Andrews University Holds Forum on State and Regional Conferences
Forum.png The Andrews University chapter of the Adventist Peace Fellowship in collaboration with the Andrews University Student Association and 13 student clubs on campus, held a forum on State and...
View ArticleRefuge Restrooms App Provides Haven for Trans People
Refuge.png“Many trans folk face the choice of being yelled at in one bathroom or physically assaulted in the other, so there is a lot of fear,” says Teagan Widmer, the founder of Refuge Restrooms, an...
View ArticleHeadlines: Adventist Church Drops VALIC for Empower Retirement
Empower.png Also in this week's headlines: Adventist Pastor Quits Philly Mayoral Race; Adventist Med School in Philippines Gets Green Light; South Central Conf. Churches Host 'Christmas in March.'...
View ArticleAndrews University LGBT Bake Sale Dustup Reveals Adventism's Issues With...
AULL4.png Over the last several days, a standoff between university administration and an unofficial student group has embroiled Andrews University, and has spread through online news outlets and...
View ArticleHeadlines: Kenya Dorm Fire Kills Three
Fire.png Also in this week's headlines: Adventist Church Supports Vaccination; Jamaican Adventists Focus on Special Needs; Adventist Congressman Hears from Veterans; and coming soon: The Seventh-day...
View ArticleUnity 2015 Campaign Looks Toward General Conference Vote
UnitedStand.png An initiative seeking unity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church spearheaded by the Adventist Forum board, the overseeing body of Spectrum Magazine, has generated significant...
View ArticleShakespeare Walla Walla Presents "A Gay SDA Play"
city-of-refuge.jpg Don't let the April 1 event date fool you—Shakespeare Walla Walla's presentation of "A Gay SDA Play" is a serious depiction of the lives of two dozen Seventh-day Adventists (some...
View ArticlePUC Student Drops Out To Join "Limbless Evangelist"
Bradon with Nick.png Nineteen-year-old Pacific Union College student Bradon Schwarz is dropping out of school to join “limbless evangelist” Nick Vujicic in ministry around the world. Nineteen-year-old...
View ArticleColleagues, Students and Friends Remember Physicist Ray Hefferlin
hefferlin.jpg Southern Adventist University professor emeritus Dr. Ray Hefferlin passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2015. His obituary in the Chattanooga Times Free Press recounts the scientific arc of...
View ArticleSouthern Adventist University Student Found Dead in Dorm
KimAndreu.jpg A press release on the Southern Adventist University website announced the death of Kimberly Andreu on Tuesday, March 24. According to preliminary findings, her death was the result of...
View ArticleUnion College Nursing Students Host Fundraiser for Heather Boulais
Boulais_Fundraiser.png Union College nursing students held a well-attended fundraiser for Heather Boulais, a Union College student who has been in critical condition since falling to the gym floor...
View ArticleNorth American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Affirms Role of Regional...
Adventist_North_American_Division.png On March 25, 2015, the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists affirmed the need for regional conferences in an official statement: On March 25, 2015,...
View ArticleElectronic Devices Will Change Voting at General Conference Session
Iseminger_Electronic_Voting.jpg San Antonio will be the first Session without hand-held voting cards. With the new voting devices, votes will be tallied instantly, and final results will be displayed...
View ArticleHEADLINES: School Reopens in Namibia After 62 Years.
Namibia.jpg Also in this week's news roundup: Pastor's Life Spared in Chilean Flood; Stories of Adventism and Homosexuliaty on Stage; Free Health Care in Advance of GC Session; and Florida Hospital...
View ArticleFlorida Hospital Apopka Breaks Ground on $203 Million Campus
florida_hospital_apopka.jpg In at an outdoor ceremony in Apopka, Florida, community members, elected officials and Florida Hospital staff and leadership broke ground and dedicated the future site of...
View ArticleHeadlines: Ted Wilson Becomes First Adventist President to Meet With UN...
BanKiMoon_TedWilson.png Also in this week's news roundup: Fatal Ghanaian Convoy Crash on Easter Saturday; Adventists in Fiji Receive Education Minister's Praise; Micronesian Clinic Recognized for...
View ArticleUtah Couple Feels Good Inviting Friends to Community Vineyard, the Church...
Carol in India.jpg Carol grew up in a 1950’s Adventist household in Ferndale, Washington. She worried that her sins would keep her out of Heaven and that she had to pray for forgiveness constantly to...
View ArticleAndrews University Announces Taskforce to Address LGBT Youth Homelessness
AndrewsUniversity.jpg In Volume 99, Issue 20 of Student Movement, the Andrews University student newspaper, university president Niels-Erik Andreasen announced the creation of a taskforce to address...
View ArticleAdventist History in the Making: Norma Osborn Ordains Her Son Trevan
Ordination_Prayer.jpg Trevan Osborn, pastor for Young Adult Ministry at the Azure Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Grand Terrace, California, was ordained Saturday, April 11 by his mother, Norma...
View ArticleHeadlines: Kenyan Adventist Pastor Says "Quit Using Condoms"
Condoms.jpg Also in this week's headlines: London 'Holy Sexuality' Conference Canceled; Adventist Health Professionals Provide Free Health Care in San Antonio, TX; Tree Preservation Society, Community...
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