By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (SIlver Spring, Maryland, United States)

The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (EXCOM) voted March 19, to postpone the 2020 General Conference Session until May 2021. The vote comes after a March 17 recommendation from the General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) to delay the 2020 General Conference Session (GC Session) by up to two years due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 General Conference Session will be held in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is currently scheduled from May 20…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Adventist News Network and Adventist Review)

In light of recent, very rapid, and highly unusual developments associated with COVID-19 and precautions taken by organizations around the world to curb the spread of the virus, Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders have initiated a series of meetings to discuss implications for the Adventist Church.
Over the course of several weeks, General Conference Session planners, health professionals, legal advisors and administrators have been carefully and prayerfully exploring possible…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, president, Seventh-day Adventist World Church)

(Editor’s Note: Below is the transcript of a video message regarding COVID-19, or Coronavirus, from the President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson.)
Brothers and sisters, today I would like to talk with you about a phenomenon that is sweeping across the world—a situation that is moving so rapidly that people everywhere are wondering what can be done to stop this uninvited, unwelcome, potentially deadly coronavirus, known as COVID-19.
As of March 12, this highly…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (ANN Staff)

Out of an abundance of caution and care for the community we serve, the leadership of the headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has decided employees will work remotely until March 30th, 2020. This is a precautionary response due to a heightened index of suspicion related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Ted N.C. Wilson emphasized the business of the Seventh-day Adventist Church will continue. Wilson said, “Although access to the building…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (North American Division)

The leadership of the North American Division of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church (NAD), in consultation with the leaders of the nine union conferences in the NAD, is providing some guidance for the churches and schools in our territories regarding the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
As Christians we have a responsibility to care for each other and ourselves. With the World Health Organization now declaring COVID-19 to be a pandemic, we should be seen as…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission)

A Seventh-day Adventist biology professor miraculously acquired prime land on the Galápagos Islands to open a field station for Loma Linda University students in the 1970s.
Nearly 50 years later, hundreds of people descended on the site to celebrate the opening of a landmark museum and research center where tourists and scientists alike can explore the origins of the earth with state-of-the-art technology.
The Origins Museum of Nature, located on the main Charles Darwin Avenue in Puerto Ayora,…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, president, Seventh-day Adventist World Church)

As many people are fully aware, there is a very serious health situation affecting various parts of the globe in relation to the coronavirus COVID-19 illness. About 90,000 people have been diagnosed in about 65 countries worldwide with over 3,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. This has caused increasing apprehension in travel, business, health care, in scheduling of meetings, and in general daily life. As many of you know, recently, I requested prayer for this unusual illness and am now…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Ted N.C. Wilson, president, Seventh-day Adventist World Church)

As many people are fully aware, there is a very serious health situation affecting various parts of the globe in relation to the coronavirus COVID-19 illness. About 90,000 people have been diagnosed in about 65 countries worldwide with over 3,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19. This has caused increasing apprehension in travel, business, health care, in scheduling of meetings, and in general daily life. As many of you know, recently, I requested prayer for this unusual illness and am now…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (Todd McFarland, associate general counsel for the Office of General Counsel of the Seventh-day Adventist Church)

[Prior coverage of this case can be found here: “U.S. Department of Justice Urges Supreme Court to Hear Adventist’s Sabbath Accommodation Case;” “U.S. Supreme Court Asks Government to Express View on Church Member’s Case;” and“Adventist Pharmacy Workers’ Case_Likely to be Accepted by U.S. Supreme Court.”]
On Monday, February 24, 2020, a nearly nine-year journey came to an end when the Supreme Court declined to hear Patterson v. Walgreens. This case came out of Walgreens’ decision to terminate…

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By AdventistNews@gc.adventist.org (CD-EUDNEWS)

On Saturday, 25 January the pastor of a local church congregation in Italy signed a joint declaration with other faith groups which, while focused on respectful dialogue among and between different religious denominations, contained some statements which run counter to Seventh-day Adventist principles regarding inter-church relations.
The administration of the Inter-European Division (EUD) disapproves the signing of the ecumenical charter, and reaffirms its position concerning the involvement…

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