May 30, 2013
Theologian, Treasurer Mayer has served as VP since 2005
May 30, 2013 Aarau, Aargau, Switzerland
Herbert Bodenmann/APD/ANN
Delegates of the Swiss Bible Society elected Seventh-day Adventist theologian Reto Mayer as the organization’s president during their May 24 meeting, making him the first Adventist appointed to the post in the society’s 58-year history.
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May 20, 2013
Site to offer stronger branding; GAIN summit also unveils Creation film project
May 20, 2013 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Libna Stevens/IAD/ANN
The redesign of the Seventh-day Adventist world church’s website, adventist.org – scheduled for launch in October – will offer major enhancements in style and information architecture, say church Communication leaders.
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May 13, 2013
‘Health clubs’ build bridges in secular Eastern Europe
May 13, 2013 Prague, Czech Republic
Stephen Chavez/ANN staff
Seventh-day Adventist medical experts and health advocates want to better understand and share the ministry of healing they say the church is called to embrace. Six hundred of them met in Prague last month for the first European Health Conference.
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U.S. commission tracks key offenders; some optimism over new ‘watch list’ countries
May 13, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN
This year’s report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has Seventh-day Adventist human rights experts...
May 7, 2013
Biomass power plants in Chengdu to generate electricity
May 7, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
APD/ANN staff
The humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is moving forward with plans to construct biomass power plants in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China.
A source of renewable energy, biomass power plants convert organic waste into biogas...