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November 10, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church calls for prayers after fire in California

We want to express our sincere condolences and Christian love to the many people who are facing great loss from the horrific fire in the town of Paradise and other parts of Butte County in northern California. While we do not yet know the full extent...

November 6, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

Adventist Community Services mobilizes support efforts in wake of Typhoon Yutu

Devastation brought on by the year’s strongest storm to date, which slammed into the Northern Mariana Islands on October 24, activated response efforts by Adventist Community Services (ACS) in the North American Division’s Guam-Micronesia Mission. The Category 5 Typhoon Yutu destroyed more than 100 homes...

November 6, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

In Antigua, government officials praise the Adventist Church and call for help in promoting a healthy lifestyle

Top government officials praised the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Antigua and called on leaders and members to assist with combating the scourge of non-communicable diseases, during the church’s 130th years of Adventism celebration on the island, on Oct. 20, 2018. Governor General of Antigua...

November 5, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

Adventists among National Honors recipients in Jamaica

Pastors Everett Brown, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica and Aston Barnes, former treasurer of the West Indies Union were among 206 individuals who have been accorded national honors for 2018. The appointments, which became effective on Jamaica’s Independence Day on Aug. 6, 2018,...

November 5, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

Creation Sabbath celebrates the wonder of God's handiwork

The Village Church in Berrien Springs hosted Creation Sabbath – a celebration of God's work in creation as described in the book of Genesis and affirmed throughout Scripture. Timothy Standish, senior scientist from The Geoscience Research Institute of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Loma Linda, California,...

November 5, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

Adventist Church helps secure asylum status for Iranian student in the U.S.

An asylum claim submitted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church on behalf of an Iranian student who converted to Adventism in the United States was recently granted, ending a four-year process. "It's important for members to know the Church takes issues of religious discrimination seriously,” said Todd...

November 2, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

ADRA in Europe promotes greater wellbeing

European leaders from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) met in Budapest, Hungary, October 22-2-5, to discuss and find new approaches to make a bigger impact around the world. The aim was to accelerate the wellbeing of disadvantaged people and to build a stronger...

November 2, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

How your church works: What is the General Conference Administrative Committee and what is Its role in decision making?

What is GC ADCOM and how is it different from the GC Executive Committee? It stands for the General Conference (GC) Administrative Committee (ADCOM), a committee of approximately 58 (46 members and 12 invitees) leaders that generally meets weekly at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to oversee...

November 2, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

Weet-Bix celebrates its 90th birthday

Iconic breakfast cereal Weet-Bix turned 90 on October 28. Celebrating the milestone, Sanitarium executive general manager Todd Saunders said while much has changed since 1928 one thing has remained constant—families just want breakfast to be simple. “It’s what Weet-Bix has championed for the last 90 years—uncomplicated, affordable and...

November 1, 2018 In News By PrayzFM

A Statement from the World Jewish-Adventist Friendship Center: A Terrible Tragedy in Pittsburgh

As you are no doubt already sadly aware that on October 27, a gunman shouting “All Jews must die!,” opened fire on a Jewish congregation gathered to celebrate Shabbat at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Media are reporting eleven people dead, multiple...