Seventh-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…
Read More“Together in Mission” – XXI Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland
04 June 2013 Podkowa Le?na, Poland [Daniel Maikowski, tedNEWS] Over 160 delegates from across Poland took part in the XXI Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which took place from 30th May to 1st June 2013. It was an opportunity to take stock of the activities of the Polish Church in the last five years. The…
Read MoreU.S. Study of Adventists Finds vegetarians Live Longer
04 June 04, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Ansel Oliver/ANN] People who eat a vegetarian diet live longer than those who eat meat, according to a study of more than 70,000 Seventh-day Adventists. A study published yesterday in JAMA Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association, said vegetarians experienced 12 percent fewer deaths…
Read MoreNewbold College – Awards Ceremony 2013
04 June 2013 Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins] The academic success of twenty-nine students from Newbold College of Higher Education was celebrated on Sunday, 2 June 2013 at the College’s Awards Ceremony. The Mayor of Bracknell Forest, Councillor Mrs Jan Angell, and other local politicians joined over 300 staff, alumni and friends of the College at…
Read MoreAdventist Elected President of Swiss Bible Society
30 May 2013 Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland [Herbert Bodenmann/APD/ANN] Delegates of the Swiss Bible Society elected Seventh-day Adventist theologian Reto Mayer as the organization’s president during their May 24 meeting, making him the first Adventist appointed to the post in the society’s 58-year history. Mayer, associate treasurer of the Adventist world church’s Inter-European Division, based in Berne,…
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