June 18, 2013
As city outreach push begins, denomination sends international students
Jun 18, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
ANN staff
Scores of Seventh-day Adventists from around the world are learning and sharing ideas for urban outreach at a New York church that’s been turned into a giant classroom this month.
The Adventist Church’s International Field School of Evangelism...
June 12, 2013
A growing need to support pastors, refine doctrine and organize for mission
Jun 12, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of historical articles published this year marking the 150th anniversary of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
A decade after the...
June 11, 2013
Agency helped hundreds of families with housing, winter clothing
Jun 11, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has offered assistance to hundreds of refugee families fleeing the ongoing conflict in Syria with a targeted focus on un-registered refugees, an agency official said.
...Authorities claim FM transmitter was illegal satellite rig
Jun 11, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Mark Kellner, Adventist Review
The West African country of Equatorial Guinea last month expelled a Seventh-day Adventist missionary who was serving as president of the denomination’s local mission in the capital city, Malabo.
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June 8, 2013
More than 500 pack Greenwich Village church for campaign kickoff
Jun 8, 2013 New York City
Mark Kellner, Adventist Review
The drenching rains of Tropical Storm Andrea, which deposited two inches of water on the streets of New York’s Greenwich Village, failed to dampen the enthusiasm of people who attended the initial “Revelation of Hope” campaign meeting on Friday evening, June 7...
June 6, 2013
Adventist Church among organizations committing to raise awareness, understanding
Jun 6, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America joined dozens of private sector organizations this week in pledging support for U.S. President Barack Obama’s initiative to increase understanding of mental health nationwide.
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June 4, 2013
Top news agencies report on study from church’s Loma Linda University
Jun 4, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
People who eat a vegetarian diet live longer than those who eat meat, according to a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists.
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Long-term outreach strategies paying off; reaching a Macedonian pop star
Jun 4, 2013 St. Albans, England
Ansel Oliver/ANN
The development of a social media strategy for outreach in Europe is paying off for Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders trying to connect with those potentially interested in learning about God.
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June 3, 2013
Some Adventist students were required to take exams on Saturdays
Jun 3, 2013 Nairobi, Kenya
ANN staff
Kenya’s High Court has issued an interim order for public schools to exempt Seventh-day Adventist students from attending classes on Saturday, the day Adventists observe as the biblical Sabbath.
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May 30, 2013
Theologian, Treasurer Mayer has served as VP since 2005
May 30, 2013 Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
Herbert Bodenmann/APD/ANN
Delegates of the Swiss Bible Society elected Seventh-day Adventist theologian Reto Mayer as the organization’s president during their May 24 meeting, making him the first Adventist appointed to the post in the society’s 58-year history.
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