College Students Aid Church Outreach in South Africa
Umtata, South Africa ... [ANN] When Newbold College students Alexander Gregg and Jennifer Dodge stood in Transkei College of Education in Umtata, Eastern Cape, South Africa in December, to say a publ...
Church Provides Emergency Centers for Victims of North American Ice Storm
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada ... [ANN] In the wake of the ice storm that hit Canada last week, Seventh-day Adventists are providing emergency assistance in what news media are describing as "the most expen...
Adventist Church in Korea Growing Despite Economic Crisis
Seoul, South Korea ... [ANN] Though Koreas economic crisis is severely impacting the nation, the Seventh-day Adventist Church still anticipates growth, according to church officials. "To date we have...
Tibetan Scholar Visits Adventist World Headquarters
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA ... [ANN] Zhaga, a Tibetan-born scholar, visited the Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters on January 6 to discuss religious liberty and the treatment of religi...
Adventists Support Russian Religious Liberty Watch
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA ... [ANN] Seventh-day Adventist leaders involved in the International Religious Liberty Association met with well-known journalist and Russian religious liberty reporter,...
New Satellite Spanish Network Will Serve the Americas
Costa Rica ... [ANN] A new network in the Spanish language will soon be delivering Adventist World Radio (AWR) programming to more than 40 local radio stations and several international shortwave stat...
Broadcasts Begin on Direct-to-home Satellite in Europe
Bracknell, England ... [ANN] Since the first of January 1998, listeners in Europe are able to tune in to Adventist World Radio on direct-to-home satellite radio. "This is AWR’s first foray into the e...
Adventist Aid Agency Makes Nepalese Children Smile
Kathmandu, Nepal… [ANN] A 29-member medical team from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Japan performed 52 surgical operations on children in Nepal between November 16 and December...
Former Adventist Pastor Held on War Crime Charges Now Released
Laredo, Texas… [ANN] Former Seventh-day Adventist pastor Elizaphan Ntakirutimana arrested in September 1996 was released on December 17, 1997, by a federal magistrate in Laredo, Texas, U.S.A. Ntakirut...
ANN: A Review of the Year
As the old year turns on its hinge to close another chapter of human history, it’s natural to reflect on the year’s events and their meaning. This brief review points out some of the highlights and tr...
Radio Station in Guam Survives Super Typhoon Paka
Agat, Guam, Western Pacific ... [ANN] "Asian listeners will be able to hear Adventist World Radio again by Christmas day," said Elvin Vence today. Vence is chief engineer at the station on Guam, which...
Broadcasts Begin on Direct-to-home Satellite in Europe
Bracknell, England ... [ANN] "On the first of January 1998 listeners in Europe will hear Adventist World Radio on direct-to-home satellite radio," says Don Jacobsen, AWR president. "This is AWR’s firs...
Upcoming Event ...
Seventh-day Adventist Research Physician to be Featured on NBC Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A. ... [ANN] Seventh-day Adventist Research physician Dr. Linda Hyder Ferry [see ANN Bulletin, November 11, ...
Adventist Delegation Probes Christianity in China
Beijing, China ... [ANN] A ten-strong delegation of Seventh-day Adventist leaders concluded on November 18 a two-week tour of mainland China to assess the situation for Christians in the country. The...
Unrest Continues in Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi ... [ANN] Ethnic violence continues to trouble the central African nation of Burundi, with attacks made even against a church school, reports Charles Montille, executive secretary o...
Milton Lee, China Evangelist, Dies
St. Helena, California, USA ... [ANN] A fatal car accident in California resulted in the death of Pastor Milton Lee, Thursday, December 4, 1997. Pastor Lee served in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong as an...
Ukrainian "Reformed" Adventists Re-unite with Seventh-day Adventist Church
Kiev, Ukraine ... [ANN] Two congregations of "Reformed" Adventists reunited with the Seventh-day Adventist Church denomination in the Ukraine. The Reform ed group split from the Adventist Church in 19...
Russian Woman Leads in Evangelism
Ekaterinburg, Russia ... [ANN] In the newly liberated society of modern Russia, Olga Pivovarova is at the forefront of the Seventh-day Adventist Churchs outreach ministry. A resident of Ekaterinburg,...
Adventist Choir Wins First Prize
Seoul, Korea ... [ANN] The Male Voice Choir from the Seventh-day Adventist Sahmyook University won first prize in the University National Choir Contest held in Seoul, Korea on November 14. Sponsored ...
Latest Massacre at Mudende
Mudende, Rwanda ... [ANN] At least 272 Tutsi refugees were massacred at the Mudende camp, located on the campus of the former Seventh-day Adventist University in Rwanda on December 11. The killings fo...