Press Releases

The world is officially sadder and more worried than ever before. According to Gallup’s latest annual global update, people are experiencing the highest levels of sadness, worry, and stress ever reported in the history of the survey. ... To help give your brain a boost of health and happiness, Vibrant Life magazine has created “Your Amazing Brain,” a special issue filled with research, encouraging stories, expert advice, and practical suggestions.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) will commemorate World Refugee Day on June 20, 2022, and observe World Refugee Sabbath on June 18 by remembering the plight of millions of families, women, children, and individual people who have been displaced by war, violence, persecution, and human rights abuses.

We mourn with and pray for those whose lives have been irrevocably changed when a gunman opened fire yesterday at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two adults. This marks the deadliest school shooting in the state's history and our hearts cry out in anguish and anger against this evil act.

Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church family mourn all loss of life, but especially cry out against mass violence such as what took place this past weekend in Buffalo, New York.

Andrews University will partner with other organizations to set up a small Adventist book shop in St. Louis, Missouri, to serve international delegates at the 61st Seventh-day Adventist General Conference Session in June, said president Andrea Luxton. Luxton said that the primary purpose of Andrews’ participation in the book shop is to introduce the new “Andrews Bible Commentary” to the world church.

"Return to Palau," the story of a young, Seventh-day Adventist missionary family that moves to the idyllic island nation of Palau and suffers a shocking tragedy, will be screened at the International Christian Film Festival in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, May 6, 2022.

On Easter Sunday,  April 17, 2022, Breath of Life Television Ministries, in conjunction with the Interfaith Broadcasting Commission, will air an Easter special on ABC television stations across the United States. The theme for the special is “A Living Hope.”

​​​​​​​"The Mysterious Note" had its Hope Channel premiere on April 4, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET, with more showings scheduled later in the month. The film looks to teach parents and kids what it means to be a good steward of the things God has entrusted them with.

Howard Community College (HCC) and Prince George’s Community College (PGCC), both in nearby Maryland counties, announced in March 2022 a partnership with Washington Adventist University to expand access to bachelor’s degree programs at Laurel College Center. Founded by HCC and PGCC, Laurel College Center is a Maryland regional higher education center that serves students seeking associate and bachelor’s degrees.

AdventHealth, one of the nation’s largest faith-based health care systems, will rename AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Bolingbrook, AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center GlenOaks, AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale and AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange as it completes the unwinding of its AMITA Health partnership.