Reconciliation leads to mass ordination service in Hungary
26 October 2018 | Budapest, Hungary [Victor Hulbert/Natasha Pujols] Two mass ordination services on Sabbath, 27 October will see a further step in the reunification of two branches of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hungary. The two groups divided over forty years ago, principally over issues of government control during the then communist regime.
Read MoreA Pastoral Message from Trans-European Division President, Raafat Kamal
23 October 2018 | St Albans [TED Communications] Ever since the 2015 General Conference Session in San Antonio, Texas, the Trans-European Division leadership and Executive Committee has sought to work closely with the General Conference leadership to gain a common understanding, resolve differences, and seek positive solutions on issues particularly facing the church in Europe.…
Read MoreHow do you write a theme song?
15 October 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Victor Hulbert] You know how it is. Lots of planning goes into an event: Convention centres are booked, speakers assigned, workshop and witness programmes arranged, meals and accommodation negotiated – then at the last minute someone suggests, “perhaps we should have a theme song!”
Read More“It’s not another programme”
10 September 2018 | Freudenstadt, Germany [Harald Giesebrecht] “This is not another programme. Not one more thing on the pastor’s to-do list”, Stephan Sigg told the participants gathered for the iCOR training for trainers in Freudenstadt, Germany the last week of September.
Read More70 Years Broadcasting Hope in Germany and Beyond
24 September 2018 | Alsbach-Hähnlein, Germany [Gerald A. Klingbeil, Adventist Review] European media centre Stimme der Hoffnung celebrates landmark anniversary.
Read MoreIsrael Reflections
20 September 2018 | Israel [tedNEWS] 2018 seems to have been a bumper year for Adventist believers visiting Israel. There is something special about walking were Jesus walked, taking a boat trip on Galilee, or worshiping on the Mount of Beatitudes. And what can be more moving than celebrating communion near the garden tomb –…
Read MoreOpera Singer’s Mansion turned into Adventist TV Studio in Sweden
11 September 2018 | Hagegården, Sweden [Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission with Victor Hulbert] Three hundred guests celebrated the miracle story at the opening of LifeStyleTV’s new headquarters at Hagegården, Sweden on 8 September 2018.
Read MoreLove unifies as EPC makes a joyful noise
03 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Peter Jeynes] There had been a buzz in the air all week—there had to be with the human excitement and expectation created by skill-equipping workshops, reviving sermons and inspiring singing. The Sabbath afternoon buzz was different though, people were eagerly awaiting the Sabbath afternoon music festival.
Read MoreLocating the heart of Adventist identity
03 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [Gavin Anthony] Who are we, and where are we going?
Read MoreZealous for Good Works
03 September 2018 | Belgrade, Serbia [John Surridge] What made the 2018 European Pastors' Council in Belgrade, Serbia, such a special event? John Surridge, British Union Conference Executive Secretary, took to the corridors of the Sava Centar to find out. "This is the fourth EPC that I've been to, and it has definitely been the…
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