Adventist World Radio selects its financial officer as new president
Chow to lead radio ministry of denomination 30 Jul 2010, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States ANN staff The Adventist World Radio board yesterday selected the ministry’s vice president for finance, Dowell Chow, to serve as its new president. Chow replaces Benjamin Schoun, who last month was appointed a general vice president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church. In his new role, Schoun will still serve AWR as its board chair. Chow, 66, has served as AWR’s vice president for finance since 2005,...
Read MoreAdventists monitoring possible Sunday business-closing law in Europe
European Parliament member wants to promote time with family 27 Jul 2010, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Ansel Oliver/ANN Seventh-day Adventist religious liberty proponents are monitoring a proposal from a European Parliament member who wants businesses in Europe to close their doors on Sundays. Parliament member Martin Kastler of Germany is urging for the passage of continent-wide laws similar to those of his home country, which encourage employees to take a day off work to be with their families, the New...
Read MoreLutherans apologize for 16th century persecution of Anabaptists
Early Adventism influenced by many of religious reformers’ beliefs 27 Jul 2010, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN A global Lutheran counsel in Germany officially apologized for its 16th century persecution of Anabaptists — religious reformers whose descendants include Mennonites and whose beliefs profoundly influenced the founders of Seventh-day Adventism. During a July 22 service of repentance, the Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) voted unanimously in favor...
Read MoreWest Jamaica Conference Elects New Administration
The more than 200 delegates of the Third Quadrennial Session of the West Jamaica Conference (WJC) elected a new administration to give spiritual leadership to the work of the Adventist Church in that region for the next four years. Fifty-five year-old Pastor Astor Bowers, who served the church in various capacities over the past 29 years, was elected president. He also served in the previous administration as Ministerial and Health Ministries Director. In accepting his new role, Pastor Bowers thanked the...
Read MoreThird Quadrennial Session of East Jamaica Conference
Continuing with our update on the The Third Quadrennial Session of East Jamaica Conference, the session continued yesterday, Thursday 22 July, until late evening when the Nominating committee emerged with a partial report to a packed Kencot Seventh-day Adventist Church. President Bignall remarked that if all the people would wait for the second coming like that, then Christ would have already come. The elected posts thus far are as follows: Pastor Adrian Cotrell – Conference President (re-elected) Senior...
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