Adventist Church elects new leadership for Euro-Africa, West-Central Africa, Southern Asia Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 28.11.2008 | International The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Executive Committee elected November 25 four new church officers to ensure a smooth leadership transition when several current leaders retire at the end of the year. Church officials voted current Ministerial Association director for Euro-Africa, Pastor Bruno Vertallier, to serve as president for that region, replacing Ulrich W. Frikart. In August Frikart announced his early retirement on December 31 to eliminate the need to replace two major regional churc
Four Adventist college students die in car accident Angwin, California/USA | 18.11.2008 | International Pacific Union College community gathers to offer prayers, support [img id=1381 align=left]Four Pacific Union College (PUC) students died in a car accident late Saturday night, November 15, after their vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic. The Napa County Sheriff's Department identified the victims as Boaz Pak, 20, Luke Nishikawa, 22, Simon Son, 19, and Chong Shin, 20. The four men were riding in a car along a mountain road when they collided with an oncoming vehicle at an intersection, po
British Headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Destroyed By Fire. Watford, Hertordshire/UK | 17.11.2008 | International On Sunday 16 November a major fire at the Headquarters office of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United Kingdom and Ireland has left the building devastated. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene at approximately 2.10 pm and ten fire tenders battled the blaze throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Much of the main part of the building is destroyed. There were no casualties or injuries. Fire crews are expected to continue dealing with the blaze into the
U.S. Evangelist Billy Graham Celebrates 90th Birthday Charlotte, N.C./USA | 06.11.2008 | Persons For half a century, he trotted the globe, Bible in hand, a dashing, wavy-haired figure of history preaching to 215 million people in 185 countries. Millions more have read his books and seen him on television. Graham has also prayed with and counselled every American president from Harry Truman to George W. Bush. Now Evangelist William (Billy) Franklin Graham will celebrate his 90th birthday on November 7, marking the milestone celebration at his mountaintop home in Montreat, outside Asheville,
Vietnam grants Adventist Church official recognition Ho Chi Minh City/Vietnam | 03.11.2008 | Religion + State 'Dream come true' for members; first constituency meeting since 1975 The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said. Leaders met in Ho Chi Minh City October 22 to 24 to elect officers during the first church constituency meeting in the country since 1975. The church's Executive Committee for the country is now seeking funds to purchase land for establishin
