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June 2009

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30 June 2009

Church buys Mamarapha College property
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia has purchased the 2.6 hectares of land where Mamarapha College is located on the outskirts of Perth. 
13th Sabbath Offering to help Africa
When the world is in financial meltdown and governments are struggling to boost the economy with “stimulus packages” and “temporary deficits;” when people are losing employment and facing mortgage default, its hardly a time to make a plea for Africa!” says Pastor Ray Coombe, director of Adventist Mission for the South Pacific Division.

29 June 2009


Adventist medical researcher on verge of cancer researh breakthrough
A Seventh-day Adventist medical researcher living in Brisbane, Queensland believes she is on the verge of a breakthrough in cancer research.

25 June 2009

  Adventists in the news
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers.

24 June 2009

Avondale singers perform at Sydney Opera House
Avondale College's vocal ensemble has featured in a free concert at Sydney Opera House.

23 June 2009

Queen Knights Jamaica's Adventist Governor-General
Adventist Review magazine reports that Dr Patrick Linton Allen, the first Seventh-day Adventist pastor to serve as governor-general of Jamaica, has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

22 June 2009

Avondale Aviation School sold
Avondale College, the Adventist church's tertiary institution in Australia, has sold its school of aviation after more than 30 years.

17 June 2009

First Australian-made show airs for IIW
For the first time, It Is Written (IIW) Oceania will be screening an Australian filmed and produced episode on free-to-air television.

Adventists in the news
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers.  

16 June 2009

Adventist schools benefit from stimulus
Adventist schools in Australia have received more than $A100 million as part of the Australian government's education modernisation program.

15 June 2009

ADRA Australia calls for donations
Aid agencies are facing the same struggles as many other organisations, thanks to the global financial crisis.

Victorian churches fund diabetes equipment for Mongolian hospitals
Seventh-day Adventist churches in Victoria raised $A14,000 in eight weeks to fund diabetes-related equipment for hospitals in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar.

12 June 2009

InFocus Adventist News
$3 million grants will develop city churches in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Lae.

11 June 2009

Pacific Islands advancement offering
The number of Seventh-day Adventist young people attending universities in Pacific island countries has escalated dramatically in recent years.
Sanitarium Nutrition Services partners with Women's Weekly
The Australian Women's Weekly-one of Australia's best known lifestyle magazines-has invited Sanitarium Nutrition Services (SNS) to provide weekly nutrition and health articles for their newly-revamped website.
  Adventists in the news
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers. 

10 June 2009

New Australian programs air on Hope
A number of programs filmed last year as part of "Project Hope-Australia" are now screening on the Hope Channel.

5 June 2009

InFocus Adventist News
Soil turned for a new Adventist K-12 college in north-western Sydney.

Light of the world now online
Light of the World," a Bible correspondence course run by the Adventist Discovery Centre, is now available to students online.

4 June 2009

Educators focused on mission and spirituality
Educational leaders from Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the New Zealand Pacific region have been challenged to play a central role in the mission of the church.
Church members lead outreach in WA
Adventist church members in Perth have concluded an evangelistic series, attended by more than 700 people.
  Adventists in the news
Spotlight on what Seventh-day Adventists are doing in their community as reported in the newspapers.

3 June 2009

Churches in Mexico reopen
In Mexico, Adventist churches, institutions resume normal operations. No cases of H1N1 reported among church members or students.

2 June 2009

Youth glad church provides Edge
Over all, the response to the survey was "very positive," according to Adele Nash, editor of The Edge.
Reedy Creek church members conduct outreach in Ukraine
An evangelistic program run in the Ukraine has "broken new ground".

1 June 2009


Division leaders examine church finances
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific is surviving difficult economic conditions and continues to move forward with its mission, according to church leaders.
ADRA Assists NNSW Flood Victims
When heavy rains caused severe flooding in northern New South Wales late last week, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency Australia provided immediate support to those affected.

Karalundi unveils honour board
Karalundi Aboriginal Education Centre recently unveiled an honour board listing the names of its chairpersons and principals since 1986.

 

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