Pastor Herman Smit, former TED Communication director, dies age 87
2 May 2021 | St Albans [tedNEWS with Bert Smit] We are sad to announce the death of Pastor Herman Jan Smit on Saturday, 1 May 2021. As well as working in the Netherlands, Smit served as Communication director for what is now the Trans-European Division between 1980 – 1985 then moving on to become the…
Read MoreIndia COVID-19 Second Wave Emergency Appeal
30 April 2021 | Watford, UK [Catherine Boldeau] COVID-19 is currently hitting India extremely hard. As of the 29 April there were 386,452 infections and 3,500 deaths reported in the previous 24 hours. The caseload has surged to 18.3 million cases.
Read MoreDon’t shush me, please!
29 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [Petar Popivanov] “Pharaoh said: Have only men go and worship … Moses answered: We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters …, because we are to celebrate a festival to the Lord.” Exodus 10:10, 9 Over the weekend of 16-18 April, three departments…
Read MoreContemporary Theological Challenges Bible Conference at AUC
28 April 2021 | Zagreb, Croatia [Drago Mojzeš] From 16 - 18 April 2021, the Adriatic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (AUC) organised a Bible conference entitled 'Contemporary Theological Challenges'.
Read MoreTrans-European Division votes strategic framework for a new era
28 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Trans-European Division (TED) leaders are excited about a new strategic framework for the Division that was voted as working document on Sunday, 28 March. It focuses on plans for mission from now until the 2025 GC Session and beyond.
Read MoreEuropean Adventist Communicators Discuss How to Adapt to Digital Challenges
27 April 2021 [Adventistische Pressedient, Adventist Review, with tedNEWS] GAiN Europe 2021 event encourages professional development, networking for mission. From 19-21 April 2021, about 100 media professionals from the Seventh-day Adventist Church across Europe met for the annual Global Adventist Internet Network (GAiN) Europe meeting, which was held online due to pandemic-related restrictions. This year, some…
Read MoreExpanding God’s kingdom
27 April 2021 | St Albans, UK [David Neal, Messenger News Service] ‘Still the driving force – not holding on, not fitting in, but growing the people of God in Europe.’ A conversation about the emerging strategy of the Trans-European Division, with Pastor Raafat Kamal, president.
Read MoreTED devotional webinars – the wellbeing of the whole church
27 April 2021 | St. Albans, UK [Paul Lockham] Continuing with the theme of Wellbeing, four new Devotional Webinars were shared during the Trans-European Division (TED) morning devotional time from 19-22 April.
Read MoreApril Diversity Lecture: Where shall we look for environmental leadership
19 April 2021 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] As the world tries slowly to emerge from the pandemic, the Newbold Diversity lecture for April focused on an even more urgent and serious problem – climate change. Where should we now look for leadership on the challenges presented by our environment?
Read MoreStanborough Press author wins the Wise Women Award for Top Christian Book 2021
12 April 2021 London, UK [Messenger News Service] One of the books published by the Stanborough Press was presented with the prestigious Wise Women Award on 14 March 2021 for outstanding Christian book. The Stanborough Press book, which won the hotly contested prize over many other nominees, was Cooking With Kids by Kirly-Sue (also known as…
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