First Impressions from AYC 2013
31 July 2013 Novi Sad, Serbia [Agnieszka Kluska, tedNEWS] Some have been travelling 14 hours by bus, some have been travelling 8 hours by car, but for some it has been only a 2-hour flight. Young Adventists from all around Europe have been flooding to Novi Sad, the third largest city in Serbia, to take…
Read MoreA Free Refill at the European Youth Congress in Novi Sad
31 July 2013 Novi Sad, Serbia [Yvonne Bauwens, tedNEWS] Welcome, Greece! Welcome, Hungary! Welcome, Estonia! Welcome, Norway! These are just a few out of the 45 countries represented here making total of around 3,000 guests. Each cheers at the calling of their name, while waving flags and standing tall for their nation, as an exceptional array…
Read MoreEuropean Youth Congress, less than 24 hours away!
29 July 2013 Novi Sad, Serbia [tedNEWS] Tomorrow, Tuesday, 30 July, at 20:30 CET - Central European Time, European Adventist Youth Congress (AYC) will begin with the opening programme. This type of event takes place every five years and is a gathering of young people from all around Europe. We are expecting to have around…
Read MoreStudy Committee Votes Consensus Statement on ‘Theology of Ordination’
23 July 2013 Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States [Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review] By a vote of 86 to 8 – a ratio of almost 11 to 1 – delegates at the Seventh-day Adventist® Church’s Theology of Ordination Study Committee (TOSC) agreed yesterday to approve a consensus statement on an Adventist theology of ordination. The action…
Read MoreSeventh-day Adventists in Sweden elect new Union President
25 July 2013 Stockholm, Sweden [Rainer Refsbäck, tedNEWS] The Swedish Union Session, took place at Ekebyholmsskolan on 2-6 July 2013. Although much time was spent discussing and negotiating, the overall atmosphere was one of spiritual enrichment and challenge. During the first Thursday morning session, Göran Hansen was elected Union President for the Swedish Union of Churches…
Read More“Mission to the Cities” Initiative Creates Zeal for Evangelism in TED
3 July 2013 New York, United States [tedNEWS/ANN] The NY13 initiative is the first in the “Mission to the Cities” (MTTC) campaign, which was unveiled in 2011 by Adventist Church President, Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson. This year’s outreach meetings and training in New York City are the basis for future outreach campaigns worldwide. The…
Read More“Connect to Escape” Comes to New York City
1 July 2013 New York, United States [E. Douglas Venn, tedNEWS] One hundred and fifty people attended the "Connect to Escape" lunch seminar in Manhattan's Midtown area, most of them business people working in the surrounding offices, to enjoy delicious vegetarian food and talk about current situations in the society. The objective of the seminar…
Read MoreHundreds Baptized as First NY13 Phase Wraps up at Nassau Coliseum
29 June 2013 Uniondale, New York, United States [Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review] Wearing a dark blue baptismal robe, Tomas Olivera of Peekskill, New York, stepped into the giant pool placed before the platform at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum on this afternoon and knew only one thing: he was finally about to be baptized. It…
Read MoreAdventist Church Sessions in Adriatic Union Conference
27 June 2013 Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kova?evi?, tedNEWS] On 9 June 2013 the Adriatic Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (AUC) held its sessions at the campus of the Union College in Maruševec, Croatia. Zlatko Musija, former President of the Croatia Conference, was elected Union President replacing Pastor Branko Bistrovi?. Pastor Neven Kla?mer replaced…
Read MoreIn Europe, Adventist Social Media Sparking Interest in Spirituality
04 June 2013 St. Albans, England [Ansel Oliver/ANN] The development of a social media strategy for outreach in Europe is paying off for Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders trying to connect with those potentially interested in learning about God. The online community LIFEconnect, launched in 2010, offers content and discussion groups for various lifestyle topics. This…
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