Lighting struck a Rwandan Seventh-day Adventist congregation during Sabbath worship on March 10, killing 15 members. More than 130 others attending services at the Gihemvu Seventh-day Adventist Church were taken to an area hospital and other health centers. Some of those treated have since been released. Church leaders and government officials, inc
Multiple news reports on Feb. 21 confirmed the sad details: Atlantic Union College, founded in 1882 as the South Lancaster Academy, will cease its bachelor’s degree programs this spring and its certificate programs by the end of the year. In effect the school, popularly known as AUC, would close, four years short of its centennial as a colle
With global membership exceeding 20 million, it may be difficult for some readers to recall a time when the Seventh-day Adventist Church was not as large, or as well-known. One of the people who can be credited with putting a friendly face on that then-unknown movement, Del Delker, passed to her rest Jan. 31, 2018, in Porterville, California, her r
Elder James Micheff, Jr. accepted a call to serve as president of the Michigan Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, succeeding Elder Jay Gallimore, who retired this month. Micheff was for ten years the executive secretary of the Michigan Conference. The conference reported a membership of 26,405 in 2016, according to the Adventist Statistic
As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. (Proverbs 25:25, KJV) Clearfield, Utah, some 30 minutes north of Salt Lake City, may seem like "a far country" to some readers, but the "good news" recently delivered by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, based in Denver, should refresh many a thirsty Seventh
On September 15, 2017, Elder Dan Jackson, President of the North American Division, held a live webinar with ministerial directors and church administrators from across the NAD. The webinar centered around a number of topics, including the issue of union/division compliance with the General Conference (in the context of the 2015 women’s ordination
The question before us is what is the best way to persuade people to choose Jesus in volatile cultures and contexts? Sadly, it seems the United States has become a volatile context in our increasingly polarized political, social, and moral discourse. Our attention as Americans has again been fixated upon tragic events, this time in Charlottesville,
An unexpected announcement was made today (Friday, August 18, 2017) by the One project leadership in which it was stated that the ministry would host its last gathering in February 2018, bringing an end to the One project. The full statement from the One project has been reproduced below: Not Goodbye, but . . . Until "Finally, brothers and sisters,
Seventh-day Gay Adventists Criticized by a Catholic Magazine The Crisis Magazine, a Catholic publication, has called out the Seventh-day Gay Adventists documentary and its proponents for their lack of biblical fidelity. Regis Nicol writes, "the film promotes a revisionist exegesis of Scripture—namely, that biblical injunctions against homosexuality
The journey at the Adventist Youth Congress has come to an end. Because it was the first AYC experience I’ve attended, I thought it would be appropriate to share some of my reflections about it, and also the general situation of Adventist youth gatherings (I’ve also attended a GYC event previously). The Organization and Environment of the Congress
