Reaching out beyond church walls: Jesus7 in Ireland
24th April 2014 I Dublin, Ireland [Weiers Coetser, BUC News] Belfast Adventist church looked startlingly different to both pedestrians and motorists during the week starting 13 April 2014. The normal, neat parking area was transformed into a vibrant exhibition space. A marquee manned by friendly volunteers provided passers-by with a friendly encounter into the life of Jesus.…
Read MoreOne Million Dollars for TED Thirteenth Sabbath Offering Projects – A NEW RECORD
2 April 2014 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Raafat Kamal, tedNEWS] It is with joy and a sense of awe that Dr Bertil Wiklander, President of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (TED), received the good news that the TED Thirteenth Sabbath School Offering projects will be supported with one million dollars. Dr Gary Krause,…
Read MoreHow Global Youth Day Impacted Young People in TED
24 March 2014 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Paul Tompkins, Kirsten Oster-Lundqvist and Steve Thomas] The Trans-European Division (TED) hosted two of the 22 worldwide live transmissions as part of Global Youth Day (GYD) on Saturday, 15th March 2014 from Vik, near Oslo and Newbold College, England. These transmissions were hosted by young people at both venues and…
Read MoreAmbitious Regeneration Plans Voted for Newbold College
24 February 2014 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins, tedNEWS] On 10 February 2014 the Newbold College of Higher Education Board of Governors voted to regenerate the College over the next 18 months. “The regeneration model calls for an estimated increase of 100 full-time equivalent students over the next two academic years (2014/2015 and 2015/2016),” Dr Bertil Wiklander,…
Read MoreTED President Retires
On 12 February 2014 Dr Bertil Wiklander, President of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (TED), informed the Union Presidents and Division Office staff that he is planning to retire as of 31 July this year. Dr Wiklander announced his decision at the staff devotional on Wednesday morning during two days of leadership…
Read MoreRelay – Youth Evangelism
13 February 2014 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Paul Tompkins, tedNEWS] The Relay Institute of Youth Evangelism is a unique youth outreach training programme operated by the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (TED). It is unique in that the practical modules are taken on the road and held in situ at each of the participating…
Read MoreAVS Newsletter Launch
AVS Newsletter Launch I am excited to see how God is working in the lives of volunteers around the world! I hope our new monthly newsletters will provide you with helpful information about Adventist Volunteer Service.
Read MoreGoing Beyond Normal to Make God Known in Europe
21 November 2013 | St Albans, England [tedNEWS Staff] Ninety-six delegates from the eleven Unions and three attached Fields, which constitute the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European region (TED), met from 15-20 November in Be?i?i, Montenegro. The theme of the Annual Council was 'Making God Known in Europe – Go Beyond Normal'.
Read MoreAdventists Respond to Haiyan Typhoon Disaster
14 November 2013 | Watford, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert, BUC News] In a video to be shown in Adventist churches across the UK and Ireland this weekend, Pastor Ian Sweeney, President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church expresses his emotion at seeing the TV pictures following the destruction and loss of life caused by Typhoon Haiyan in the…
Read MoreThe One Project at Newbold College
7 November 2013 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsten Øster-Lundqvist, BUC News] The One project, a gathering of Adventists that focuses on the primacy of Jesus in their lives, has hit Britain for the first time in its three-year history. The weekend of 1-3 November saw almost 200 people gathered at Newbold College to dialogue, listen and refocus on…
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