15 April, 2015

Surprise stories emerge from free clinic in San Antonio

Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders on Tuesday shared behind-the-scenes stories from the free clinic that provided free treatment to thousands of people in San Antonio last week, including an overworked X-ray machine, an unexpected doctor’s referral, and a physician who prayed with a patient for the first time. A total of 6,192 people received dental and medical treatment worth $20,124,000— double the initial estimate — from some 1,700 volunteers during the three-day event in the Alamodome stadium, main organizer Your Best Pathway to Health said.

15 April, 2015

20 paintings you don’t want to miss on ‘Eden to Eden’ tour

Visitors will never look at the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s headquarters in the same way again. The foyer and atrium of the church’s headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, have been transformed into an art gallery that takes viewers on a journey from Adam and Eve’s garden home some 6,000 years ago to the Earth made new after Jesus’ return.

14 April, 2015

6,192 Treated at Free Adventist Clinic in San Antonio

A total of 6,192 people received in excess of $10 million in free Adventist healthcare at a San Antonio stadium, organizers said Friday as they started looking toward the next free mega clinic in the U.S. state of Washington this summer. Torrential rain on Friday morning did not stop more than 1,700 doctors, dentists, and other volunteers from seeing hundreds more patients as they wrapped up three days of work at the Alamodome stadium.

13 April, 2015

Ellen White gets a world-class visitor center

James R. Nix, director of the Ellen G. White Estate, felt a pang of jealousy when he saw a statue of Joseph Smith. The statue, which depicted Smith being commissioned as a prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, caught Nix’s eye when he and his wife entered a visitor center several years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah.

11 April, 2015

Church leaders confirm 10 Adventists were killed in Garissa University massacre

Gunmen stormed Garissa University College, located in Garissa, Kenya on Thursday, April 2, leaving an estimated 147 people dead. It is being reported that members of a terrorist group targeted and killed Christian students, including 10 Seventh-day Adventists. Among the dead was Eric Nyumbuto, the leader of the student-led Adventist Church on campus.

11 April, 2015

Hope Channel starts drive to rebuild Vanuatu churches

Hope Channel has set up a special fund to raise money to rebuild the 53 Adventist churches destroyed last month by Cyclone Pam on the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. “The Adventist Church in Vanuatu needs our help to rebuild,” the Adventist-owned channel said in an appeal on its website. “Give a little to help Vanuatu a lot.”

9 April, 2015

Thousands line up for free Adventist healthcare in San Antonio

Scores of people stood in line overnight outside a San Antonio stadium to receive an estimated $10 million in free medical and dental services that Seventh-day Adventist health professionals plan to give 6,000 people over the next three days. Some 2,000 to 3,000 people were waiting outside the Alamodome when its doors opened at 7 a.m. Wednesday, said Daniel Weber, communication director for the Adventist Church’s North American Division, who is co-organizing the event.

8 April, 2015

Adventist envoy asks Obama to protect religious freedom

April 7, 2015 | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Andrew McChesney, news director, Adventist Review Seventh-day Adventist Church official…

7 April, 2015

Adventist church president holds first meeting with UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concerns about growing religious intolerance worldwide during a private meeting with Adventist Church leader Ted N.C. Wilson, and he invited the Seventh-day Adventist Church to work with the UN in helping people. Wilson, the first Adventist Church president to meet with a UN chief, noted that the church has long supported religious liberty and said it was willing to team up on initiatives that followed Christ’s ministry of helping people physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually.

2 April, 2015

53 Adventist Churches Destroyed by Cyclone Pam

The number of Seventh-day Adventist churches destroyed by Tropical Cyclone Pam has risen from 18 to 53 as church leaders count the cost of the March 14 storm on the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. In addition, multiple buildings were destroyed at six Adventist schools, and hundreds of church members lost their homes, including 20 pastors and 100 teachers.

28 March, 2015

Church leaders challenged to prioritize mental health during General Conference week of prayer

Church leaders were challenged to prioritize mental health in their ministry as well as in their own lives during a week of spiritual emphasis held at Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters. The week of prayer was led by Dr. Neil Nedley who spoke to employees in Silver Spring, Maryland. During the four-day series, Nedley emphasized the integration of spiritual well-being with that of physical, mental and emotional health.

25 March, 2015

Two Adventists detained in Bangladesh

The Seventh-day Adventist Church said Tuesday that two Adventists were detained in Bangladesh on unclear charges. They have been released from custody ahead of a court hearing, church spokesman Garrett Caldwell said.