Adventist World Church Approves Urban Focus; New York City is First Launch Site
9 Oct 2011, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Elizabeth Lechleitner, ANN] Top leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church today endorsed a plan to evangelize the world's cities, beginning in 2013 with New York City. The vote came as a practical response to world church President Ted N. C. Wilson's call yesterday to prioritize outreach to…
Read MoreAdventist Church in Hungary Loses Legal Status, Must Reapply under New Legislation
04 August 2011, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause/IRLA/ANN] Under controversial legislation passed last month, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary is one of 344 Christian churches and other faith groups that have lost their legal status and must apply to the Hungarian Parliament for registration. Only 14 religious organizations have retained their previous…
Read MoreStatement on Violence Against Homosexuals
18 May 2011 Utrech, the Netherlands [Wim Altink, tedNEWS] The Executive Committee of the Netherlands Union of Seventh-day Adventists, on 17 May 2011 unanimously pronounced itself against violence towards homosexuals, which goes in harmony with the Statement on Human Relations by General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters*. Violence against homosexual men and women…
Read MoreNew Principal Appointed at Newbold College
08 May 2011 St Albans, UK [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] In its meeting on Sunday, the 8th of May, 2011, the Newbold College Board appointed Dr Philip R Brown from Australia to serve as the new principal at Newbold College. Brown is currently a vice-president at Avondale College in Australia, with particular responsibility for learning and…
Read MoreRoyal Wedding Endorsement by Jamaica’s Governor General
05 May 2011, London United Kingdom [Derek Morrison, BUC NEWS] Pomp, pageantry and praise – not just at last Friday's Royal Wedding at Westminster Abbey, but continued the next day at a special Day of Fellowship at Hampstead Adventist church with Sir Patrick Allen, Governor General of Jamaica. Themed 'The Royal Wedding', the day's proceedings featured…
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 MoreInterfaith Event in Jordan Opens New Conversation with Islamic World
08 March 2011 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States [Bettina Krause/IRLA/ANN staff] A religious liberty conference held in Jordan last week represents a historic step forward in dialogue between the Islamic world and advocates for religious freedom, organizers said. The Teaching Respect for Religions Symposium gathered scholars, political representatives and legal experts at the Amman College of…
Read MoreAl Waad Channel Viewers Exceeds Expectations
15 February 2011 Beirut, Lebanon [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] The first of February 2011 was the day that marked the launching of Al Waad Channel (Hope Channel in Arabic), reaching the countries in the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. After two weeks of broadcast, Al Waad Media Center, based in Beirut, Lebanon, has received numerous…
Read MoreAl Waad Channel Launched
2 February 2011 St Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Pujic, tedNEWS] The staff of Al Waad Media Center in Beirut, Lebanon watched intently as they stood together to witness the event that they had been looking forward to for over two years. The first of February 2011 was the day that marked the launching of Al…
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