Adventist world church president dismayed by planned Quran burning
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is deeply dismayed by a non-denominational pastor's plan to burn copies of the Quran on September 11.
Church canceled in Christchurch, New Zealand, Saturday after massive earthquake
A state of emergency remains in Christchurch September 7, as aftershocks as large as magnitude 5.4 continued to rumble through the region.
Adventist Education must create value, Beardsley says
In business school she analyzed why people chose to pay $4 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks. She now takes that same analysis and applies it to Adventist education, examining why spenders would offer a premium for its values and mission.
Chile: Adventist’s ‘Mini-Bibles’ bring Light of Word to trapped miners
Fulfilling the ancient Scriptural injunction that "the entrance of thy words gives light" (Ps. 119:130), miniature Bibles provided by Seventh-day Adventists in Chile are giving hope to 33 miners trapped approximately 2,300 feet (700 meters) underground fo
U.S. Adventist Academy in contention for $500,000 award from online contest
A small Seventh-day Adventist high school in the U.S. state of Montana is in the running for a $500,000 prize from an online contest sponsored by a clothing retailer.
Mexico: Adventist Church participates in national dialogue for safety
Earlier this month, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and other religious organizations participated in a special "Dialogue for Safety" with President Felipe Calderon. It was the third such dialogue in the fight against escalating delinquency and organized
In Pakistan, ADRA intensifies emergency flood relief effort
The humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is redoubling relief work in northern Pakistan, a region devastated by recent flooding where residents now face widespread disease.
Jamaica: Adventist Hospital opens intensive care unit; continues to expand
An Adventist hospital in Jamaica recently became the first private hospital to open an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in that country.
Adventist Hospitals in Inter-America to join the Adventist Health International Services Network
All Seventh-day Adventist healthcare institutions in the Inter-American Division (IAD) territory will soon be part of Adventist Health International Services (AHIS), a management organization formed in Loma Linda University in Loma Linda, California, and
Cuba: Adventist Church holds its first teacher congress
The Seventh-day Adventist Church held its first ever teachers' congress in Cuba, marking the first time such an event has been held there in over 52 years. More than 80 Seventh-day Adventist teachers attended and participated in the congress, which was he
First blind doctoral student graduates from Adventist seminary
A decade after he embarked on doctoral studies, a blind student has graduated with a Ph.D in religion, marking the first time such a student has earned the degree from a Seventh-day Adventist theological seminary.
Jamaica: Hope Channel conducts training for ‘Project Hope’
Television producers and on-screen hosts in the West Indies Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (WIU) benefited from a recent training program organized by the Inter-American Division (IAD) and WIU, in collaboration with the Hope Channel.