June 2017

A new development has brought an end to Adventist Health’s efforts to transfer control of Walla Walla General Hospital’s services to Providence Health & Services — an initiative they jointly announced on April 3 and that both organizations had hoped to achieve by midsummer.

"Operation Whitecoat" is a film that tells the story of more than 2,300 Adventist, non-combatant conscientious objectors who volunteered for biodefense research studies.They showed extraordinary commitment to religious principles and courage to participate in tests that produced outcomes reaching far beyond Army biodefense. Educator and veteran Randall Larsen shares his reasons for making the film. READ this interview.

William Clinton Scales, Jr., a pastor and evangelist who spent his life in service to the Lord, passed away on May 27, 2017, near Birmingham, Alabama. He was 82. A celebration of his life and legacy was held on June 11, 2017, at Oakwood University Church in Huntsville, Alabama.

On June 1-3, the North American Religious Liberty Association (NARLA) hosted the Religious Liberty Summit, an annual event designed to educate and train local church members on the current religious freedom advocacy trends and developments. Nearly 30 attendees from across the NAD attended the summit, which began with participation in a commemorative event marking the 500-year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.