15 April 2024 | The Andrews University Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has announced that Dr. Olive J. Hemmings will be the featured speaker for the upcoming session of the 2024 Dwain L Ford Lecture Series. Dr. Hemmings will deliver a Zoom lecture titled Scriptures and Science: Same God, Different Subjects(?), on Thursday, April 18, […]
28 March 2024 | First Women’s School of Evangelism Opens in South America The headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s South American Division (SAD), which oversees eight countries in South America, launched its inaugural “Women’s School of Evangelism.” This pioneering event gathered female leaders from church unions and administrative regions across Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, […]
6 March 2024 | After the July 2023 departure of Andrews University’s Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Michael Nixon, Andrews University shifted the VP job description to a position titled: Assistant to the President for University Mission and Culture. The new position garnered controversy last fall, with “overwhelming support for its continuation in the […]
4 March 2024 | Truth Wins Out, an organization advocating against anti-LGBTQ prejudice and conversion therapy, has called on Andrews University to take a stance against the nearby presence of Coming Out Ministries. That group, which plans to begin services by September next to the university’s campus in Berrien Springs, Michigan, has been criticized for […]
31 October 2023 | Andrews University’s Theological Seminary is introducing three new initiatives designed to enrich the Master of Divinity (MDiv) Program, according to a recent article in the Andrews Agenda. First, the new MDiv Urban Ministry Concentration aims to equip future pastors with tools and resources tailored for metropolitan settings. As they transition into […]
5 October 2023 | Brazilian Adventist Education Network Recognized at G20 for Sustainability “The Adventist Education Network in the southern region of Brazil was recognized at the G20 (Group of 20—a forum that brings together the world’s largest economies) for its sustainability project aimed at installing photovoltaic panels to use solar energy in its schools.” […]
24 August 2023 | Patients Evacuated From Adventist Health White Memorial After Power Outage “Hundreds of patients, including some infants and others in critical care, had to be evacuated early Tuesday from Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights after part of the complex lost power … One woman gave birth during the evacuation, […]
3 August 2023 | Australian Church Responds to Indigenous Referendum “This year, Australia will be conducting another referendum. This time over the question of recognition of Indigenous people in the constitution. You’ll find an official response from the Australian Church here.” Read full story at the Adventist Record site. Wholistic Healing Conference at Andrews University […]
10 June 2023 | After some rumored controversy surrounding the issue, a statement was released on the Andrews University website from incoming president John Wesley Taylor V, delineating his position on women in ministry. It accompanies a number of other statements released on a page called “From the Heart,” where Taylor plans to post “a […]
5 July 2023 | Andrews University held the official commencement for two new campus leaders on July 1, 2023, welcoming incoming president John Wesley Taylor V and his wife, Miriam, along with incoming senior pastor Shane Anderson and his wife, Darlene. In the Andrews Agenda, university chaplain José Bourget announced their arrival: First, I want […]
26 June 2023 | The Atlantic Union College (AUC) Corporation Board and representatives from Andrews University have inked an Agreement of Intent to foster academic and spiritual collaboration, according to an article in Atlantic Union Gleaner. The agreement, signed on May 18, 2023, by AUC Corporation Board president Pierre E. Omeler and Andrews University president […]
25 May 2023 | NAD Hosts 21st Annual Sonscreen Film Festival for Young Creators This year’s festival was held April 13-15 at the Loma Linda University Church in California. Forty-two student films were screened and Oakwood University students debuted at the event. John Quinn, editor of The Chosen, attended as a special guest to screen films, give […]
