Challenging Loneliness. Challenging Coronavirus. Providing Hope.
10 April 2020 | St Albans [tedNEWS/eudNEWS] With the strong ‘stay at home’ message from governments and authorities, loneliness can be one of the negative side effects of this Coronavirus pandemic. Easter is a time when traditionally people and families meet for extra times of fellowship and worship – and often take the opportunity of…
Read MoreWeb church in Denmark reaching those they never reached before
6 April 2020 | Copenhagen [Jan-Gunnar Wold] Coronavirus in Denmark has encoureged an entire rethink of web-church. Yes, a number of churches had been live-streaming their services but the closure of all church buildings led to the idea of something more intentional.
Read MorePhysically separated but ‘still together’, TED staff post defiant message
2 April 2020 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS] Trans-European Division staff may be in lockdown, working from home and radically needing to adjust their routines, but this week they sent out a very strong message that ‘we are still together’, while showing support for the many leaders, pastors, church members and volunteers across Europe, who…
Read MoreTiny particle creating huge problems
30 March 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Tor Tjeransen] It is hard to believe that something so small can cause so much damage! Over recent weeks, the news has been flooded with reports about COVID-19 and the huge problems this pandemic is creating across the world. But how much do you know about the miniscule culprit…
Read MoreCaring for community even in lockdown – churches across Europe respond
26 March 2020 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Adventist Churches and institutions across the Trans-European Division are working hard to support members, students, and community during the coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreCoping in Quarantine or Isolation
Coping in Quarantine or Isolation Below is a leaflet with recommendations on how to cope in quarantine or isolation. To download the document, please click here.
Read More#dearcoronavirus – a message of hope
19 March 2020 | St Albans, UK [tedNEWS] Lives are disrupted, damaged or lost. Economies devastated; plans destroyed. The pandemic of 2020 will never be forgotten. But what if, in the midst of fear and anxiety, the Church provides a message of hope.
Read MoreSupporting diversity at its best: Local Community, Local Challenge
18 March 2020 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] The challenge of creating a community where diversity is respected is ongoing at the local, national and international level. David Putt, from the Jealott's Hill Community Landshare, virtually next door to Newbold College, offered his insights into the process in the college’s March Diversity lecture: ‘A diverse community…
Read MoreTED Events cancelled over Coronavirus
12 March 2020 (updated 19 March) | St. Albans, UK [tedNEWS] Over the past 6 weeks, Coronavirus or COVID-19 has spread from China around the globe. The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared it to be a pandemic. As Christians, we have a responsibility to care for others and each other, creating safe working…
Read MoreNew Centre of Influence dedicated in Norway
10 March 2020 | Oslo, Norway [Victor Hulbert] The Adventist Church's call to evangelize Oslo is as strong today as it was in 1878.Betel, the oldest continuously serving Adventist church in Europe, is reinventing itself to meet the needs of changing communities in downtown Oslo. Built in 1885, the double usage building once contained a thriving…
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