Press Releases

Acabamos de recibir la triste noticia que Milton Peverini García descansa en el Señor. Falleció el 27 de junio de 2021. Él fue un siervo dedicado de Dios.

We just received the sad news that Milton Peverini García rests in the Lord. He passed away on June 27, 2021. He was a dedicated servant of God.

Union College is now building on a tradition of helping students live healthier, well-rounded lives and officially launched a $13 million capital campaign on June 16 to fund the construction of a new wellness center. The campaign will significantly expand the college’s fitness and athletic facilities. Current plans call for a new 54,000 square foot building next to Larson Lifestyle Center that will contain expanded workout rooms, athletic courts, a walking track, and a turf field.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada mourns with the families of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation and all the Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (Canada) following the discovery of 215 unmarked children’s graves at the former site of the Kamloops Indian Residential School.

It Is Written is pleased to announce a brand-new children’s evangelism resource: Buried Treasure. The comprehensive 21-day program is specially designed to minister to children up to 12 years of age during an evangelistic series, Vacation Bible School, Sabbath school, or similar event. Buried Treasure is produced by My Place With Jesus, It Is Written’s ministry for children.

On May 15, 2021, the North American Division will broadcast this symposium on COVID-19 vaccines. Healthcare professionals, communication experts, and church theologians will gather to help make sure church members are well informed when deciding whether to take the vaccine.

The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is preparing to airlift critical medical supplies and several oxygen generation systems to ease India’s coronavirus health crisis. The humanitarian agency is partnering with the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, including its Health Ministries Department, and Adventist Health International (AHI), to expand relief operations in the South Asian nation.

Evidence for a designed creation and a worldwide flood is the focus of a new, popularly-oriented book from Andrews University Press intended for the college classroom and general readership. Design and Catastrophe: 51 Scientists Explore Evidence in Nature, has been released this month by Andrews, in partnership with the Geoscience Research Institute (GRI) in Loma Linda, California.

Christian Record Services is pleased to announce Brian Carlson will join the Mission Advancement department as digital media manager, starting full-time on June 1, 2021.

Adventist Retirement is pleased to welcome two new employees, Jennifer Chung, as assistant treasurer, and Andrew Choi, as associate administrator/CFO. Chung joins the department to fill the role of outgoing assistant treasurer Lisa Shannon, who has accepted a position with the Adventist Healthcare Retirement Plan. on May 1, Andrew Choi will join Adventist Retirement as associate administrator/chief financial officer (CFO). He fills the vacancy created when Romero became administrator in May 2020.