Adventist Conference in Germany publishes declaration regarding ordination of women Hamburg/Germany | 10.12.2015 | International The executive board of the Hansa-Conference, a regional church leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the German federal states of Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has published a declaration that regrets the decision of the General Conference Session regarding the ordination of female Adventist pastors. The General Conference Session decided this summer in San Antonio, Texas/USA, that the global 13 Divisions of the Adventist Church are not allowed to ordain female pastors working in their territory. The Hansa-Conference encouraged in its letter female church members to opt for training and service as a pastor in spite of the decision of the General Conference Session.
President-elect of Fiji is an Adventist Christian Suva/Fiji | 21.10.2015 | International For the first time, a Seventh-day Adventist has been nominated president of the south pacific nation of Fiji. Major General Jioji Konousi Konrote, better known as George Konrote, has most recently been serving as Minister for Employment, Labour Relations and Productivity but will need to leave this position in order to take up the presidency, a mostly ceremonial role analogous to that of governor-general in other Commonwealth countries. In an official announcement of the nomination, Fiji
Adventists in Germany publish statement on the current refugee situation Hannover and Ostfildern/Germany | 13.10.2015 | International After a special conference on assistance to refugees, 22. September in Ostfildern/Germany, the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany published a statement about the current refugee situation: “Declaration Regarding the Current Refugee Situation by the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Germany“. It emphasizes that the Adventist Church supports the protection of victims of political persecution, war refugees and their right of access to medical care, education and social services. The document also contains recommendations for local Adventist churches to provide aid for refugees and people seeking asylum.
Generational Change in Adventist Publishing House Switzerland Zürich/Switzerland | 21.09.2015 | Switzerland The General Assembly of the Adventist Publishing House in Switzerland met on September 8 and decided a generational change in the management. The Adventist Publishing House in Switzerland, founded in 1929, publishes only literature in German but sells also products in French, Italian and English.
Statement on the Tragic Shooting in Charleston, South Carolina Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 19.06.2015 | International The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, Daniel R. Jackson, issued the following statement on June 18, 2015 in response to shooting death of nine people at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South, Carolina: “The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America is heartbroken by the senseless killing of the Reverend Clementa Pinckney and eight other worshipers during Wednesday evening service in their church. We are saddened by the hea
USA: Tornado Rips Through Train Carrying "Adventist World" - The Kansas storm delays shipment of 50,000 copies to four U.S. states. Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 21.05.2015 | International Thousands of "Adventist World" magazine subscribers will have to wait a few weeks longer to receive their next issue after a tornado tore through a freight train carrying the magazines to the U.S. West. The tornado struck the train loaded with 50,000 copies of the Adventist World’s North American Division edition as it passed through the U.S. state of Kansas last weekend, associate publisher Claude Richli said. No injuries were reported, but the tornado derailed about 100 train cars on the
Seventh-day Adventists in North America Call for Peace in West Baltimore Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 28.04.2015 | International In response to the growing number of demonstrations following the funeral of Freddy Gray who died tragically in Baltimore, Maryland, the Administration of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, issued the following statement on April 28, 2015: «The Seventh-day Adventist church in North America is deeply saddened by the tragic death of Freddy Gray and the heartache it has caused his family and the Baltimore community. We extend our deepest condolences and continue to pray for his f
Adventists Rush to Help After Deadly Quake Rocks Nepal Kathmandu/Nepal | 26.04.2015 | International Seventh-day Adventist doctors and ADRA workers sprang to work in Nepal after a powerful earthquake killed more than 1,800 people on April 25. The Adventist Scheer Memorial Hospital in Banepa, 15 kilometers east of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, was overflowing with patients injured by the 7.8 magnitude earthquake, which struck around midday about 80 kilometers from Kathmandu. The quake, which lasted about 10 minutes, flattened entire neighborhoods in Kathmandu, but the Scheer Memorial Hospita
Francis is the first pope to visit a Waldensian Church Vienna/Austria | 26.03.2015 | Ecumenism According to the two-day program of Pope Francis' visit to the Piedmont from 21 to 22 June, he will be the first pope to visit a church of the Waldenses in Turin/Italy, according to a media release by Kathpress. It is envisaged that first thing on Monday morning, the second day of his trip, Pope Francis will meet Waldensian dignitaries in the Protestant church in the city center of Turin for 90 minutes and they will pray together the Lord's Prayer. "This is a gesture of brotherhood in a new e
Adventist Church Offers Condolences After Plane Crash in France Berne/Switzerland | 25.03.2015 | International A Germanwings Airbus A320 plane carrying 150 people crashed March 24 in the foothills near Digne-les-Bains, in the Alpes de Haute Provence in southeastern France, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls told reporters. Valls said he fears those aboard the flight from Barcelona (Spain), to Dusseldorf (Germany) may be dead. French President Francois Hollande also said no survivors were expected. „The conditions of the accident are not yet clear but lead us to believe there will be no survivors," H
Adventist Church Offers Condolences After Terrorist Attack in Paris Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 09.01.2015 | International The church also thanks France for protecting religious freedom. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has sent condolences to France and praised its government for supporting religious freedom after an apparent militant Islamist attack on a satirical magazine killed 12 people in Paris. “On behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist world church and its president, allow me to convey to you our deepest sympathy in connection with the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hebdo office in Paris on Jan. 7,” the
