December 2007 Archives
Chile: Adventist university catalogues concert manuscripts of famed pianist Arrau
A complete catalogue of 6,000 concert manuscripts used by Chile's most famous pianist Claudio Arrau (1908-1991) was developed by a Seventh-day Adventist professor and donated to a museum celebrating the musician's life and work in the central Chilean city of...December 18
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Live communion service to link Adventists across North America
Seventh-day Adventists will unite in sharing the sacred act of communion through a live televised program that will transcend the boundaries of church buildings and join hundreds of thousands of church members across North America. Pastor Don Schneider, president of...December 18
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Brazil: New record for nationwide Christmas food collection initiative
A nationwide Christmas celebration brought tears of joy and shouts of excitement from volunteers and national celebrities during the December 15 culmination of a Seventh-day Adventist Church initiative to help those in need. "Tonight we did the unexpected and broke...December 18
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Adventists Hope to see Jesus in the New Year
Church and community are on the minds of many Seventh-day Adventist Church members looking forward to the New Year. When Adventist News Network asked what some church members hope for most in the New Year the theme of Advent...December 18
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World church president says Christ is 'true hope' of the holidays
With a strong focus on the hope that inherently comes from a relationship with God, Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, recorded greetings for the season for the nearly 16 million church members worldwide. Acknowledging the...December 17
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Church Chat: Proctor clears the air on Adventist anti-smoking campaign
The Seventh-day Adventist Church might be losing a piece of its image as a leader against tobacco in some parts of the world. And Stoy Proctor, MPH, is OK with that. Proctor, an associate Health Ministries director for the Adventist...December 14
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Former church treasurer dies
Frank L. Jones II, 81, a retired pastor and a former associate treasurer for the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, died November 28, 2007, at his home in Huntsville, Alabama, following a brief illness. Jones served at the church's world...December 14
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Azerbaijan: Adventist congregation questioned, told to suspend church services
Five Seventh-day Adventists and three visitors were allegedly questioned, fined and warned not to meet again after what the small congregation is calling a government "raid" on their meeting hall in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku Saturday. The church members...December 14
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Brazil: Church's media center director dies
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America are mourning the December 13 death of Milton Souza, director of the Adventist Media Center in Brazil. Souza, 51, had been receiving treatments at the Hospital do Câncer in São Paolo,...December 13
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Loma Linda University president announces retirement
Longtime president of Seventh-day Adventist-owned Loma Linda University Dr. Lyn Behrens announced her retirement December 13 to board members of the Loma Linda, California-based Health Sciences Center. Behrens, who acted as Chief Executive Officer for the institution and presided over...December 13
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College officials 'regret' confrontation with police on campus
Administrators of Seventh-day Adventist-owned Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, say they "regret" a confrontation between students and city police on campus the evening of December 8. Police arrested 14 students and two other people after a crowd surrounded...December 12
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Indian Christians protest plan to build technology center on private land
Christians in India's northeastern state of Manipur are fighting government plans to build a technology institute on 300 acres of land where four churches and a synagogue are currently located. Kim Gangte, a Seventh-day Adventist and a former member of...December 10
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Church leaders call for greater emphasis on fundamental human rights
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders today called for a greater emphasis on fundamental human rights, both in society and in the church. Jonathan Gallagher, the church's liaison to the United Nations, spoke at the launch of Human Rights Day in New...December 10
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Brazil: annual food collection contest wins recognition
A contest brainstormed over dinner by Sérgio and Marli Azevedo in the Seventh-day Adventist couple's home almost 14 years ago now regularly generates thousands of tons of food across the country every December. Called Christmas Mutirão -- Sharing Hope, the...December 07
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England: Adventist woman receives national honor
A Seventh-day Adventist woman has received the queen of England's recognition for her community service. Joan Saddler, a member of the Hampstead Adventist Church and the London Adventist Chorale, received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II...December 07
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Church leaders, religious liberty advocates address faith freedoms in Europe since 9/11
A one-day conference at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Newbold College addressed responses to anti-terrorism laws -- including privacy and hate speech law proposals -- that could affect freedom of religion in the workplace and society. Church leaders and religious freedom experts met...December 06
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New Adventist Arabic-language channel set for December 11 launch
A supporting Seventh-day Adventist Church ministry will launch the denomination's first Arabic-language television program on December 11. The new channel, LLBN Arabic, will begin broadcast December 18 through the Loma Linda Broadcasting Network and is scheduled to include spiritual programs...December 05
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Adventists Around the World
Seventh-day Adventist Church-owned Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama, United States, will become Oakwood University starting January 1. Constituents of the historically black educational institution voted the name change December 2. School administrators said the board of trustees had considered the...December 04
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Dominican Republic president meets with church leaders
Top Seventh-day Adventist leaders met with Dominican Republic's President Dr. Leonel Fernandez Reina on November 22 to discuss the church's work on the island and worldwide. The one-hour private meeting at the National Palace was the first such meeting between...December 03
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Mozambique: partnership between Adventist Church and government to battle illiteracy
Under a new literacy education program, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Mozambique is partnering with national leadership to address the country's abysmal illiteracy rates, including among new Adventists. An agreement signed November 20 by the church's Education director, Miguel Simoque,...December 03
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