Ted N.C. Wilson elected president of Seventh-day Adventist world church <br> <br> VP, son of former president, to serve five-year term Atlanta, Georgia/USA | 25.06.2010 | Ted N. C. Wilson (60), a vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, was elected June 25 to serve to serve five-year term as president of the 16.3-million member global Protestant denomination. Wilson is the son of former General Conference president Neal C. Wilson, who served in the post from 1979 to 1990. Wilson was appointed by the church's 236-member Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegation, which is an international body of 2
Polish Flood Victims Receive Adventist Relief Aid Warsaw/Poland | 24.06.2010 | ADRA The Polish Adventist Church Christian Charity Services and the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA Poland) teams are supporting relief efforts to assist people affected by the worst flood in centuries that has brought havoc to some parts of Poland. Heavy rain has caused damage estimated at more than US$3.5 billion forcing the evacuation of thousands of people from their homes along the Vistula river, which flows from the southern Tatra mountains into the Baltic. Many of those affec
«Christian Leaders Sweeping Money Under The Carpet» <br> <br> New UK Survey on Christian giving shows leaders' timidity over money means churches risk losing out Colchester, Essex/UK | 23.06.2010 | International Most church leaders in the United Kingdom dislike talking about the need to give money, according to a new survey on Christian giving. As a result, churchgoers are being given "an array of mixed messages" by ministers about the need to give. According to the report "Why Christians Give – Understanding the hearts and minds of 21st century evangelical donors" churches risk losing out on large amounts of potential giving due to an unnecessary timidity when it comes to talking about financial ne
Atlanta, home of the fastest growing Adventist church in the U.S. <br> <br> Business-minded pastor mobilizes members for ministry Atlanta, Georgia/USA | 19.06.2010 | International A Seventh-day Adventist church in Atlanta (Georgia/USA) is growing quickly in a country where the rest of the denomination is growing slowly. While young adults are absent from many of the country's congregations, the Atlanta Berean Adventist Church has attracted and mobilized them, along with other members, to conduct community outreach and traditional evangelism. The 3,800-member church last year gained the most members of any church in the United States. It could earn the same distincti
New Reformed church organization to be launched at global assembly in the United States Grand Rapids, Michigan/USA | 17.06.2010 | Ecumenism The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) and the Reformed Ecumenical Council (REC) are coming together in a new union with 227 member churches representing more than 80 million Reformed Christians in 108 countries - the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC). The new organization will be established in Geneva where the WARC offices are currently located. The Uniting General Council (UGC) that launches this new Reformed organization will be held from 18 to 26 June in Grand Rapids, M
Adventist Church contributed to Edinburgh World Mission Conference 2010 Edinburgh/Scotland | 11.06.2010 | International The Seventh-day Adventist Church contributed to the Centenary of the 1910 World Missionary Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2 - 6 June. The event marked 100 years since the last Edinburgh World Missionary Conference, when more than 1,200 Christians representing numerous faiths and countries gathered to discuss the future of mission. One hundred years later, the 1910 conference is still recognized as a significant event in modern mission. Seventh-day Adventist missiologist, Ganoune Diop,
City of Baeza honors Spain's first Adventist missionary Baeza/Spain | 11.06.2010 | International Officials of the southern Spanish city Baeza have honored the memory of the country's first Adventist missionary, one of several early 20th-century religious freedom and democracy martyrs whose graves were later desecrated. In 1914, Walter Bond, a missionary from the United States, died at age 35, reportedly poisoned for preaching Adventist teachings. Bond's name was added to Baeza's Wall of Honor last month during a ceremony that included the mayor, city officials and Adventist Church leader
ADRA Responds After Deadly Tropical Storm Strikes Honduras Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 10.06.2010 | ADRA Following the recent devastation caused by Tropical Storm Agatha that brought widespread flooding and landslides across Honduras and other parts of Central America, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) provided assistance to some of the most affected communities. Answering the call for assistance by the Honduran government, ADRA worked in coordination with the nation’s Permanent Commission on Contingencies (COPECO) to transport and distribute basic hygiene kits to 750 families,
Edinburgh 2010: «Common Call» Released <br> <br> Christian Church Leaders Reaffirmed Commitment to Witnessing to Christ | 06.06.2010 | International Leaders of the Christian World Communions and delegates from over 50 denominations have reaffirmed their commitment to witnessing to Christ during an international conference in Edinburgh to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the World Missionary Conference held in the Scottish capital in 1910. The conference culminated on June 6 with a "Common Call" to Christians and a special historic celebration at the Assembly Halls of the Church of Scotland, the venue of the 1910 gathering. Keynote spe
