Switzerland: Condolence for victims of shooting in Daillon Zurich/Switzerland | 03.01.2013 | unknow "I am deeply saddened! Our thoughts are with the injured and the bereaved”, said Pastor David Jennah, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Switzerland after the shooting in Daillon, canton Valais. On 2nd January a 33-year-old offender killed in the small village of Daillon three women and injured two men. According to media reports he aimed with an old army gun and later with a shotgun from his home at pedestrians on the street and on windows of neighbouring houses. “Another ou
USA: Columbia Union Constituents Overwhelmingly Affirm Women Pastors Through Ordination Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 31.07.2012 | unknow Report by Taashi Rowe* After two hours of presentations from multiple levels of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, as well as 90 minutes of discussion, delegates to the Columbia Union Conference Special Constituency Meeting voted on July 29 an historic motion—“That the Columbia Union Conference authorize ordination to the gospel ministry without regard to gender.” According to a statement released by the union it means that the union executive committee will no longer deny requests from con
Economic Crisis also linked to ethical and moral Issues according to Pope Benedict XVI Madrid-Vatican | 21.08.2011 | unknow The current economic and financial crisis is – according to Pope Benedict XVI – also a moral crisis, reports “Kathpress”, the Catholic news agency in Austria, from the Pope’s press conference (18.08.2011) during the flight from Rome to Madrid where the Pope attends the 26th World Youth Congress. Such economic and social crisis always also have an ethical dimension to it which cannot be dealt with by external measures only but which would also require an inner turnaround, according to the Pope
New Zealand: Massive Earthquake in Christchurch - Adventist Church services canceled Christchurch/New Zealand | 08.09.2010 | unknow A state of emergency remains in Christchurch September 7, as aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.4 continued to rumble through the region. More than 100,000 homes were damaged after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit at 4:35 a.m. on September 4 (Saturday morning), disrupting power, water and sewage services. Another 5.1-magnitude aftershock has hit Christchurch on September 8, causing more damage and another evacuation of the city's central business district. Most Seventh-day Adventist chur
Jean Calvin’s 500th Birthday Remembered at French Adventist University Geneva/Switzerland | 21.05.2009 | unknow An international symposium commemorating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Reformer Jean Calvin (1509-1564) was held May 7 to 9 on the premises of Saleve Adventist University, Collonges-sous-Salève (Upper Savoy/France), near Geneva. The "Colloque Jean Calvin" was organized at the initiative of the Dean of the School of Theology, Roland Meyer, Saleve Adventist University (SAU), in close collaboration with US-based Andrews University (Berrien Springs/Michigan), supported by the Geneva Univ
Market declines won't affect Adventist Church's investment strategy, leaders say Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 19.09.2008 | unknow But economy could affect tithe and offerings World-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church finance officers say they are not currently considering a change in investment strategy in light of recent economic declines, a move they say is "prudent" considering their long-term view. As major U.S. investment banks fold during a global credit crunch resulting largely from a slump in the U.S. housing market, church officials plan to continue a 20- to 30-year outlook for managing the world church's reti
China: New Amity Bible Printing Press opens in Nanjing Nanjing/China | 23.05.2008 | unknow New building can print 12 million Bibles a year The Amity Printing Company’s (APC) new printing facility in Nanjing, China was officially opened on May 18 and will give the potential for Bible production to double to 12 million per year. The new press there, a British-made Timson T32 costing 32 million yuan (about US$4.3 million) which joins two others moved from the original APC plant, is capable of printing 18,800 pages per hour. APC, one of the largest Bible printing presses in the w
Kenyan Adventist Church oppose Government six-day workweek proposal Nairobi/Kenya | 10.04.2008 | unknow The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya is criticizing a government six-day work week proposal that would require civil servants to work on Saturday, the biblical Sabbath and day of rest for more than 25 million Adventist Christians world-wide. Kenya's Minister of State for Public Service, Asman A. Kamama, introduced the proposal after a government team examined a new work model. Adventist Church leaders called on the government to suspend the proposal, saying requiring members employed
