Adventist News

Over 2,500 young people from across Europe attended the 2022 Young Adventist Congress in Lahti, Finland. Themed “Plug In,” key speaker David Asscherick encouraged young people to remain connected with Jesus, inspiring attendees to renew their commitment to Jesus. The close of the event celebrated 12 baptisms!

Adventists in South America helped nearly two million people in just six months.

First in the news, More than four million 100 thousand refugees from Ukraine have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border since the beginning of the conflict. Adventist Disaster and Relief Agency (ADRA) helps them with shelter, food, and mental health support.

First in the news, July 8 is the launching of the Portuguese Adventist Hymnal. It was rearranged and redesigned to give greater prominence to the doctrinal identity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. With the more simple and easy to understand language, it will reach a larger group of members, especially children and young people.

First in the News: Adventist Youth in St. Louis, Got Involved! While the General Conference Session 2022 is happening, Adventist Youth made a difference in the lives of the homeless and needy of St. Louis. Led by Pastor Dejan Stojkovic, they reached out and gave help and pieces of literature to the streets. They answered God’s call and Got Involved!

The 2022 General Conference Session in Saint Louis ends on June 11, 2022. President Ted N. C. Wilson, in his ending message, put an emphasis on biblical principles and the mission of the church. He urged everyone to “be involved and go to preach the gospel into all the world.”

First in the news, Southern Asia Pacific Division’s Voice of Youth EXPAND, a church- based, all-year- round evangelistic effort sent almost 27,000 young people to reach out in their communities. As a result, this May, they were able to reap 7, 514 new souls and take them at the foot of the cross.

First in the news, The Ten Thousand Toes Campaign, an initiative of Adventist Health, has received the 2022 Healthy Island Award in the Best Practice Category from the World Health Organization for its work in Fiji. The award recognizes the work that "10,000 Toes" is doing to help address the epidemic of lifestyle diseases, particularly diabetes, in the Pacific.

The worldwide Adventist Church is holding a 40 Days of Prayer event ahead of the upcoming General Conference Session, which runs June 6 to 11 this year, in St. Louis, Missouri. The Church invites members from around the world to join in 40 Days of Prayer, from May 3rd to June 11th, which is the last day of the General Conference Session.

Student filmmakers gathered at Loma Linda University Church for the 20th annual Sonscreen Film Festival, which included the world premiere of Hope Media Europe’s series. More than 150 attended the festival this year, with more than 300 attending the Friday evening premiere of Encounters, a five-episode TV series about college chaplains and the students who come to see them.

President of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Michael Kruger recently made a statement on the organization’s humanitarian response in Ukraine and its surrounding regions.

Seventh-day Adventist members around the world are continuing to pray for the conflict in Eastern Europe, specifically Ukraine.