Nine Young People Baptised in Iceland
03 May 2011 Reykjavik, Iceland [Eric Gudmundsson, tedNEWS] Baptisms are not really about numbers and they should be used only carefully as a measurement of church growth. We all know that baptism as such is only one of many contributing factors to a thriving, let alone a blooming church. Recently, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in…
Read MoreAngélique Hornis Receives a Royal Decoration
03 May 2011 Emmen, The Netherlands [Wim Altink, tedNEWS] On Friday 29 April 2011 Mrs. Angélique Hornis van der Horst received a Royal Decoration and thus became a member of the Order of Orange Nassau. She received a ribbon which was pinned up at the Grote Kerk in Emmen. Angélique is a member of the…
Read MoreTragic Accident Involving Nile Academy Students
28 April 2011, Cairo, Egypt [tedNEWS] A tragic accident happened on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 when a mini bus carrying fifteen students from Nile Union Academy in Egypt crashes, resulting in the death of one student and serious injuries to the others. The group of students were returning back from their Easter holiday break travelling from…
Read MoreGentle Voices Has Won the Finals
28 April 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [Madelon Comvalius, tedNEWS] The Dutch gospel vocal group “Gentle Voices” from the Adventist churches Rotterdam North and Rotterdam South wins the finals of The Sing Off programme on SBS6 on Saturday 16 April 2011. In the past weeks, SBS6 has been broadcasting the music programme, The Sing-Off. The participating…
Read MoretedMEDIA Productions Website Launched
27 April 2011, St Albans, United Kingdom [Jemina Da Silva Macedo, tedNEWS] As of this moment, tedMEDIA Productions, media unit of the Trans-European Division's Communication Department has gone live. Complete with all their productions to date, the website also allows you to get to know the team, gives updates on current projects, behind the scenes…
Read MoreI-CHANGE, U-CHANGE, WII-WERE-CHANGED
27 April 2011, Telford, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert with Catherine Boldeau and Peter Jeynes, BUC News] The crescendo of the Michael W Smith song filled the hall at Telford International Centre: "Crucified, laid behind a stone. You lived to die, Rejected and alone..." It reflected the emotional intensity in the air as 500+ young adults…
Read MoreWilson Opens Spring Meeting Sermon With Call to Christ’s Righteousness
'Our only hope' at history's close, Adventist world church leader says 12 April 2011, Huntsville, Alabama, United States [Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review] Capping a morning of joyous singing, scripture contemplation and heartfelt prayer, Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, delivered a call to seek Christ's "all-encompassing righteousness" at…
Read MoreEvangelism Reports Begin Spring Meeting Business Sessions
Council on Evangelism and Witness highlights regional outreach; Great Controversy book distribution preview 12 April 2011, Huntsville, Alabama, United States [Ansel Oliver, ANN] Top regional leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist world church shared reports on evangelism efforts in their territories during the Council on Evangelism and Witness, which lasted throughout the first morning of business…
Read MoreAdventist Leaders Stress Follow-up in Unresolved Audit Findings, Transparency in Administration
Discussion begins, to be continued in October; 2010 tithe tops $2 billion 12 April 2011, Huntsville, Alabama, United States [Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review] World leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist world church stressed a continuing need for transparency and accountability in financial reporting during an April 10 business session of the denomination's Spring Meeting. "We…
Read MoreMission Focus Highlight’s Spring Meeting Opening
Business session to address finances, including transparency in accounting 09 April 2011, Huntsville, Alabama, United States [Ansel Oliver, ANN] Seventh-day Adventist leaders highlighted church mission, both within and outside its own walls, at the Friday night opening of Spring Meeting, one of the denomination's two major annual business meetings. Delegates also approved the meeting agenda…
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