4 May 2020 | A clause in Kansas City, Missouri’s, rules for a gradual reopening after COVID-19 has alarmed Adventists and other religious liberty advocates. In-person religious gatherings (including weddings and funerals) may resume, subject to the 10/10/10 rule (if held inside) or limited to 50 people outside, provided social distancing precautions are followed and […] Source: https://atoday.org/kansas-city-reopening-rules-alarm-religious-liberty-advocates/
Church Leaders in Inter-America Navigate ‘New Normal’ During Pandemic
With stay-at-home restrictions still enforced due to the Coronavirus pandemic, top Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Inter-America continue to juggle multiple video conference meetings, trainings, devotionals, sermons, and anything in-between to strengthen the church membership across its 24 unions, or major church regions.
“We are living in a new paradigm and we have to make sure to continue focusing on our ministry to nurture the church,” said Elie Henry, president of the church in…
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Adventists in St. Maarten prepare hot meals for hundreds of volunteers everyday
For more than three weeks now, a group of Seventh-day Adventists across the Dutch Island of Sint Maarten have been serving over 300 meals to volunteers who have been assisting the government in packing and distributing meals to seniors and other citizens who depend on the country’s social aid system. Volunteers from churches throughout the island have been preparing the hot meals six days a week since Apr. 5, 2020, as the island continues a nation-wide curfew because of the coronavirus…
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Adventists in St. Maarten prepare hot meals for dozens of volunteers everyday
For more than three weeks now, a group of Seventh-day Adventists across the Dutch Island of Sint Maarten have been serving over 300 meals to volunteers who have been assisting the government in packing and distributing meals to seniors and other citizens who depend on the country’s social aid system. Volunteers from churches throughout the island have been preparing the hot meals six days a week since Apr. 5, 2020, as the island continues a nation-wide curfew because of the coronavirus…
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“The Big Thank You”
How big a thank you have you said this week? My neighbour works in a local supermarket. She told me how good it felt to be thanked and to feel valued during this crisis. The reality of the value of ordinary people doing ordinary but important jobs has hit home. They are the ‘new celebrity’. So while you sit at home, lock your door and stay safe, why not share this message of thanks to farmers, shop workers, pharmacists, bakers and more – all those who contribute in real ways to our safety,…
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