protection. The winds […]
News reports from Brazil, Jamaica, Mexico, Norway, Vanuatu. Minister Killed in Vanuatu The life of a promising young minister was cut short as he returned home from Sabbath activities on the island of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu, reported the Adventist Record. Lui Yarakei was an intern minister just starting his second year out of Fulton Adventist […]
23 February 2022 | by Michael W. Campbell The early twentieth century was a transformative time within American religion and culture. World War I contributed to a heightened sense of militancy; as did the 1918-19 influenza pandemic that only further reminded people of their own mortality. American Christianity experienced a bifurcation between the theological modernist […]
Date for casting ballots changed to a Saturday, which could prevent Adventists from voting in Manipur. Church leaders calling on political authorities to change the date, or revert back to its original date, which was not on a Saturday. Politically, Christians favor the opposing Indian National Congress over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by […]