May 16, 2013
- United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. Geoffrey A. Black is traveling across China for two weeks with the Rev. Sharon E. Watkins, general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
May 13, 2013
- United Church of Christ General Minister and President the Rev. Geoffrey A. Black is traveling across China for two weeks with the Rev. Sharon E. Watkins, general minister and president of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
May 7, 2013
Biomass power plants in Chengdu to generate electricity
May 7, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
APD/ANN staff
The humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is moving forward with plans to construct biomass power plants in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China.
A source of renewable energy, biomass power plants convert organic waste into biogas...
- The Amity Foundation, a partner of UMCOR, is expanding its relief efforts to earthquake survivors in China’s Sichuan Province.
- Taiwan Church News
3192 Edition
April 29-May 5, 2013
Headline NewsChristian organization partners with film industry through new film on famine to raise support and feed the hungry
Reported by Chiu Kuo-rong
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April 30, 2013
Trained youth were some of first on scene, rescued four survivors
Apr 30, 2013 Savar, Bangladesh
Benjamin Raksham/BAUM/ANN
Seventh-day Adventists were some of the first responders to a commercial factory building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh, that has captured international media attention and sparked debate over building standards.
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April 29, 2013
La crisis venezolana ya cuenta con 9 muertos y 75 heridos. Si la situación empeora se corre el riesgo de mayores derramamientos de sangre. A la hora del cierre de este noticiero (viernes a las 11:25 AM hora del Este) la población está en vilo esperando noticias. Es significativo el aumento del número de rumores, uno de ellos es que hay “dos ejércitos” que se disputan entre bambalinas la cúpula del poder. Otro rumor es el temor a una mayor “cubanización” del conflicto que pudiera ser el...
April 26, 2013
- Taiwan Church News
3191 Edition
April 22-28, 2013
Headline NewsSeminar on media freedom held at TTCS invites citizens to monitor government behavior
Reported by Simon Lin
Written by Lydia Ma...
April 25, 2013
- Hundreds of people were killed, thousands more injured, and millions have been affected by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sichuan Province in China on Monday, April 22. To assist partner organizations respond to the disaster, the United Church of Christ’s Disaster Ministries is asking for prayers and donations to support those affected in the region.
April 24, 2013
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Church of Korea
April 24, 2013