Hacksaw Ridge opens unprecedented witnessing opportunities in Central Europe
24 November 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert with Michal Rakowski and Robert Csizmadia] Karolina and Monika, from Krakow, Poland have spent a lot of time this last month at their local cinema. Recently baptised teenage twins, you will find them there, dressed in World-War II look-alike T-shirts similar to the uniform Desmond Doss…
Read MoreTED seek unity within diversity of cultures and perspectives
14 November 2016 | Bečići, Montenegro [Victor Hulbert] Leaders in the Trans-European Division are united in mission. Watch them in discussions at the dinner table or in committee during their Year-end Meetings in Bečići, Montenegro, and you will see a positive exchange of ideas in progress. Together they are looking for positive ways to share…
Read MoreChristianity and Politics: A Challenging Conversation
9 November 2016 | Binfield, UK [Helen Pearson] In the wake of Brexit and a week before the American election, the November Diversity lecturer on Tuesday, 1 November, focused on the challenge to Christians to think about the political implications of their faith. The whole career of Nick Spencer, now Acting Director of Christian think tank…
Read MoreAlan Collins, creator of the TED 3 angels sculpture, dies age 88
24 October 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] Visitors to the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England, often comment on the striking fiberglass sculpture portraying the three angels of Revelation 14. Designed by Adventist sculptor, Alan Collins, it has become an iconic St Albans landmark ever since the building was constructed in 1964.
Read MoreLars Andersson, husband of TED Executive Secretary, dies in industrial accident
24 October 2016 | St Albans, England [tedNEWS] It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of Lars-Eric Andersson, husband of Trans-European Division Executive Secretary, Pastor Audrey Andersson. Lars died instantly following an industrial accident near their farm in Sweden on Sunday, 23 October 2016, age 55.
Read MoreAudrey Andersson: Woman of Excellence 2016
19 October 2016 | St Albans, England [Victor Hulbert] Congratulations to Audrey Andersson, Trans-European Division Executive Secretary. On Tuesday, 11 October she was presented with the 'Woman of Excellence award 2016' during a small ceremony at Seventh-day Adventist World Church headquarters in Silver Spring, MD, USA.
Read MoreYour biggest witnessing chance this century?
17 October 2016 | St Albans, England [Victor Hulbert] Take a blank sheet of paper. Sit quietly for a few moments and jot down five ways that your church could best tell its story. Finished? Pause again. Think big. Think very big! Think Hollywood big!
Read MoreUnion of Churches status voted for Netherlands Union
11 October 2016 | Silver Springs, USA [Victor Hulbert] On Sunday, 9 October 2016 the Netherlands Union Conference (NUC) closed a 44-year-old anomaly by changing status from a Union of Conferences to a Union of churches. The recommendation, made to the Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church came as a result of a…
Read MoreAdventist Addicts Analysed
28 September 2016 | St Albans, England [Victor Hulbert] Torben Bergland launched a surprise attack on Trans-European office staff at a special presentation on Tuesday, 20 September. As Health Ministries director for the TED, and as a qualified psychiatrist and psychotherapist, he pointed out that, according to the NHS UK Livewell website, 1 in 3…
Read MoreStill active at 120 – Latvia celebrates
22 September 2016 | Riga, Latvia [Victor Hulbert] A church which started as the forerunner of Adventism in the Russian Empire celebrated its 120th birthday this past weekend with a mixture of worship, history, an ordination service and an inspiring musical concert. In 1914 a German colporteur, Gerhard Perk, headed north to Latvia. He was…
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