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South African helped ban smoking on airlines in 1980s

Denis Baird, right, receives the General Conference Health Ministries Medal of Distinction from Associate Health Ministries Director Dr. Peter Landless in a ceremony on December 17 in Johannesburg. Baird’s wife Bridget holds the award.

Baird honored with lifetime achievement award for anti-tobacco work

Former UN special rapporteur spoke out against intolerance, repression

From left, human rights lawyer Abdelfattah Amor with John Graz, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church, at the 5th International Religious Liberty Association World Congress. Amor was a speaker at the June 2002 event in Manila. [photo courtesy IRLA]

Human rights champion Amor was 'great defender of religious freedom'

Adventist Church’s reapplication for official recognition is pending; No gap expected, religious liberty advocates say

John Graz, director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty for the Adventist world church, monitors the status of church registration in Hungary from the denomination’s headquarters. Church leaders in Europe report that the Seventh-day Adventist Church there will likely regain its official status at the end of February. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Reintroduced law again jeopardizing status of some churches in Hungary

Highlights from the 2012 headquarters budget of  $167 million; full budget upon request

Adventist Church Undertreasurer Juan R. Prestol spoke with ANN about the GC world budget for 2012. This is the third consecutive year ANN has made available the full budget for readers to review. [ANN file photo]

World budget funds mission, administrative support outside North America

Agency distributing masks, responding to Ministry of Health’s appeal

Local indigenous families near the Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador are receiving masks and eye solution courtesy of ADRA at the request of the nation's Ministry of Health. Many local residents have chosen not to leave their family's land despite the government's request to evacuate.

In Ecuador, ADRA assisting indigenous families living near volcano

Tropical Storm Washi has killed more than 800, local officials report

Tropical storm Washi caused flash flooding in the northern part of Mindanao, Philippines. ADRA is distributing emergency food kits and plans to soon expand its humanitarian response to supply drinking water.

In Philippines, ADRA distributing supplies to flood victims

Asian Aid sponsoring values-based education for 8,500 children in region

Orphans sponsored through Asian Aid receive food, shelter and values-based education at nearby Adventist schools. [photos courtesy Asian Aid]

In India, new orphanage on horizon for Adventist supporting ministry

Law of Churches won't go into effect in January

Hungarian court strikes down controversial religious law

Move is ‘milestone’ as volunteers will head to denomination’s ‘world priority’

Homer Trecartin, president of the newly formed Middle East Union, addresses the South American Division's Year End Meeting last month on the needs of the region. Officers in South America then decided to devote four of their own Inter-Division Employee budgets to the region.

South America to send four pastors to Middle East

Cangy on youth owning their faith, bringing all parties together; his journey

Gilbert Cangy wants youth to take ownership of their faith. Appointed Youth Ministries director of the Adventist world church last year, Cangy also wants to bring church and supporting-ministry groups together to support youth in their spiritual development. [ANN file photo by Gerry Chudleigh]

The man with the plan

Adventist seminary could be affected by January 1 implementation

Dwayne Leslie, legislative affairs director for the Adventist Church, was one of two church representatives who met with the Hungarian ambassador this week to explain the effects of the Law of Churches. Here, Leslie speaks at a religious liberty event in Washington, D.C. earlier this year. [ANN file photo]

Church leaders meet with Hungarian ambassador on looming deregistration of churches

Church's president in Britain on reaching all races; how to measure success

Ian Sweeney, president of the Adventist Church in Britain, wants members to reach out to all cultural groups. Many areas in the UK have no Adventist presence, he says. [photo courtesy BUC]

Church Chat: Where did London's majority white church population go?

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