Netherlands Union welcomes burglars to church, but only during opening hours
19 August 2016 | Huis Ter Heide, the Netherlands [Nelske Verbaas] Pastor Wim Altink, President of the Netherlands Union posted a message of forgiveness on the Netherlands Union website after an overnight burglary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters in Huis Ter Heide was foiled by an effective alarm system and a rapid response by…
Read MoreFaith and Science Field Conference instils confidence, builds networks for Adventist teachers
18 August 2016 | Hlíðardalsskóli, Iceland [Victor Hulbert] Until Tuesday, 9 August, most of the 75 delegates at the European Faith and Science Conference would have supposed that lava was only lava – the molten rock that flows out of volcanos destroying everything in its path. Now they are wiser – after all, spending a…
Read MoreFinding Faith Through Fun
11 August 2016 | Pembrey, Wales [Victor Hulbert] Peter-Bo Bohsen likes to have fun. That fun is infectious and has been spreading across Pathfinder Camporees and camps in Serbia, Norway, Denmark, the UK and Poland this summer. Taking on a new role in the Trans-European Division as Pathfinder director he comes to the camps bringing…
Read MoreSecretariat Resources & Training
TED Authorised Meetings Every November the TED Annual Council approves a list of authorised meetings for the coming year. These are the committees, conventions, constituency meetings and special events that will involve TED staff and colleagues across the unions and attached fields. Authorised Meetings 2022
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TED Bible Conference: Adventism for 21st Century Europe – England, June 2019 President’s Reflection, TED Year-End Meeting, 2018 – Seers of Alternatives President’s Report, TED Year-End Meeting, 2017 – Vision Beyond our Resources PDF file PowerPoint Presentation President’s Report, TED Year-End Meeting, 2016 – Reach the World
Read MoreMaking Music in Estonia
3 August 2016 | Jõhvi, Estonia [Averonika Beekmann] Musically talented children and youth from Estonia and Latvia joined together for a music camp, 23 – 30 July in Jõhvi. Now running for the fourth year – and for the second time with Latvian youth, the camp is the brainchild of two girls from Tallinn who,…
Read MoreAdventist Church responds to tragedy in Nice, France and beyond
15 July 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert/tedNEWS] At least 84 people are dead, including many children, while a further 50 are in a critical condition in hospital after a lorry ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France on the evening of Thursday, 15 July. Three members of one Adventist…
Read MoreNewbold celebrates 40 graduands at Annual Awards Ceremony
14 July 2016 | Binfield, UK [Judith Makaninkhondo] Over 300 guests gathered to witness the academic success of 40 students at the Newbold College of Higher Education Awards Ceremony on Sunday, 10 July. Graduands included 16 from the United Kingdom, 20 from across Europe, and one each from Russia, Kenya, Guam and Brazil.
Read MoreMission of the 442
14 July 2016 | Athens, Greece [Claudio Gulyas/tedNEWS] Sea, sand and Ancient History. That is the way most people think of Greece. In more recent years it has also been known for economic turmoil and a major refugee crisis as multitudes of migrants have seen Greece as their entry point into Europe.
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