21 October 2020 | Steven Arauz, a gay sixth-grade teacher at Adventist-run Forest Lake Educational Center in Longwood, Florida, has been fired. The Orlando Sentinel reported today that Arauz was fired after administration discovered his sexual orientation. The teacher who “was viewed as a model foster and adoptive parent, a single dad who gave talks […] Source: https://atoday.org/gay-teacher-fired-from-adventist-school-in-florida/
Mt. Roubidoux pastors dismissed, questions remain
21 October 2020 | Back-to-back letters on October 18 from the leaders of the Southeastern California Conference (SECC) and the leaders of the Mt. Roubidoux Seventh-day Adventist Church in Riverside, California, confirm the dismissal of two pastors: the senior pastor, Michael Kelly, and associate pastor Rebecca Davis. The letters, originally posted on social media, have […] Source: https://atoday.org/mt-roubidoux-pastors-dismissed-questions-remain/
Birmingham Churches Reach Out Under Lockdown
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel
What a different year it has been! Although the pandemic has caused the doors of our church buildings in Area 5 to remain closed for the past seven months, it has given us the opportunity to do things and to influence the lives of people in our communities in ways we would not have thought possible had the crisis not arisen.
Here is a summary…Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2020-10-21/773/
Week of Prayer 2020
Middle East University Increases Enrollment Despite Covid-19 and Economic Crisis
20 October 2020 | The Adventist university in Beirut, Lebanon, announced increased enrollment for the start of the 2020-2021 school year. An ANN news story points out the growth for Middle East University (MEU) comes despite an economic crisis in the country as the local currency lost 80% of its value over the last several […] Source: https://atoday.org/middle-east-university-increases-enrollment-despite-covid-19-and-economic-crisis/
