Reflections on Global Youth Day 2017
4 April 2017 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS with Alastair Agbaje] This year is already on record as the most successful year for participation and community-led Global Youth Day (GYD); around the world, but especially in the Trans-European Division (TED).
Read MoreCreative family spirituality in Latvia
3 April 2017 | Riga, Latvia [Karen Holford] The basement of the Central Riga Adventist church was transformed into a colourful hub of activity for a series of workshops on ‘Creative Family Spirituality’, the during weekend of 18-19 March 2017.
Read MoreAdventist Church in Sweden awarded the Vego Prize
3 April 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck] The Christian vegetarian association “The Wild Donkey” (Vildåsnan), has awarded the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden the Vego Prize (“Vegopriset”). The award, founded several years ago, goes to an organisation or person who has done something positive for animals because of their Christian faith, or who have…
Read More‘Reddet’ in Norway engages young adults, strengthens faith
3 April 2017 | Røyse, Norway [Silja Leknes / tedNEWS] Young adults from Norway want to take their faith seriously. Their love for the church has inspired them to develop an event that helps strengthen the Adventist identity of young adults.
Read MoreCommunication re:volution at European GAiN Conference
30 March 2017 | Binfield, UK [Natasha Mirilov] In a first for Europe, 150 communicators from across the continent gathered to connect, collaborate and change the way the Seventh-day Adventist Church uses technology, media and communication skills.
Read MoreAdventist Church responds to Westminster attack, London
23 March 2017 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Seventh-day Adventists across Europe again mourn the unnecessary loss of life and injury incurred during an attack outside the UK Houses of Parliament on Wednesday, 22 March 2017. We particularly feel and pray for those families and individuals whose lives have been affected by this tragedy.
Read MoreVictor Marley to lead Adventist Church in Norway
22 March 2017 | Røyse, Norway [ Wider Ursett / tedNEWS] Victor Marley was elected this week by the Norwegian Union Executive Committee as the new leader of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Norway. This follows the 15 March resignation of Reidar J. Kvinge, enabling him to focus more directly on evangelism.
Read MoreReflecting on the International Day of Happiness
20 March 2017 | St Albans, UK [Alan Redfern] Welcome to the International Day of Happiness. Really – this is the official designation of today by the United Nations. Fortunately, happiness is not compulsory.
Read MoreRetired Swedish pastor marks over 80 years of fundraising for the needy
20 March 2017 | Sweden [Marcos Paseggi, Senior Correspondent, Adventist Review] A retired Seventh-day Adventist pastor has been raising money for the needy for over 80 years in Sweden, most of that time to support Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) projects around the world. Evert Johansson, who will turn 95 next month still goes…
Read MoreSwedish SAT test change to benefit Adventist and Jewish students
17 March 2017 | Stockholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck] On Thursday, 9 March, Swedish Radio news and other media highlighted that the small Seventh-day Adventist Church in Sweden is behind the change in how the Swedish Scholastic Aptitude Test (SweSAT) will be administered. Beginning in 2018 the test will be offered alternately on Sunday and Saturday,…
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