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"It is really a good day when your first phone call in the morning is someone enrolling in Bible Correspondence [classes], and a little later someone [calls] requesting more information on how she can receive the HOPE channel. I am looking forward to more

Some 300 national and international guests and representatives, including Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen, attended inaugural ceremonies.

Germany: 'Voice of Hope' Broadcasts From New Adventist Media Center, Takes Home Bridge Award

The man who composed the song synonymous with the Seventh-day Adventist Church's belief in Jesus Christ's second coming, Wayne Hooper, died February 28 at his home in Thousand Oaks, California. He was 86. The song, We Have this Hope, was his best-known so

Wayne Hooper, who wrote the theme song, "We Have this Hope," for the 1962 General Conference Session, died February 28. [Photo courtesy of Voice of Prophecy]

'We Have This Hope' Composer, Wayne Hooper, Dies

In a turn on a much-used phrase, former United States' Ambassador, Robert Seiple on Feb. 28 urged participants at the International Religious Liberty Association's (IRLA) World Congress to promote "the separation of church and hate."

In order to combat religious hatred, "the conversations we need are conversations of mindsets across all religions," declared Ibrahim Rasool, the Premier of the Western Cape.

South Africa: Speaker Encourages Separation of Church and Hate

Even though hospitals, clinics and other health-care hubs are typically viewed as constants within a community, they are hardly immune to the issues that can sap a region's vitality. Those in developing countries are particularly susceptible.

The local church had voted to close Davis Memorial Hospital (DMH) in Guyana. After seeking management assistance from Adventist Health International, DMH church membership skyrocketed from 50 members to more than a thousand.

World Church: Adventist Health International Celebrates Decade of Assistance to Hospitals Worldwide

Religious liberty, the legal status of church properties and establishing legal offices were among several issues discussed at a joint conference of Seventh-day Adventist lawyers from throughout Africa meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, on Monday, Februa

A joint conference of Seventh-day Adventist lawyers from throughout Africa was a first for the African continent.

World Church: Adventist Lawyers Review Services to Church in Africa

United States: 'The Seventh Day' Documentary to Debut on Hope Channel, United States: Adventist University Advances 'Connecting with Jesus' Project

An LLT Productions cameraman films an actor portraying Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to a church door, a scene from <i>The Seventh Day</i>, a documentary tracing historical Sabbath-keeping. The series will soon to be aired on Hope TV. [Photo: courtesy of LLT Productions]

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"While athletes will be breaking sports records, Seventh-day Adventist university students ... are going to transform Rio de Janeiro into the capital of service and witness," says Pastor Otimar Gonçalves, youth ministries leader for the Adventist church i

Thousands of people, among them Seventh-day Adventists, will pack stadiums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Pan American games beginning mid-July. But instead of focusing on the competition, Adventists plan to unite witness and service, turning the event into an outreach opportunity.

Brazil: Adventists Plan Outreach During Pan American Games

Some 500 participants including government officials, ambassadors, church leaders, lay leaders and religious freedom experts gathered at the Sixth World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) February 27 to examine the theme "C

An estimated 500 participants including government officials, ambassadors, church leaders, lay leaders and religious freedom experts attend the Sixth World Congress of the International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA).

South Africa: Hundreds Gather From Various Faiths and Countries to Combat Hatred

Representatives of the London Seventh-day Adventist Youth Federation and other South London Adventists were among some 2,000 Christians and other Londoners who united in a prayer walk through two London boroughs blighted by a spate of fatal shootings.

“When Jesus walked this earth He spent due time in the synagogue, but His mission was with the people outside,” said Sam Gungaloo, youth leader at Balham Adventist church where members hit the streets to raise awareness about gun crime and how to prevent it.

United Kingdom: Adventists Join Other Faith Leaders, Respond to Gun Crime

Members of more than 400 Seventh-day Adventist churches across Australia united in prayer Feb. 17 to pray simultaneously for the end of  a severe drought and water crisis plaguing that country since last August.

Australia has been in the grip of a severe drought since last year. [Photo courtesy of Reuters]

Australia: Adventist Churches Pray For End to Drought

United States: Adventist Representative Commends UN Initiative to Curb Violence against Women, United States: Adventist Representative Commends UN Initiative to Curb Violence against Women, Serbia: Adventist Church Registers With Government, Burundi: AWR

Along with other representatives and the panel shown here, Dr. Jonathan Gallagher met at United Nations headquarters in New York to voice support for initiatives meant to curb violence against women worldwide. [Photo: PARL/ANN]

New Zealand ranks worst in the developed world for death rates among teenagers and other issues of teen welfare, such as suicide and pregnancy rates, according to a recent United Nations report. The report came during the first week of a bicycle tour that

Jake Ormsby (center) and Paul Rankin (right) talk with the deputy mayor of Dunedin, who welcomed the “Circle of courage” cyclists to the city.

New Zealand: Bike Tour Challenges Adults to Connect With Young People

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