Polish youth gear up for release of Mel Gibson’s ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
14 September 2016 | Warsaw, Poland [Andrew McChesney/AR] Seventh-day Adventist youth in Poland have drawn up an eight-point plan to share their faith connected to the November 4 release of Mel Gibson’s film “Hacksaw Ridge” about the life of U.S. World War II hero Desmond Doss.
Read MoreHelping refugees ‘as important as preaching the Second Coming’
12 September 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia [Andrew McChesney/AR] Seventh-day Adventist pastor Igor Mitrović once believed that the church’s prophetic calling was to proclaim the Second Coming of Jesus. But after working on the frontlines of Europe’s refugee crisis for the past year, Mitrović sees a second and equally important prophetic calling: to help the helpless.
Read MoreI am ready to be a bear in Serbia
11 September 2016 | Novi Sad, Serbia [Andrew McChesney/AR] The Adventist Church’s first free hug day in Serbia delights passersby — and a visiting journalist. I’d never seen a Seventh-day Adventist hug-a-thon before. But after joining a group of hugging teens on a walk through the Serbian city of Novi Sad last Saturday, I am…
Read MoreAdventist lectures are bigger draw than theatre for some in Serbia
9 September 2016 | Belgrade, Serbia [Andrew McChesney/AR] A lecture series is building confidence among a wary population in Belgrade. Three times a week, a group gathers in a small conference room adjacent to a martial arts studio and a yoga center to hear a public health lecture on the third floor of a shopping…
Read MoreHappy 100th, Dr Woodfield
11 September 2016 | Binfield, UK [Victor Hulbert with John Baildam & Helen Pearson] Dr John Woodfield, Head of Newbold’s English department for 30 years (1954-84), and a teacher and lecturer for 45 years, celebrated his 100th birthday on Sunday, 11 September. Much loved by students across the generations good wishes have come in from around…
Read MoreTED elects Zlatko Musija as new Youth Ministries director
8 September 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Zlatko Musija was elected as the new Youth Ministries director for the Trans-European Division at a meeting on Thursday, 8 September. Musija, who currently serves as president of the Adriatic Union Conference, will replace János Kovács-Bíró who resigned for personal reasons in June.
Read MoreNew staff members already making an impact at TED office
8 September 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] David Neal and Zina Keshishyan are already making an impact within the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England.
Read MoreBaltic Union runs four week health training camp
5 September 2016 | Rezekne, Latvia [Alla Nõmmik] Rising at 6:30 am each day, sitting through lectures and practical exercises, then heading for an early night might not be your idea of a holiday, but for twenty people from the Baltic Union of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, plus a couple from Finland, this was their…
Read MoreMajor Evangelistic Series hits London this week
2 September 2016 | London [Andrew McChesney / Adventist Review / tedNEWS] Something unusual is happening in London amid two seemingly unconnected events. People are showing an unprecedented interest in the Seventh-day Adventist health message after a series of church-organized fairs, and public uncertainty is running high following the UK’s recent vote to leave the…
Read MoreA warm St Albans welcome for Syrian refugees
31 August 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] St Albans Seventh-day Adventist church opened its doors to welcome Syrian refugee families on Monday, 22 August. Church members were delighted to facilitate a celebratory event organised by Herts Welcomes Syrian Families and St Albans for Refugees in collaboration with the Refugee Council and several…
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