In Pakistan, Mob Burns Homes in Anti-Christian Violence
12 March, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN] Residents of a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, among them Seventh-day Adventists, are reeling after a mob torched their homes and businesses in response to alleged insults against Muhammad. The unrest began last week after a report circulated that a young Christian man had committed blasphemy…
Read More‘Almost Home’ Message of Encouragement for Poland
11 March 2013, Warsaw, Poland [Jóhann E. Jóhannsson, tedNEWS] Snow and frost welcomed Pastor Ted Wilson, Seventh-day Adventist Church President, and his wife Nancy on Sunday 10 March, when they arrived in Warsaw for a three-day visit to Poland. This was their first visit to this beautiful country. The Seventh-day Adventist Church with its 5,800 members…
Read MoreGod Renews People in The Netherlands
09 March 2013, Zwolle, the Netherlands [Jóhann E. Jóhannsson, tedNEWS] Despite the grey, foggy and rainy Sabbath morning in the Netherlands, the members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church did not let the weather stop them from travelling from all corners of the country to the city of Zwolle for a day of fellowship. Pastor Ted Wilson, the…
Read MoreLIFEconnect Stream Brings Hope to Many in Albania
05 March 2013 Tirana, Albania [Julian Kastrati, tedNEWS] The weekend of 1-3 March was indeed unique and had an immense impact on the Adventist Church in Albania. For three evenings, "Connect to Escape", a LIFEconnect Stream event featuring Dr Miroslav Pujic, Trans-European Division (TED) Internet Ministries Director, was launched very successfully in downtown Tirana. This…
Read MoreDunstable Church Plant
05 March 2013 Dunstable, United Kingdom [Simon Martin, tedNEWS] Seven years ago a small group of members from the Luton North church decided to plant a community church in the nearby town of Dunstable. Its mission was (and still is) to plant an innovative, Jesus focused, spiritually alive, Bible based, grace oriented, culturally relevant Seventh-day Adventist…
Read MoreMinistry with Those with Special Needs
04 March 2013 St Albans, United Kingdom [Michael Hamilton, tedNEWS] The first and historic meeting of the world co-ordinators of the Special Needs Ministry, set up by the General Conference, convened in São Paulo, Brazil from January 25th through 27th 2013. Representatives from the thirteen world divisions met to discuss and explore strategies for implementing a…
Read MoreIRLA Joins Call for Pastor’s Release from Iranian Prison
26 February 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Ansel Oliver/ANN] The International Religious Liberty Association has joined more than a dozen religious groups and human rights advocates calling for the release of American pastor Saeed Abedini, who was imprisoned in Iran in September for his religious beliefs. Abedini, who periodically traveled to his native Iran to…
Read MoreLove at Dialogue Café
21 February 2013 London, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist, BUC News] Valentine's stretched out for an extra day at the Central London church. Last Friday evening it was sympathetically decorated adding a romantic feel fitting the theme of love for the monthly 'Dialogue café'. An average of 125 people come to the café, an initiative of…
Read MoreHope Channel Poland Launched
21 February 2013 Warsaw, Poland [Jan Kot, tedNEWS] The beginning of 2013 marks a breakthrough in the media ministry of the Polish Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (PUC). A dynamic growth of the Voice of Hope Adventist Media Centre (VoH AMC) resulted in launching the Hope Channel Poland, which extended the worldwide family…
Read MoreFocusing on the ‘No’ Vote
07 February 2013 Watford, United Kingdom [Heather Haworth, BUC NEWS] The issue of 'gay marriages' has been a particular subject of focus both in BUC News and the wider Christian and secular press. Following Tuesday's vote, Colin Hart, Coalition for Marriage campaign manager, writes, "After more than six hours of bitter debate, the Commons voted in…
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