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February 8, 2013 Larry Becker, Executive Director, University Relations La Sierra University The La Sierra University constituents will meet in a special session on February 21, to consider proposed changes to the university’s bylaws. The recommendations address concerns about university governance issues identified by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), La Sierra’s regional [...]

In the past three weekends are representatives of all municipalities in the Netherlands met for the five-year union congress. During this important event, the new directors of the church in the Netherlands appointed and that often receives the most attention in the immediate coverage. Yet there are two other important parts of the union congress: [...]

On Thursday, November 15, the executive committee of the Pacific Union Conference unanimously approved requests to ordain seven women and two men. Most of the women who were approved for ordination have been in ministry for several years — in some cases several decades — but have officially been considered “commissioned.” According to Bradford Newton, [...]

The Press Enterprise, a newspaper covering Riverside and San Bernardino counties in Calif., covered a story about a group of gay and lesbian students trying to become an officially recognized club at La Sierra University. A group of gay and lesbian students at La Sierra University is trying again to gain official recognition for their [...]

The Columbia Union Conference issued the following statement Sept. 26, 2012: We acknowledge the concerns and questions our recent special constituency vote raised among some of our church family and administrators and regret that some misunderstood our motives and intentions. We unwaveringly stand in solidarity with our worldwide church family in faith, belief, doctrine and [...]

The Pacific Union Conference’s special session begins at 1 p.m. (PST). The event is being held at the Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills, 21850 Oxnard Street, Woodland Hills, California, 91367. ADvindicate will be covering this event via live blog, but the PUC will also be streaming the event live for those who want to watch [...]