23 February, 2015

Adventist Church’s Ebola response highlights coordinated effort

The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s coordinated response to the Ebola crisis in West Africa includes eradication projects in the affected countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone, as well as support for several hospitals and more than two-dozen schools, most of which still remain closed. Support has come from throughout the denomination’s international network, including its world headquarters, Health Ministries department, Loma Linda University, Adventist Health International, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Hope for Humanity, as well as schools, hospitals, churches and individual donors.

19 February, 2015

In Egypt, Adventist Church distributes tens of thousands of books at major book fair

Seventh-day Adventist staffers distributed tens of thousands of copies of "Steps to Christ" and other Adventist books at the biggest book fair in the Arab world as they shared their love for Jesus and sought to dispel misinformation that the Adventist Church is not a Christian denomination. Kleyton Feitosa, president of the Adventist Church’s Egypt-Sudan Field, said the Church made significant inroads by organizing the booth at the 16-day Cairo International Book Fair, which attracted 2 million visitors and is considered the most important annual event in the Arab publishing world.

17 February, 2015

Adventist tech experts promote gamification for education, ministry

Top Seventh-day Adventist technology experts are promoting the concept of game creation for education and evangelism outreach. Their call came on the final day of the denomination’s Global Adventist Internet Network conference, which also featured presentations on how to operate an information technology department on a budget and an overview of the increasing popularity and uses of virtual currency, such as Bitcoin.

16 February, 2015

Adventist IT professionals offer tech advice on security, app development

Day two of the Global Adventist Internet Network conference featured the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s top IT professionals dispensing advice and tips on cyber security, app development and the use of geographic software for more effective regional mission. GAiN this year is being held online and is drawing participants from nearly 70 countries.

16 February, 2015

Adventist Church to launch distance-learning Web portal

February 13, 2015 | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Ansel Oliver/ANN Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s North American…

12 February, 2015

Rwanda’s prime minister commends Adventist education

wanda’s prime minister today commended the Seventh-day Adventist Church for its commitment to education during a ceremony to dedicate a new science and technology center at the denomination’s university in the central African nation. Anastase Murekezi pledged continued government support of the institution to officials and supporters of Adventist University of Central Africa in Kigali.

12 February, 2015

Adventist CIO Lamoreaux asks Church tech experts to ‘imagine the possibilities’

Seventh-day Adventist Church Chief Information Officer Nancy Lamoreaux opened the denomination’s annual technology conference today by asking how the Church and its members plan to continue embracing technology to spread the gospel. Her question is one that will be answered over the next few days by experts on implementing emerging technologies for mission and delivery of education.

11 February, 2015

Adventists ‘Shake Africa for Christ’ with 2,309 baptisms in Indian Ocean

Thousands of people have joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church across East Africa, including 2,309 in a mass baptism in the Indian Ocean following three weeks of evangelistic meetings. The baptisms, held on Saturday, February 7, capped the evangelistic meetings at scores of sites, including about 100 in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam.

11 February, 2015

Adventists in South Sudan urged to be ambassadors of peace

Seventh-day Adventist Church President Ted N. C. Wilson has encouraged Adventists to be ambassadors of reconciliation and peace in South Sudan, where a yearlong conflict has caused 2 million people to flee their homes and prompted the establishment of a major ADRA program. Wilson spoke during a two-day visit to the world’s youngest country, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011. He is on a seven-country tour that started in India and Tanzania and will move to Rwanda on Tuesday.

10 February, 2015

In Thailand, Adventist university hosts mobile eye surgery clinic

A Seventh-day Adventist university in Thailand recently hosted a group of volunteer ophthalmologists who offered free eye care for more than 250 nearby elderly residents in need. The Church’s Asia-Pacific International University in the Saraburi province hosted the Mobile Eye Surgery Eye Clinic, sponsored by the province’s Red Cross Society February 2 to 6.

3 February, 2015

In Sierra Leone, ADRA decontaminating homes to stop Ebola’s spread

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Sierra Leone is helping to operate a home decontamination program to prevent the spread of Ebola, an initiative that agency officials say is the only one of its kind in the country. Decontamination teams are spraying homes and replacing infected mattresses and bedding in neighborhoods on the outskirts of Freetown, the West African nation’s capital.

3 February, 2015

In India, Spicer University teaches mission, compassion on 100th birthday

India’s Spicer Adventist University stayed true to its mission during five days of 100th-anniversary celebrations, setting aside a day to train 500 pastors and gathering community leaders for a meeting where Adventist Church president Ted N.C. Wilson underscored the importance of showing compassion toward those in need. The university, founded by U.S. missionary Gentry G. Lowry in 1905 with a mission to equip Bible workers and literature evangelists, used the festivities to reflect on its humble origins and to praise God for its growth into a powerful force for sharing Jesus in the Adventist Church’s Southern Asia Division and beyond.