June 2008 Archives
Last Adventist military support facility to close this month
Seventh-day Adventist Chaplain Gary Councell remembers a church-run military support center was once a spiritual oasis amid secular military life. For decades, soldiers could depend on food, a clean cot and fellowship with likeminded Adventists during the Sabbath hours at...June 25
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Want to change a church's culture? Empower the women
Gender may keep some 70 percent of the Seventh-day Adventist world church's membership out of many church leadership positions, but here in Southern Mexico altering that tradition is transforming some churches. Though they're not ordained as such, many women are...June 24
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Adventist chorale, Cambridge choir to release 'Sound of Freedom'
Seventh-day Adventist chorale singers in London say collaborating with the Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge is a chance to forge both musical and spiritual bonds. The London Adventist Chorale spent three days in April with the Cambridge University-based choir...June 24
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Melashenko to leave Voice of Prophecy
Lonnie Melashenko, a veteran Seventh-day Adventist pastor and broadcaster, announced June 16 that he will leave the Voice of Prophecy as speaker/director on July 31, officials of the Adventist Church's North American region said. Melashenko will become vice president of...June 20
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Adventist Neurosurgeon receives U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom
A Seventh-day Adventist pioneer in pediatric neurosurgery who overcame childhood poverty and achieved worldwide renown received the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States government today. Dr. Benjamin S. Carson Sr. was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom...June 19
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Church Chat: New mentality needed to combat AIDS, Adventist VP says
Pardon Mwansa wants to change people's thinking about AIDS -- both people who care for AIDS patients, and those who could contract the disease. One of nine general vice presidents for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Mwansa recently granted ANN an...June 17
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Ray Turner, bass in original King's Heralds, dies at 99
Ray Turner, the bass in the original King's Heralds Quartet, a singing group long supported by the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Voice of Prophecy radio ministry, died May 15 at a care facility in Killeen, Texas. He was 99. While a...June 16
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'Critical' for nations to reaffirm religious freedom, U.S. legislator Franks says at annual religious liberty event
International standards of religious freedom must be reinforced, a U.S. legislator said yesterday in a speech marking 10 years since the United States passed the International Religious Freedom Act, a bill recognizing the importance of freedom of belief in foreign...June 13
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London Adventist youth march against violence
Mark Prince stepped up to the microphone during a rally in Kennington Park last Saturday to address some 5,000 youth who had just marched throughout London with a message of positive living to combat street violence. "We are the answer...June 10
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Bible students discover mobile study of Scripture
Discovery Bible Guide students can now use their cell phones to learn more about God during downtime at the bus stop or on the subway. The Discover Bible Guides -- produced since 1942 by Voice of Prophecy, a supporting media...June 10
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Church Chat: New church official still sends out SWAT teams
Pastor Patrick Vincent was once so desperate for his parishioners to evangelize their unchurched friends that he resorted to paying them. The episode is one he now remembers with some embarrassment, but his passion for evangelism led him to keep...June 05
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Adventist's art a tribute to character of living golf legend Palmer
Golf icon Arnold Palmer entered the revamped United States Golf Association museum yesterday and stood in front of a unique portrait of himself, with the picture's creator standing by. Both he and Seventh-day Adventist artist James David Chase came close...June 04
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North America: Adventist Church to recognize innovative churches
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's North American region (NAD) is seeking to recognize churches impacting their communities by pioneering new outreach methods and adapting old ones to a changing ministry environment. The NAD Church Resource Center is accepting nominations for the...June 04
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Mongolia: First religious liberty meeting draws government, international religious freedom leaders
International religious liberty leaders joined members of Mongolia's government and major religious communities May 30 for the nation's first religious liberty symposium, meant largely to lay groundwork for a full-scale freedom of religion conference next year. "This is an historic...June 02
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'Historic' Adventist Church business meeting in North Korea
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in Northern Asia held their mid-year Executive Committee meeting in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea last month, the first such meeting there since the country closed its borders in 1953. Meeting for one day...June 02
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United States: Adventist University granted online graduate degree accreditation
Faculty at Seventh-day Adventist-owned Andrews University hope their new accreditation to offer online graduate programs will help them reach a wider student base. The Higher Learning Commission granted Andrews accreditation April 28 to administer two online graduate programs, including a...June 02
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