26 April, 2015

Wilson ensures assistance and collaboration in response to the earthquake

Seventh-day Adventist Church President Ted N. C. Wilson issued the following statement today in regarding the 7.8 magnitude quake which struck in Nepal on April 25, 2015: "On the day that the world is remembering Chernobyl, the nuclear accident that occurred 29 years ago, Nepal is facing its worst earthquake in the last 80 years. The human suffering breaks our hearts and moves us with deep sympathy for the thousands of families who have experienced loss.

24 April, 2015

Biblical scholar celebrates 70th birthday with a book

Many people mark a 70th birthday with flowers, cake, and a card. Scholars celebrate by publishing a book. Church leaders and colleagues honored Ángel Manuel Rodríguez, former director of the Biblical Research Institute, on his 70th birthday on April 20 with the publication of a volume of essays titled, The Great Controversy and the End of Evil.

23 April, 2015

Church leadership to talk with theology students and non-ordained ministers across Inter-America

Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders in the Inter-American Division (IAD) are interested in talking to hundreds of theology students and non-ordained ministers during special webcasts next week. The online events will take place from the IAD headquarter office in Miami, Florida, on April 28 and April 29, at 10:30 a.m. Miami time through Inter-America’s webcast channel.

23 April, 2015

In Costa Rica, largest health expo reaches upper middle class sector

Seventh-day Adventist leaders are happy with the results of one of its largest health expo events held at an upscale shopping mall in Cartago, Costa Rica, last weekend. The event, held at the Terra Mall in one of the largest metropolitan areas in Cartago, saw more than 300 people participating in a dozen set-up stations on the eight natural remedies needed to live a healthier life: water, rest, exercise, sunshine, air, nutrition, temperance, and hope in God.

21 April, 2015

The Adventist Church in South Africa responds to xenophobic attacks

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean region is outraged by the recent, current xenophobic attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa. There is no justifiable reason to warrant the senseless violence and prejudice bringing shame to a new and free democratic South Africa. To embrace true freedom means to renounce a spirit of domination, abuse or violence against people. Without reservation, our leadership and almost 3.5 million Seventh-day Adventist members in Southern Africa condemn all these senseless and horrendous acts of violence and hatred which has also affected members of our church.

21 April, 2015

La Sierra University Enactus team places second in nation at U.S. competition

La Sierra University’s Enactus team finished second in the nation April 16 at the Enactus organization’s United States National Exposition, held in St. Louis, Mo., April 13-16. La Sierra’s Enactus team reached the final four round after successfully completing three preliminary rounds of competition.

20 April, 2015

ADRA trains more than 200 pastors for emergency response and community service

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in the Dominican Republic trained some 209 Seventh-day Adventist ministers in emergency response and community service earlier this month in preparation to the hurricane season which begins in June. The two-day certification program held Apr. 6-7 at the Najayo Adventist Campgrounds in the San Cristobal province, was the first intensive training meant to equip church pastors to manage security and communicate soundly during future emergencies.

16 April, 2015

Adventist Church will release all-new encyclopedia

Church leaders have approved a completely new, Internet-centered encyclopedia to replace the Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, first published in 1966. The new Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventism will debut online in 2020 and be overseen by the General Conference’s Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research.

16 April, 2015

A Jamaican gives his dreadlocks — his all — for Jesus

Going more than 30 years without a haircut did not disqualify a 66-year-old Jamaican man from baptism. But his decision to dart out of an evangelistic meeting and find a barbershop on a Sunday night convinced the pastor that he was willing to sacrifice all for Jesus.

15 April, 2015

Surprise stories emerge from free clinic in San Antonio

Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders on Tuesday shared behind-the-scenes stories from the free clinic that provided free treatment to thousands of people in San Antonio last week, including an overworked X-ray machine, an unexpected doctor’s referral, and a physician who prayed with a patient for the first time. A total of 6,192 people received dental and medical treatment worth $20,124,000— double the initial estimate — from some 1,700 volunteers during the three-day event in the Alamodome stadium, main organizer Your Best Pathway to Health said.

15 April, 2015

20 paintings you don’t want to miss on ‘Eden to Eden’ tour

Visitors will never look at the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s headquarters in the same way again. The foyer and atrium of the church’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, have been transformed into an art gallery that takes viewers on a journey from Adam and Eve’s garden home some 6,000 years ago to the Earth made new after Jesus’ return.

15 April, 2015

Church to bolster public campus ministries across Inter-America

Top Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders sent a clear message to hundreds of thousands of Adventist students enrolled in public universities across the Inter-America Division (IAD) territory during a special live online program held on Apr. 11, 2015. “Don’t give up. The church will not abandon you. God is with you and we care for you,” assured Pastor Israel Leito, president of the church in Inter-America, as he spoke from the IAD Headquarters, in Miami, Florida.