TED Stewardship Summit emphasises environment
7 June 2019 | St Albans, UK [John Surridge. Photos: Victor Hulbert] "Stewardship is practical from the word go," states the newly appointed TED Stewardship director, Pastor Paul Lockham. Even in his introduction to a team of stewardship leaders from across the Trans-European Division, he pointed out that he uses a refillable water bottle rather…
Read MoreGod, Genocide and Hospitality
5 June 2019 | Rwanda [Tim Standish/tedNEWS] It is a world of sad anniversaries. It is 75 years this week since the D-Day landings when allied troops began the long haul across Europe to push back Hilter’s troops. It was 20 years last month since the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during…
Read MoreNewbold alumni to join College’s theology team
4 June 2019 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] Two new staff members will add significant additional expertise to the theology department at Newbold College of Higher Education this autumn.
Read MoreAdventist Youth march against knife and gun crime in their community
31 May 2019 | Hackney, London [Darell J Philip] UK Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has described the escalation in knife crime as a ‘national emergency’ with a special emphasis needed to “tackle violence among young people”. [The Guardian] As their part in tackling the problem, Seventh-day Adventists in the UK and Ireland set aside two…
Read MoreMessy church – It’s more than a programme
30 May 2019 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Messy Church has become an established programme for many churches across the Trans-European Division (TED) – but during an International Messy Church Conference, 2 – 5 May, Adventist participants recognised that it was far more than just a programme.
Read MoreADRA Norway praised by Auditor General
29 May 2019 | Røyse, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] In 2018 ADRA Norway received NOK 73 million (7.48 million Euros) from Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, for education programmes in Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Niger, Mali, and Myanmar. This included helping children with special needs to gain an education.
Read MoreADRA Croatia team join Wings for Life World Run
28 May 2019 | Zadar, Croatia [Darko Kovačević] Wearing running shirts emblazoned with the ADRA logo and slogan ‘Justice. Compassion. Love’, an ADRA Croatia team participated in the globally renowned humanitarian international Wings for Life World Run. Together they ran a total of 227.5 km in Zadar, an attractive coastal city, host to the race…
Read MoreA new sporting look for Newbold’s 23rd Annual General Meeting
24 May 2019 | Binfield, UK [Angeline Tyrokomos] Sombrely dressed men and women headed towards a sports hall? That is not the traditional picture of the Newbold Annual General Meeting – a review of academic and financial progress over the past twelve months. Yet on Sunday, 19 May, that is exactly what happened. With the…
Read MoreBecoming European: The Trans-European Division at 90
23 May 2019 | Binfield, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert with Helen Pearson] There are three essentials for a good party: guests, a cake and a good speech. Leaders of the Trans-European Division found they had all three aplenty when they gathered for a ninety-year celebration on Saturday afternoon, 18 May.
Read MoreASI Europe responds to ‘Macedonian call’
22 May 2019 | Paris, France [Christiane Theiss] “Five years ago, I received a ‘Letter from Macedonia’”, Christiane Theiss, ASI Europe president states. “It offered IT services, webhosting, web design and software development. At first glance I thought that this was a marketing letter like many others I received in the past, but then something…
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