Watford Peace Garden a living tribute to those who ‘stand for right though the heavens fall’
21 September 2016 | Watford, UK [Richard Daly/tedNEWS] A circular garden, lit at night, with seating in tranquil surroundings and a three tier fountain as centrepiece is now a national memorial and living tribute to all those who have stood for peace in wars past and present.
Read MoreDrago Mojzes to lead Church in Adriatic Union
16 September 2016 | Zageb, Croatia [Neven Klačmer / tedNEWS] Pastor Drago Mojzes was elected president of the Adriatic Union of Churches at a specially convened session of the AUC Executive committee on Friday, 16 September. For the past three years he has served as President of the Croatian Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.…
Read MoreI am ready to be a bear in Serbia
11 September 2016 | Novi Sad, Serbia [Andrew McChesney/AR] The Adventist Church’s first free hug day in Serbia delights passersby — and a visiting journalist. I’d never seen a Seventh-day Adventist hug-a-thon before. But after joining a group of hugging teens on a walk through the Serbian city of Novi Sad last Saturday, I am…
Read MoreNew staff members already making an impact at TED office
8 September 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] David Neal and Zina Keshishyan are already making an impact within the Trans-European Division office in St Albans, England.
Read MoreSenior members camp bonds older members in Estonia
23 August 2016 | Põltsamaa, Estonia [Averonika Beekmann] It is not just youth that like camping! The same spirit of exuberance, togetherness, worship and joy can be experienced at the opposite end of the spectrum. That is certainly true in Estonia where, for the past ten years, older members of the Church have gathered together…
Read MoreNetherlands Union welcomes burglars to church, but only during opening hours
19 August 2016 | Huis Ter Heide, the Netherlands [Nelske Verbaas] Pastor Wim Altink, President of the Netherlands Union posted a message of forgiveness on the Netherlands Union website after an overnight burglary at the Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters in Huis Ter Heide was foiled by an effective alarm system and a rapid response by…
Read MoreMaking Music in Estonia
3 August 2016 | Jõhvi, Estonia [Averonika Beekmann] Musically talented children and youth from Estonia and Latvia joined together for a music camp, 23 – 30 July in Jõhvi. Now running for the fourth year – and for the second time with Latvian youth, the camp is the brainchild of two girls from Tallinn who,…
Read MoreAdventist Church responds to tragedy in Nice, France and beyond
15 July 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert/tedNEWS] At least 84 people are dead, including many children, while a further 50 are in a critical condition in hospital after a lorry ploughed through a crowd during Bastille Day celebrations in Nice, France on the evening of Thursday, 15 July. Three members of one Adventist…
Read MoreNot your average Conference experience…
4 July 2016 | Binfield, UK [Karen Holford] Karen Holford finds herself impressed by how Newbold College 'knocked the socks off' other conference venues she has attended. She recommends it as a warm, efficient and friendly environment to host a variety of other conferences and events from across the TED.
Read MoreThe most unchristian Christian
29 June 2016 | St Albans, UK [Victor Hulbert] The most unchristian thing I do each weekday morning is switch on the radio. I do it for one purpose: I want the travel news. "A lane blocked on the M1 heading south." Good, that's not me. The perennially slow traffic on the M25 approaching Clacket…
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