News Articles

SAU_Lucinda Hill_David Nelsen_Mitch Menzmer

Southern Adventist University Professors Contribute to Book About Seeing God’s Hand in Nature

Three science professors from Southern Adventist University contributed to a book released this summer titled Design and Catastrophe: 51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature. Published by Andrews University Press, the book includes a variety of short essays written by men and women of faith from a wide range of scientific disciplines.

Henry and Sharon Fordham

Allegheny East Conference President and Wife Die in House Fire

Early Sunday morning, July 18, 2021, Henry J. Fordham III, president of the Allegheny East Conference (AEC), and his wife, Sharon Elaine (Wright) Fordham, passed away due to a fire in their home in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.

2021 Lytton fire house burned

ADRA Canada, British Columbia Conference, and Others Partner to Help as Lytton Wildfires Ravage British Columbia Village, Displacing More Than 1,800 Residents

June 29, at 49.4 degrees Celcius (120.9 °F), Lytton tied with Death Valley, California, as the hottest place in North America. Already well-known as the location of Canada’s highest temperature records, Lytton went on to set an all-time high of 49.6 degrees Celcius (121.3 °F) on June 30. The excessive heat jeopardized the lives of those in the area. Then the fire came.

Southern Adventist University

Southern Adventist University’s Health Services and Senior Living Program Earns Expanded Accreditation

Southern Adventist University’s baccalaureate program in Health Services and Senior Living, housed in the School of Business, received Health Services Executive (HSE) accreditation in June 2021 and is currently the only program of its kind in Tennessee.

Ana Patterson

Ana Patterson Named 26th President of Southwestern Adventist University

The Southwestern Adventist University Board of Trustees voted unanimously on July 7, 2021, for Ana Patterson to become the 26th president of the university. Patterson has served as the interim president following former president Ken Shaw’s transition to Southern Adventist University. 

ACS emotional/spiritual care worker walks to rescue worker in Miami

Adventist Community Services Helps Provide Emotional/Spiritual Care, Warehouse Management For Miami Condo Collapse Survivors

This past week, Adventist Community Services Disaster Response (ACS DR) has been active in the Miami, Florida, area as search and rescue teams work in Surfside, after the early morning collapse of a 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium building on June 24, 2021.

Milton Peverini Garcia IIW/Escrito Esta

It Is Written Remembers Dr. Milton Peverini, First Escrito Está Speaker

Milton Peverini García, global evangelist, author, and speaker, passed to his rest on Sunday, June 27, 2021. He was the first speaker of Escrito Está, the It Is Written Spanish-language ministry. His ministry impacted countless thousands of lives for Christ. 

Clarksville Karen Company

Refugees Empowered as Adventist Leaders in Ministry on World Refugee Sabbath

The North American Division and the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church designate a special day each year during the month of June for Refugee Sabbath ("World Refugee Sabbath") to raise awareness of the needs of the unprecedented numbers of refugees who have fled their homes due to war and persecution. This year, on June 19, two significant events occurred on Refugee Sabbath, serving to empower refugees and their leaders in ministry.

Milton Peverini García

El director/orador jubilado de La Voz de la Esperanza, Milton Peverini, falleció

Pastor Milton Peverini García, locutor de radio y evangelista ministró a audiencias de habla hispana alrededor del mundo, sirviendo en el ministerio por un total de 58 años.

Milton Peverini García

Retired La Voz de la Esperanza Speaker Milton Peverini Passes to His Rest

Milton Peverini, former speaker/director for La Voz de la Esperanza, passed to his rest in Loma Linda, California, United States, in the early morning on June 27, 2021, after a long illness. He was 88.