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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...

March 15, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters asks employees work remotely until March 30th as a response to COVID-19 pandemic.

Out of an abundance of caution and care for the community we serve, the leadership of the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has decided employees will work remotely until March 30th, 2020. This is a precautionary response due to a heightened index of suspicion...

March 13, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

North American Division administration provides guidance for Church in North America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The leadership of the North American Division of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD), in consultation with the leaders of the nine union conferences in the NAD, is providing some guidance for the churches and schools in our territories regarding the impact...

March 4, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

State -of-the Art Adventist Museum opens on Galápagos

A Seventh-day Adventist biology professor miraculously acquired prime land on the Galápagos Islands to open a field station for Loma Linda University students in the 1970s. Nearly 50 years later, hundreds of people descended on the site to celebrate the opening of a landmark museum and...

March 2, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Adventist World Church president calls for prayer regarding the coronavirus covid-19 worldwide developments

As many people are fully aware, there is a very serious health situation affecting various parts of the globe in relation to the coronavirus COVID-19 illness. About 90,000 people have been diagnosed in about 65 countries worldwide with over 3,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. This...

February 27, 2020 In News By PrayzFM

Although Adventist Pharmacy Worker’s Case Declined by Supreme Court, Case Moves Cause of Religious Liberty in the Workplace Forward

[Prior coverage of this case can be found here: “U.S. Department of Justice Urges Supreme Court to Hear Adventist's Sabbath Accommodation Case;” “U.S. Supreme Court Asks Government to Express View on Church Member's Case;” and“Adventist Pharmacy Workers' Case_Likely to be Accepted by U.S. Supreme Court.”] On...