Adventist Church in South America 2 Million Strong

Brasília, Brazil ... [ANN] The Seventh-day Adventist Church in South America has passed the 2 million member mark, according to a report from regional church secretary Elder Raul Gomez. In 2001 the church in South America baptized nearly 200,000 people. In Peru, Seventh-day Adventists already number 500,000 and in Brazil the church has more than 1 million members, with the greatest growth in the northern region of the country. “God has given great blessings and victories to His church,” says Ruy Nagel, president of the Adventist Church in South America.

100,000 Attend Evangelism Series in Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic ... [ANN] A satellite evangelism series at a stadium in the Dominican Republic is drawing nightly attendance of 100,000 and thousands are considering baptism because of the event, say local church sources. The series, hosted by Alejandro Bullon, is being produced and broadcast by ADSAT, the region’s church-run cable and satellite TV network based in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The series is also being broadcast throughout the Americas, and 15 local TV stations and cable networks are carrying the series live.