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April 2, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

ADRA aids the most vulnerable worldwide as COVID-19 pandemic persists

COVID-19, the disease caused by novel coronavirus, which started to appear in December 2019, has now become a pandemic and caused major disruptions globally. The numbers look bleaker and increase by the day. To date, more than 870,000 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed, with...

April 2, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Coronavirus claims life of Adventist pastor in Indonesia

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries director of the Jakarta Conference in Indonesia, Biner Silalahi, has died of the coronavirus. The cause of death was confirmed by the local health authority, a week after Silalahi’s death on March 23, 2020. He is the first employee of the Adventist...

March 30, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Students produce and donate hand sanitizer to the elderly

Even with the suspension of classes, some high school students from Colégio Adventista de Maceió in Brazil continue to help their community and those in need. The students are not in the classroom, instead, they are volunteering to spend part of their day in the laboratory, producing...

March 27, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Dear Grandparents – A Message of Love From Around the World

#dear grandparents, a short social media clip released today is already bringing both a smile and a tear to grandparents, parents and children around the world. Already being translated and subtitled in a multitude of languages including Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish, 15 children...

March 26, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

President of Seventh-day Adventist Church sends message of encouragement to members in Burundi

Editors Note: Since May of 2019, the Adventist Church members in Burundi have endured ongoing persecution from the countries government. On October 24, the president of the Burundi Union Mission, pastor Lamec Barishinga, was arrested. This arrest was part of an escalating series of threats and attacks...

March 24, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Postponed General Conference Session to focus on mission and business meetings

On March 19, the leadership of the Seventh-day Adventist Church announced the postponement of the 2020 General Conference session due to the rapid and unpredictable spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 General Conference Session will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is currently scheduled from May 20...

March 22, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Zagreb earthquake – damage to church property, members safe

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, struck Zagreb, the capital of the Republic of Croatia on Sunday, 22 March just after 6 am. The epicenter was only 6 miles (9.6 km) from the city center. It is the largest earthquake to...

March 19, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

World Church Executive Committee Votes to Postpone General Conference Session

The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (EXCOM) voted March 19, to postpone the 2020 General Conference Session until May 2021. The vote comes after a March 17 recommendation from the General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) to delay the 2020 General Conference Session (GC...

March 17, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Adventist leaders discuss options for the upcoming General Conference Session

In light of recent, very rapid, and highly unusual developments associated with COVID-19 and precautions taken by organizations around the world to curb the spread of the virus, Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders have initiated a series of meetings to discuss implications for the Adventist...

March 17, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson gives message regarding Coronavirus [VIDEO]

(Editor’s Note: Below is the transcript of a video message regarding COVID-19, or Coronavirus, from the President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson.) Brothers and sisters, today I would like to talk with you about a phenomenon that is sweeping across the world—a...