Gentle Voices Has Won the Finals
28 April 2011, Rotterdam, The Netherlands [Madelon Comvalius, tedNEWS] The Dutch gospel vocal group “Gentle Voices” from the Adventist churches Rotterdam North and Rotterdam South wins the finals of The Sing Off programme on SBS6 on Saturday 16 April 2011. In the past weeks, SBS6 has been broadcasting the music programme, The Sing-Off. The participating…
Read MoreI-CHANGE, U-CHANGE, WII-WERE-CHANGED
27 April 2011, Telford, United Kingdom [Victor Hulbert with Catherine Boldeau and Peter Jeynes, BUC News] The crescendo of the Michael W Smith song filled the hall at Telford International Centre: "Crucified, laid behind a stone. You lived to die, Rejected and alone..." It reflected the emotional intensity in the air as 500+ young adults…
Read MoreAdventists Are Fastest-Growing Denomination In North America
01 April 2011 USA [Global News, sizly.com] The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has long been known for quaint beliefs and rigid regulations, but surprisingly it is the fastest-growing Christian denomination in North America at the moment. Data shows Seventh-Day Adventism growing by 2.5% in North America annually, whereas Southern Baptists and other denominations are declining. The…
Read MoreRemembrance: McFarland Helped Millions Quit Smoking with Five-day Plan
24 Mar 2011, Loma Linda, California, United States [Ansel Oliver, ANN] Dr. J. Wayne McFarland, a Seventh-day Adventist health advocate who co-authored the Five Day Plan to Stop Smoking, which drew millions to seminars in the 1960s, died March 14 at a retirement facility in Loma Linda, California. He was 97. Dr. J. Wayne McFarland…
Read MoreBUC Office Rebuild
13 March 2011 Watford, UK [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Just two years and four months following a devastating fire at the British Union Conference offices in Watford, England, Pastor Ted Wilson, President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, was able to stand outside the doors of the rebuilt office and cut the ribbon – to the…
Read MoreThe Secrets of Life Shared with the Thousands
11 March 2011 Targu Mures, Transylvania [Pastor Erno Szasz, tedNEWS] “The Secrets of Life with Confidence” series of lectures were organised between 18 February and 14 March 2011, in Targu Mures, Transylvania in the Hall of Maros Artistic Ensemble. The evangelistic series was followed on screen in most of the local churches and was broadcasted…
Read MoreAl Waad Witnesses an Extraordinary Phenomenon
02 March 2011 Beirut, Lebanon [Amir Ghali, tedNEWS] Al Waad Media Center is witnessing an extraordinary phenomenon shortly after the launch of its broadcast. While the Audience Relations Department has witnessed a surge in the number of received emails and hits on Al Waad website (www.al-waad.tv), something new and unexpected is now taking place. As…
Read MoreChanging the World – One Brick at a Time
23 February 2011 Lillehammer, Norway [Britt Celine Oldebråten, tedNEWS] 400 Youth participating in the annual Seventh Day Adventist Floor ball tournament collected NOK 16 000 (approximately GBP 1750) for a wall around the “Keep Girls Safe”-shelter in Northern Thailand. The event is arranged by the Seventh-day Adventist children and youth society in the Norwegian Union…
Read MoreMany Adventisms?
15 February 2011 Binfield, United Kingdom [Helen Pearson, BUC NEWS] The cryptic title, 'Many Adventisms?' coaxed about sixty people to leave the comfort of their armchairs on Tuesday evening, 15 February for Newbold's first Diversity Lecture of 2011. Dr. David Trim, a founder member of Newbold's Diversity planning team and a former student and teacher at…
Read MoreEye-opener meetings for Antillean Churches in the Netherlands
13 February 2011 Rotterdam, the Netherlands [Cherrel Francisca, tedNEWS] “Inspirational, an eye-opener, practical, insightful, tremendous” were the words used by church members to describe the special programme organised for the Antillean Community in the Netherlands. On the 12th February 2011, the Rotterdam International church of Seventh-day Adventists was the host church for a compelling meeting on…
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