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Four Adventists among dead in Chile earthquake
Adventist News Network
Four Seventh-day Adventist church members in Chile are confirmed dead in the wake of the magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the southern part of the South American nation on February 27, church officials have confirmed.
Two church headquarters have been severely damaged, while more than 10 places of worship have…Chile's President-elect Sebastian Piñera and United States Secretary of State Hilary Clinton spoke with ADRA volunteers during a visit to the Santiago Airport Tuesday, March 2. ADRA is currently working to distribute food and clean water to earthquake survivors. [photo: ADRA Chile]
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Why will some Adventist teens remain in church as adults?
Adventist News Network
A study of active Seventh-day Adventist youth in Europe offers a snapshot of what factors could be associated with young Adventists who foresee themselves in the church in 20 years.
Key preliminary indicators include a congregation that offers a "thinking climate." The study suggests that youth who felt they could develop an original position in their faith by asking questions and challenging church leaders said they are more likely to remain in church compared to youth in congregations that just emphasize conformity.
Other preliminary results from the research involving 6,000 respondents suggest that personal sharing and interaction with a father on issues of faith greatly increases the possibility of young people foreseeing themselves as Adventists in adulthood.… -
In Ghana, German grants fund conservation projects at Adventist university
Adventist News Network
Grants from the German government and universities are helping a Seventh-day Adventist University in Ghana become one of the most conservation-conscious universities in West Africa, school officials said.
Sherry Ayitey, left, Ghana's Minister of Environment, visits with Helge Wendenburg of Germany's Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety following the inauguration of the Baobab Centre for Ecological Studies at Valley View University, Tuesday, February 23. [photo courtesy VVU]
Valley View University, home to some 3,000 students, has received 1.3 million Euros (US$1.78 million) for campus conservation projects, including a wastewater recycling to fuel conversion system, rainwater harvesting… -
Accreditation guidelines for proposed Adventist medical schools set for vote
Adventist News Network
Seventh-day Adventist Church education leaders are establishing formal guidelines for new medical, dental and pharmacy schools, requiring institutions to demonstrate the ability to support a program before earning accreditation.
The accreditation guidelines, which could go into effect April 1, were created partly in response to an increase in requests for new medical, dental and pharmacy schools from…New guidelines will set accreditation standards for Seventh-day Adventist Church-run institutions wishing to add medical, dental or pharmacy schools. Loma Linda University is the Adventist Church's medical school in Loma Linda, California, United States. [photo: Rajmund Dabrowski]
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Church infrastructure severely damaged in major Chile quake
Adventist News Network
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the most powerful in recorded history, shook the South American country of Chile early Saturday morning, taking hundreds of lives and damaging public and Seventh-day Adventist Church infrastructure around the quake's epicenter, some 200 miles south of the capital, Santiago.
The church's Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is coordinating with federal emergency officials to provide aid and a small crew is assisting with urban rescue efforts among collapsed buildings.
An 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile Saturday morning, damaging infrastructure and collapsing numerous buildings near its epicenter, about 200 miles south of the capital city of Santiago. Above, neighbors assess damage over the weekend. [photo courtesy South American Division] … We have 4 guests onlinePopular Last Month
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