TED Year-End Meetings – Virtually the Same
23 November 2020 | St Albans, UK [John Surridge] The Trans-European Division Year-End meetings are a highlight in the calendar for church leaders from the twenty-two European countries that make up its territory. For decades these meetings, usually located in very pleasant surroundings, have provided an opportunity for fellowship, spiritual uplift and refocusing on the…
Read MoreA first for the Polish Union – first ever primary school
19 November 2020 | Podkowa Leśna, Poland [TED Communications] Forty kilometres south-west of Warsaw, Poland, lies the commuter town of Podkowa Leśna. This small city is surrounded by forest on three sides from the east, south and north. Since 1959, it has been home to the Polish College of Theology and Humanities (PCTH), and more recently…
Read MoreEveryone gets involved in Corona-adapted event in Norway
12 Norway 2020 | Røyse, Norway [ADRA Norway] This has been a very different year and many lockdown rules called for new ways of fundraising. The ‘Everyone involved’ programme on 14 November will mark the end of the international Adventist week of prayer and ADRA’s ingathering campaign ‘Hjelpeaksjon’.
Read More“Where do You want me to be next, God?”
11 November 2020 | Watford, UK [Lynette Allcock] When challenges arise, what’s the real answer?
Read MoreA New Beginning for Priština members
10 November 2020 | St Albans, UK [TED Communications] With a population of 250,000, the city of Priština, Kosovo, has one of the youngest populations in Europe, on average aged 25 years old. Located in the south-eastern corner of Europe, just north of the Goljak mountains, the majority people group are Kosovo Albanians. With…
Read MoreAdventist Foundation and ADRA respond to earthquake that rocks Turkey and Greece
5 November 2020 | Turkey, Greece [Shem Aguila and Kimi-Roux James] October 30, a powerful earthquake struck the Aegean Sea rattling the countries of Turkey and Greece. It was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul. Turkey and Greece are located on or near many active fault lines, where earthquakes are fairly common in…
Read MoreA missionary videographer starts working in the Baltic Union
27 October 2020 | Tallinn, Estonia [Estonian News] A media missionary from Mexico started volunteering in Estonia earlier this month. Mar Said Hernandez Castañoń from Mexico will be assisting with filming and editing videos for the Baltic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Read MoreUpdate on Teaching at Newbold
26 October 2020 | Binfield, UK [Kirsty Watkins] On Wednesday, 21 October the Executive Committee of the College’s Board of Governors met and voted on the details surrounding the immediate future of teaching on the Newbold campus.
Read MoreScripture and Violence
19 October 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] What is the relationship between religious scripture and violence? The 2020 Beach Lecture explored this question – in105 minutes. Holding the lecture online was a ‘first’ in the Beach Lecture’s 22-year history of commitment to religious bridgebuilding.
Read MoreSophia Nicholls and her journey which led to receiving Outstanding Leadership Award
15 October 2020 I Watford, UK [Janice Lendor] In a recent video interview, Sophia Nicholls tells her story of why she and her husband Nigel, formed the Adventist Special Needs Association (ASNA). The interview was in response to receiving an award for Outstanding Leadership from the South England Conference. She was interviewed by Janice Lendor…
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