British Adventist Headquarters Coming Back from Flames <br> <br> Repair work continues; to be complete by 2010 <br> Watford, Hertsfordshire/UK | 27.03.2009 | International Less than six months after a devastating fire in Watford to the headquarters office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK and Ireland on November 16, 2008, the first stage of restoration is almost complete, officials report. Builders have been hard at work restoring the 'new wing' of the building that houses the Adventist Discovery Center, the Adventist Book Center and the Media Center. Work involved repairing or replacing water and smoke damaged walls and ceilings, rewiring parts of
Adventist Church television network breaks ground on new studio Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 25.03.2009 | Media Since its launch in 2003, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Hope Channel television network has operated out of a basement studio at the world church's headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland/USA. The current studio floor has enough space for one set, and production assistants need up to half a day to change designs for different shows. A new US$5 million, multiple-use building with 3,000 square-feet of studio space and room for six sets is expected to change that. The new facility will hel
«ESV Study Bible» named Book, Bible of the Year 2009 and Winner in the Bible Category Dallas, Texas/USA | 25.03.2009 | Bible The "ESV Study Bible" has been named the “Christian Book of the Year” by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA), marking the first time the honour has been given to a study Bible. The Bible, which is in the English Standard Version (ESV), includes study notes from evangelical Christian scholars and other reference materials. Published by Crossway, it also won in the best Bible category. "This was a memorable evening in many respects," said Mark Kuyper, president of ECPA. "
Three Adventist families were killed in US plane crash Butte, Montana/USA | 24.03.2009 | International Three Seventh-day Adventist families are among the 14 victims killed in a March 22 airplane crash in Butte, Montana (USA). All three families were members or regular attendees at congregations in Northern California; the three husbands were longtime friends who attended both church-owned Pacific Union College and Loma Linda University. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said it could be months before a cause is determined. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administratio
Hollywood Star Power Shines at Seventh Annual SONscreen Film Festival in April Simi Valley, California/USA | 23.03.2009 | Media The seventh edition of the Californian-based "SONscreen Film Festival" in 2009 continues its tradition of giving young filmmakers star access. The SONscreen Film Festival is annually held at AMP Studios facility in Simi Valley, California/USA. Confirmed presenters are Dick Wolf, award-winning creator and executive producer of the three Law & Order drama series, Christopher Erskin, feature film director, Chris Christmas, renowned marketer and official Denver Democratic National Convention merchan
Adventist aid organization to honour 2009 World Water Day Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 18.03.2009 | ADRA Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is observing the United Nation's World Water Day on March 22 by continuing to build safe, accessible wells and improving sanitation for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. World Water Day, established in 1993 after the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), is an international day to raise awareness about the 1 billion people without access to clean water. In Mozambique, both the Adventist Development
Adventist leaders, Romanian ambassador affirm commitment to freedom <br> <br> After decades of human rights restrictions, country enjoys full religious liberty Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 16.03.2009 | Religious Liberty The presence of 100,000 Seventh-day Adventist Christians in Romania is "proof" of the church's contribution to the country, said Ambassador Adrian Cosmin Vierita, Romania's emissary to the United States, during a luncheon at the Adventist world church's headquarters March 12. Vierita, who has held his post in Washington, D.C. for the past 14 months, met with Jan Paulsen, world church president, and church officials before the luncheon meeting. The Seventh-day Adventist Church's roots in Roman
Baptists, Adventists meet to underscore common Christian values Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 13.03.2009 | Ecumenism Delegates from the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) met with Seventh-day Adventist world church President Jan Paulsen March 11 to affirm their denominations' common values and recommit to their shared goals of religious freedom. The meeting, which included other church leaders, took place at Adventist world church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland/USA. "[Adventists and Baptists] share a Christ-centric faith and many of the same values," said John Graz, director of public affairs and rel
In Guatemala, Adventists mourn murdered pastor Guatemala City, Guatemala | 08.03.2009 | International Guatemalan Seventh-day Adventists are mourning the loss of a minister after he was gunned down in Guatemala's southern region February 26. Erick Cerritos (33), a native of Guatemala, was travelling in his car with his family when he was intercepted by another car and shot several times. Cerritos, who had spent more than a decade serving as a minister in the neighbouring country of Honduras, is the latest victim in a string of escalating violence the church in Guatemala has experienced.
Philippines: First Adventist woman earns theology doctorate Silang, Cavite/Philippines | 08.03.2009 | International A former engineer has become the first Seventh-day Adventist woman in the Philippines to earn a doctorate of theology. Jadaza M. Hintay (45), known to many as "Sister Jade," received her diploma during graduation exercises on March 1 from the Adventist International Institute of Advance Studies (AIIAS), in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. The graduate school is one of a handful of institutions directly affiliated with the Adventist church's world headquarters, located near Washington, D.C. in the
Leena Lavanya to receive Baptist World Alliance Human Rights Award Washington, D.C./USA | 06.03.2009 | Religious Liberty Leena Lavanya of India is the 2009 recipient of the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) Denton and Janice Lotz Human Rights Award. Lavanya, referred to by some as the "Baptist Mother Teresa," is being recognized for her work among the poor and dispossessed of India. Her "Serve Trust" organization operates several ministries, including homes for the aged, lepers, and adults and children living with HIV/AIDS. Serve Trust operates a school for children in one of the most depressed areas of Narasara
New South Wales Bible Society's «Jesus. All about life» campaign Goes Statewide Macquarie Park, NSW/Australia | 04.03.2009 | Bible The Bible Society of New South Wales campaign "Jesus. All about life" will now cover all of New South Wales (NSW). It has already run successfully in Adelaide, Canberra and Tasmania. "Jesus. All about life" is a non-denominational, advertising-based, mass-media campaign which aims to increase the general public’s awareness of the person of Jesus, and what he said ‘about life’. So far, it has the support of all the major denominations including the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church,