Christian Communicators call for global recognition of communication rights Toronto, Ontario/Canada | 10.12.2007 | unknow In a statement released to mark Human Rights Day 2007 on December 10 a global communication advocacy organization is calling on governments, non-governmental organizations and the private sector to recognize and strengthen communication rights as a vital component in the development and implementation of political, economic, social and cultural policies. The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) states that communication rights are integral to achieving the United Nations' Mill
Church leaders, religious liberty advocates address faith freedoms in Europe since 9/11 Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire/UK | 06.12.2007 | unknow Conference of experts analyzes anti-terror laws that could hinder religious expression A one-day conference at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Newbold College addressed responses to anti-terrorism laws -- including privacy and hate speech law proposals -- that could affect freedom of religion in the workplace and society. Church leaders and religious freedom experts met on November 25 for the "Religious Freedom in Europe Since 9/11" conference at Newbold's Centre for Religious and Cultural Di
North American Adventists and Presbyterians affirm common beliefs Louisville, Kentucky/USA | 07.09.2007 | unknow Delegates of the Seventh-day Adventist Church of North America met with leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at the Presbyterian Church's national headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky August 22 to 24 to affirm common beliefs and dispel stereotypes. The Louisville meeting marked the second conversation between the two denominations. Last November, Presbyterian delegates joined Adventists at Adventist world church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland after pitching the idea of a conv
Romanian Inmate Trades Parole for Prison Witness Craiova/Romania | 24.08.2007 | unknow A Romanian criminal, once labelled the country's fourth most dangerous, is electing to forgo parole after becoming a Seventh-day Adventist Christian—he would rather stay in prison to share his new-found faith. Valeriu Curin, age 33, was a household name in the southeastern European country 11 years ago for his involvement in organized crime. Curin was one of eight life-term inmates to step into a portable baptismal tank July 21 in a prison in the city of Craiova and declare commitment to a
Cuban Adventist Youth Permitted to Attend Convention in Columbia Medellin/Cuba | 31.07.2007 | unknow Forty-four young Seventh-day Adventist Cubans joined more than 5,000 Adventists gathered July 26 to 28 in Colombia for the church's Inter-American Youth Leadership and Prayer Convention. Securing group travel permission from the Cuban government for the Adventist young people -- the largest such delegation to travel from the country since 1959 -- was a yearlong process, church leaders there said. Twenty-two members of the delegation reported difficulties clearing visas and detoured to Ve
ADRA Expands Assistance to Tsunami-Hit Solomon Islands Honiara/Solomon Islands, | 09.05.2007 | unknow The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its assistance to the tsunami-affected Solomon Islands with a rehabilitation project to help 440 households on Choiseul Island rebuild their homes. The 14-week project began the first week of May and will benefit approximately 2,640 tsunami survivors. In early April, a massive underwater earthquake triggered a 33-foot tsunami that swept through the western region of the Solomon Islands, leaving devastation in its wake. ADRA res
Adventist Church's AIDS Ministry in Africa Expands, Calls for More Regional Coordinators Nairobi/Kenya | 14.03.2007 | unknow The Adventist AIDS International Ministry (AAIM), set up by the Seventh-day Adventist world church in 2003 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa to minister to those on the continent of Africa suffering from AIDS, may have started small. But at its fourth annual tri-regional advisory held February 12 to 14 in Nairobi, Kenya, its growth was evident. When Drs. Oscar and Eugenia Giordano began directing the office, just four delegates showed up for AAIM's first advisory. Four years later, that nu
New Leadership Team Appointed to the Middle East Adventist Church Nicosia, Cyprus | 15.12.2005 | unknow The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East has a new leadership team that includes what is believed to be the youngest person ever to be appointed to an administrative post in that region. At 33-years-old, Conrad Vine has been elected the secretary-treasurer for the church in that region. The announcement was made at the start of the Adventist church's year-end meeting in Nicosia, Cyprus. Vine, who is trained both in business and in theology, currently pastors two sizeable Adventist
