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Seventh-day Adventists have given their hospital at Wabag in Papua New Guinea to the local Engan community.

Doctors performed 90 major and 140 minor
operations in the year before Sopas Adventist Hospital closed.

Papua New Guinea: Church Gives Hospital to Community

"Women need to be more involved in the life of the church," says Ardis Stenbakken, director of women's ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist world church, speaking out on International Women's day, designated March 8 by the United Nations, and celebrat

Ardis Stenbakken, director of women's ministries for the Adventist Church, says great things can be accomplished when the majority gets involved. She points out that women make up 70 percent of the church.

ANN Feature: Women Seek More Involvement in Church Life, Says Leader

Proposals initiated by the US Commission on International Freedom to address the ongoing persecution of religious minorities in Turkmenistan brought reaction from the Seventh-day Adventist Church's department of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty.

John Gallagher, the Seventh-day Adventist Church liaison to the United Nations, was disappointed with the outcome of the world conference on racism in Durban, South Africa.

Persecution in Turkmenistan Condemned by Adventist Representative

Seventh-day Adventist leaders in North America are urging the federal and state governments in the United States to halt scheduled executions in cases where the fairness of the legal process can be called into question.

Clarence Hodges, public affairs director for the Adventist Church in North America.

North America: Church Urges Safeguards Against Execution of Innocent

The California Supreme Court heard oral argument March 11 about whether a Roman Catholic-owned medical clinic can fire an employee who actively works against the religious mission of the institution.

Robert Nixon, legal counsel for the Adventist Church, says the case heard by the California Supreme Court concerns whether a religious institution can make hiring and firing decisions on the basis of religion.

Churches Support Right to Hire Same-Faith Employees

A conference on the elimination of child labor sponsored by the Government of the Netherlands and the International Labor Organization has gained wide support from the international community, and is of great importance to the welfare of children around t

Church Addresses Issues Raised by Conference on Child Labor

The Ingathering: Hope for Humanity program has embraced new outreach methods, resulting in a 9 percent increase in fundraising totals, says the director of the program.

Maitland DiPinto, director of the Ingathering: Hope for Humanity program, shows a booklet that reports on the Adventist Church's humanitarian work. He hopes church members can build stronger relationships with their communities.

"Ingathering" Totals on the Rise in North America

Youth leaders are hungry for resources and information, says Seventh-day Adventist youth leader James Black, after what he calls "an all too successful" youth leadership convention.

Above: Adventist youth leaders from seven countries pack the convention ballroom at the North American Youth Ministries Leadership Convention in Atlanta. Below: Youth director for North America, James Black, right, presents one of 12 distinguished youth awards. [Photos courtesy Ronald K. Pollard]

Atlanta Youth Leaders Convention Shows "Hunger for Resources"

Korea: Adventists Set Health Goals for Coming Decade -- Adventist Receives Grammy Award

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Local authorities broke up a meeting at a Seventh-day Adventist church in Gyanja, western Azerbaijan, February 24, saying the church has failed to obtain a necessary re-registration certificate.

Police Close Adventist Church in Azerbaijan

Five days of fighting between Hindus and Muslims in rural western India has left more than 500 people dead, and thousands more too frightened to return to their homes.

Religious Violence Flares in India

More than 1,100 people were baptized earlier this month during the first women-led evangelistic series held by Seventh-day Adventists in India.

The crowd at a women-lead meeting last month in Andhre Pradish, India. Below, women from surrounding villages respond.

Women Conduct Groundbreaking Outreach Program in India

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