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Singing, prayer mark church’s 150th anniversary in headquarters ceremony
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Employees, administrators sing from original hymnal; Black’s powerful prayer
May 22, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
Employees of the Seventh-day Adventist Church headquarters building sang old, “progressive” hymns and heard remarks from top church leaders in a brief afternoon ceremony yesterday that marked the 150th anniversary of the denomination.
Jim Nix, at the podium, director of the Ellen G. White Estate, leads in singing yesterday at the 150th anniversary celebration of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The brief afternoon ceremony was held at the church's world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. [photos by Ansel Oliver]
- In Ukraine, Adventist health worker from U.S. still missing Adventist News Network
Sloop disappeared on May 15; was in Kiev to help establish lifestyle center
May 22, 2013 Kiev, Ukraine
Angela Burdick/ANN staff
A local Seventh-day Adventist Health Ministries worker from the United States has still not been found one week after he went missing in Kiev, Ukraine.
Dr. Jay Sloop is Health Ministries director for the Upper Columbia Conference in the Northwest United States. He has gone missing in Ukraine while helping local church leaders establish a lifestyle center. [photo courtesy Sloop family]
Dr. Jay Sloop, who serves as Health Ministries director for the denomination’s…
- New documentary traces global impact of Adventist medical, mission outreach Adventist News Network
Sustainable healthcare, medical schools set denomination apart, filmmaker Doblmeier says
May 21, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
A documentary exploring the philosophy and legacy of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s international health and humanitarian outreach is scheduled to air on Public Broadcasting Stations across the United States beginning in September.
Martin Doblmeier, left, founder and president of Journey Films, with Nathan DeWild, director of Photography at Journey Films and a graduate of Southern Adventist University, on location in Brazil. The production team was filming along the Amazon River, where for 80 years the medical mission boat “Luzeiro” has brought healthcare to isolated communities. [photo courtesy…
- Redesigned adventist.org set for launch in October Adventist News Network
Site to offer stronger branding; GAIN summit also unveils Creation film project
May 20, 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Libna Stevens/IAD/ANN
The redesign of the Seventh-day Adventist world church’s website, adventist.org – scheduled for launch in October – will offer major enhancements in style and information architecture, say church Communication leaders.
…Garrett Caldwell, associate Communication director for the Adventist world church, shows a preview of the new Adventist Church homepage, set for release in October. The site features a cleaner style, and its framework design allows for the integration of denominational design worldwide. [photos by Daryl Gungadoo]
- Four new unions created in West-Central Africa Division Adventist News Network
‘More local structure grows membership’; first self-sustaining union in Nigeria
May 15, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s West-Central Africa Division this year will create four new union administrative units, an action that underscores membership growth in the region and a need for more strategic planning in local fields.
The move, which will go into effect December 31, includes new unions in Ghana, Cameroon, Nigeria, and will split the Sahel Union Mission into two territories, which church leaders said would save on the high cost of travel in the region.
New administrative units in the Adventist Church’s West-Central Africa Division. Church…
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