10 March, 2015

SAC Interamérica awards communicators for their outstanding work

The Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Interamérica announced the winners of its various categories during a short ceremony held at the Inter-American Division headquarters, Mar. 5, 2015, in Miami, Florida. More than 60 communicators and media production specialists listened in as SAC Interamérica President Angela Barrios highlighted the society’s mission. As an initiative of the communication department, in conjunction with the Society of Adventist Communicators of North America, the SAC Interamérica chapter strives to bring communicators and interested professionals together in supporting the mission of the church, said Barrios.

10 March, 2015

Montemorelos University faculty team up to produce television programs in Papua New Guinea

Three of Montemorelos University’s media center employees traveled to Papua New Guinea earlier this year to participate in an initiative led by the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s official television network Hope Channel. The initiative was to produce some 303 television episodes in preparation for the launch of the country’s first free-to-air Christian television channel.

10 March, 2015

In Jamaica, Adventists declare full support for special needs ministry

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica has joined the government and other interest groups in supporting the need for special support and accommodation for the disabled with a special declaration made this weekend. The declaration, the first to be made in the Adventist World Church, was made during a Special Needs Summit hosted by the church from March 6-8, 2015 at Camp Verley, St. Catherine.

10 March, 2015

Jamaican Adventists hold evangelistic series in a bar

Many Christians would not want to be caught dead in a bar. But a group of Jamaican Adventists spent four weeks in a bar — not drinking, smoking, or dancing but praising the Lord. The Duncans Adventist Church organized an evangelistic series in the Logwood Walk Community rum bar after a long search for a suitable venue for the meetings in rural northwest Jamaicia.

8 March, 2015

Church to launch three new television channels across Inter-America

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America is preparing to embark on one of its most ambitious evangelism initiatives with the launch of three new satellite channels to broadcast across its populous territory. The new channels will join the family of the church’s Hope Channel television network around the world in sharing the message of hope and salvation in the three major languages spoken in the Inter-American Division (IAD), Spanish, English, and French.

6 March, 2015

Philippines approves new Adventist medical school

The Philippines has granted approval for an Adventist medical school to begin classes in August, making it the first Adventist medical school in Asia and the denomination’s sixth medical school worldwide. The Commission on Higher Education of the Philippines in December approved the opening of the Adventist University of the Philippines’ College of Medicine, located on campus in Silang in the province of Cavite.

4 March, 2015

New Adventist Church Opens Every 3.5 Hours, the Fastest Rate in History

Seventh-day Adventist churches are springing up around the world at the fastest rate in the denomination’s 152-year history, with a new building opening its doors to worshipers every 3.58 hours, according to newly released figures. A record 2,446 new churches opened last year, helping fuel the largest single-year increase in membership and bringing total membership to nearly 18.5 million, according to the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research.

3 March, 2015

Church to promote awareness for members with special needs in North Mexico

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North Mexico wants to make sure its special needs church members can better access its church facilities and be included in activities throughout its 10 local church regions. More than 120 church pastors, elders laypersons as well as persons with disabilities, convened during a recent summit in Montemorelos, Mexico, to discuss this need and to strategize about how to cater to dozens of its members with special needs.

2 March, 2015

30 Togo inmates baptized at new prison chapel

Thirty inmates were baptized at a Togo prison chapel built by the Seventh-day Adventist Church after prison officials asked for help replacing a previous chapel that collapsed in bad weather. The inmates took their stand for Jesus during a special dedication ceremony at the main prison in Lomé, the bustling capital of the sub-Saharan African country, Church leaders said Friday.

1 March, 2015

CNN Features Adventists on Show About Healthy Living

CNN television is featuring Loma Linda University and the surrounding Seventh-day Adventist community in southern California on a program about how to live a longer, healthier life. The 30-minute program, “Vital Signs with Dr. Sanjay Gupta,” is being broadcast on CNN International throughout February and tackles the question, “What can one do to live a healthier, happier, and longer life?”

25 February, 2015

Kenya’s President pledges support for Adventist education

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta visited the main campus of Adventist University Africa (AUA) on Sunday to support the construction of a new Health Sciences complex. In a speech to a crowd of nearly 4,000, Kenyatta pledged his financial support for the initiative and commended the Adventist Church for being an “exemplary partner in transforming Kenya.”

24 February, 2015

Adventists in Central Jamaica fight crime by putting youth to work

More than 2,000 Seventh-day Adventist young people took to Jamaican streets last weekend to spruce up neighborhoods and encourage healthy lifestyles as part of a church initiative to keep youth away from crime. Crime is a growing problem among young people in Jamaica, and local Adventist leaders are fighting back with Operation Save A Youth, or O-SAY, which mobilizes young people to volunteer and help others in their communities and inspire at-risk peers.