Australia: Adventist-owned Weet-Bix is Australia Phillip, Australia's Capital Territory/Australia | 28.09.2006 | Health & Ethics An iconic cereal born from the Seventh-day Adventist church's health message is Australia's favorite trademark for the 100 years that nation has been registering brand names. [img id=813 align=right]Weet-Bix, produced by church-owned Sanitarium Health Food Company in Berkeley Vale, New South Wales, was voted the country's most cherished brand in a survey conducted by IP Australia, the federal agency that registers trademarks. The brand beat out nine others, including the Australian Broadcast
United Kingdom: Lord Carey Urges End to Religious Violence Bracknell, Berkshire/UK | 21.09.2006 | International "We must deplore violence wherever it is found and especially deplore its association with religion," declared Lord Carey of Clifton, a former head of the Church of England, to an audience of 450 people at Adventist-owned Newbold College in the Berkshire suburbs of London on September 19. Lord Carey, who as 103rd Archbishop of Canterbury led the worldwide Anglican fellowship from 1991 to 2002, gave the 2006 Beach Lecture entitled "The Crescent and the Cross - The Clash of Faiths in an Age of
Adventist Pastors of Euro-Asia Region Meet In First-Ever Theological Pastoral Congress Zaokski, Tula Region, Russia | 20.09.2006 | International An estimated 1,500 Seventh-day Adventist pastors from all over the church's Euro-Asia region gathered for a four-day congress in Zaokski - about two hours outside of Moscow - where they were educated and challenged, church leaders say. It is believed to be the first time that such an event has been held for field pastors, many of whom are serving in remote locations across a region that spans 11 time zones. "This wasn't only fellowship, but we all gained a lot of insight," said Pastor Ted N.
Adventist Communicator’s Meet in Slovenia Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia | 17.09.2006 | Media Nearly fifty Seventh-day Adventist communicators from all over Europe, along with representatives from Israel, Cyprus and North America, gathered for a Communication Conference in Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia, 8-12 September 2006. Experts from different fields of communication shared their ideas on how to use latest technology to promote the good news of Jesus Christ, in particular via the Internet. "One of the challenges our church is facing is to use arts and technology faithfully in comm
Adventist World Church Representative Adds Voice to Global Concerns New York, N.Y./USA | 16.09.2006 | International Continuing concern for the deplorable living standards and threats of violence facing people in many parts of the world was expressed by Jonathan Gallagher, a Seventh-day Adventist representative from the world church's department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL), who joined over 2,500 other delegates from non-governmental organizations (NGOs) at the United Nations (UN) building in New York for the 59th Annual NGO Conference. Their mission? To draw up a better and more effectiv
Adventist Choir in the Philippines Ranks Among Best in World Manila/Philippines | 06.09.2006 | International The Adventist University of the Philippines (AUP) is home to one of the world's best choirs. The official choir of the Seventh-day Adventist-owned institution, the Adventist University of the Philippines Ambassadors, recently won the 4th World Choir Games (formerly known as the Choir Olympics). The highly competitive event was held from July 15 to 26 in Xiamen, People's Republic of China. The AUP Ambassadors earned two gold medals--in the Mixed Chamber Choir and Gospel and Spirituals categories-
Adventist Andrews University advances in ratings Berien Springs, Michigan/USA | 06.09.2006 | International Adventist Andrews University has been ranked a third tier National University in the recently released U.S. News and World Report’s 2007 America’s Best Colleges special report. Andrews University, which moved up from a fourth tier placement in 2006, is the only Seventh-day Adventist educational institution to be considered a National University. A National University is one of “the 248 American universities (162 public, 86 private) that offer a wide range of undergraduate majors as well as
U.S. Adventist College Ranks Among Nation's Best Union, Nebraska/USA | 06.09.2006 | International For the first time, Union College, a Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education located in Union, Nebraska, ranks in the top tier of schools for its category in U.S. News America's Best Colleges 2007. The issue lists Union College as 46th in the "Midwest Comprehensive Colleges-Bachelor's" category. "While no one ranking system can capture the spirit of this campus, we are honored to be recognized as a top pick among our peer institutions," said Union College president David Smith.
Adventist Internet Experts Share Strategies For Global Evangelism San Diego, California/USA | 06.09.2006 | Media A passion to reach the world for Christ via the so-called "information superhighway" brought together some 100 Seventh-day Adventist technologists, pastors and lay members for four days of meetings at the Fourth Global Internet Evangelism Forum in San Diego, California, August 31 to September 3. [img id=798 align=right]"The gathering considered a wealth of ideas and strategies for using the Internet's reach and power to help finish the task of global evangelism," said Rajmund Dabrowski, comm
