Top Adventist Leaders Build a Church in the Dominican Republic
19 January 2015 | La Romana, Dominican Republic [Libna Stevens/IAD and Adventist Review staff] The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 29 top leaders traded their laptops and cell phones for paintbrushes and shovels on Wednesday as they constructed a church building—some for the first time—on the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic.
Read MoreNewbold alumni Alastair Agbaje appointed as Chaplain/Dean of Men
4 September 2014 | Bracknell, United Kingdom [Judith Makaniankhondo, tedNEWS] Newbold alumni Alastair Agbaje has returned to Newbold after accepting the call to be Chaplain/Dean of men. Upon arrival on campus Alastair instantly expressed how happy he was to be back! He added that the same sentiments were expressed by his wife Sharon, and daughters Celeste,…
Read MoreRaafat Kamal Newly Elected President of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Europe
10 July 2014 I St Albans, United Kingdom [Miroslav Puji?, tedNEWS] Pastor Raafat Kamal, 50, is the newly elected president of the Trans-European Division of the Seventh-day Adventists Church (TED), based in St Albans, United Kingdom. Kamal’s name was recommended by the TED Executive Committee on 27 June and elected by the General Conference Executive…
Read MoreNewbold College of Higher Education Appoints New Principal
12 May 2014 I Bracknell, United Kingdom [Kirsty Watkins, tedNEWS] Newbold’s Board of Governors appointed Dr John Baildam to the position of Principal at its Spring meeting on Sunday, 11 May 2014. Dr Baildam will commence in this role on Tuesday, 17 June 2014. Dr Baildam has served the College for over 30 years in a number…
Read MoreTraining for the Women’s Ministries Department in Hungary
28 November 2013 | Pécel, Hungary [Maria Tokics, tedNEWS] “If God gives you a vision for your life, then He will definitely help you achieve it; thus, you can realize more in life than you have ever imagined. You are precious!” These empowering words were spoken by Clair Sanches-Schutte, Women’s Ministries Director at the Trans-European Division…
Read MoreTED Executive Committee recommends inclusive ministry without gender distinctions
18 November 2013 | Be?i?i, Montenegro [tedNEWS staff] At its 2013 Annual Council the Trans-European Division Executive Committee received and discussed a Report on the Theology of Ordination prepared by the TED Biblical Research Committee. The Report is extensive and comprises 730 pages. It responds to a large number of questions regarding ordination which have been put…
Read MoreNewly Elected TED Treasurer
24 October 2013 | St Albans, United Kingdom [Audrey Andersson, tedNEWS] After almost 10 years as treasurer at the Trans-European Division (TED), Jóhann E Jóhannsson accepted a call in June 2013 to serve as treasurer in the Norwegian Union. At the recent General Conference Annual Council, Nenad Jepuranovi? was elected as the new TED Treasurer. Nenad has a…
Read MoreStudy Committee Votes Consensus Statement on ‘Theology of Ordination’
23 July 2013 Linthicum Heights, Maryland, United States [Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review] By a vote of 86 to 8 – a ratio of almost 11 to 1 – delegates at the Seventh-day Adventist® Church’s Theology of Ordination Study Committee (TOSC) agreed yesterday to approve a consensus statement on an Adventist theology of ordination. The action…
Read MoreAdventist Church Sessions in Adriatic Union Conference
27 June 2013 Zagreb, Croatia [Darko Kova?evi?, tedNEWS] On 9 June 2013 the Adriatic Union Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (AUC) held its sessions at the campus of the Union College in Maruševec, Croatia. Zlatko Musija, former President of the Croatia Conference, was elected Union President replacing Pastor Branko Bistrovi?. Pastor Neven Kla?mer replaced…
Read More“Together in Mission” – XXI Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Poland
04 June 2013 Podkowa Le?na, Poland [Daniel Maikowski, tedNEWS] Over 160 delegates from across Poland took part in the XXI Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, which took place from 30th May to 1st June 2013. It was an opportunity to take stock of the activities of the Polish Church in the last five years. The…
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