News in Brief: Pitcairn Adventists Celebrate Birth
The first baby to be born on Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific in 17 years was born Sept. 14. Nadine Christian gave birth to a daughter, Emily Rose, in the Pitcairn Island Medical Clinic. Her husband, Randy, is an eighth generation descendant of Fletcher Christian, leader of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty in 1789. Pitcairn is noted for its Adventist community and heritage. [Brenton Stacey]
Adventist Church’s Executive Meeting Broadcast Schedule
Seventh-day Adventist Church President Jan Paulsen will deliver his opening address to Annual Council Friday Oct. 10 at 6:15 p.m. EDT. The address will be carried live by Adventist Television Network’s “The Hope Channel.” It will be rebroadcast at 6:30 p.m. PDT. The Sabbath, or Saturday, worship service will be broadcast live Oct. 11 beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT and rebroadcast at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Saturday afternoon mission reports will be carried live at 2:00 p.m. EDT and will be rebroadcast at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Time of broadcast for other sessions of the biannual meeting will be updated on www.adventist.tv. [Ansel Oliver]
AIIAS: Online Course Begins
The Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines now has 14 students enrolled in its first online program, which will lead to a Masters of Public Health degree. The school’s online courses have been planned since 2001, and it is the first world church institution outside of North America to offer an Internet-based distance learning program, officials say. [Jonathan Catolico]
