President of Burkina Faso Awards Order of Merit to Church Aid Agency
The President of Burkino Faso, Mr. Blaise Campaore, has awarded the country's Order of Merit for rural development to the Adventist Development and Relief Agency
The Fastest-growing Adventist Church
Mass Baptisms in Peru, where in just one week, 27,100 new members joined in what is believed to be the largest increase ever over such a time period.
Church in Cuba Celebrates Continued Growth
The baptism at the Almar swimming pool near Havana, the largest such facility in Cuba, was yet another evidence of the Church's increasing presence in the society
Trauma Team Plans Direct Response to World Disasters
"We're looking to provide training and support for critical incidents, working through world relief organizations," says coordinator Dr. Beverley Buckles
Adventist Attorney Concerned by Growing Trend of Religious Discrimination in Land Zoning Decisions
Faith and civil rights groups from across the spectrum are becoming more concerned at the power of local authorities to levy excessive fees as a condition of building a church
Heart Disease and Drinking Wine: The Downside of Popular Belief
The belief that drinking wine helps protect against heart disease is wrong, according to The Globe magazine, published by the Institute of Alcohol Studies in the United Kingdom. Reports in the early ...
West Timorese Flood Victims Receive Aid
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is carrying out a two-month emergency relief program for thousands of people
Afghan Educators Ask for Medical Training Assistance, Humanitarian Aid
Dr. Maulawi Hamdullah Numani, the Afghan Minister of Higher Education, expressed his appreciation for the work previously carried out in Afghanistan by Loma Linda University
One Week-27,100 Baptisms
In just one week, 27,000 new members joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Peru
230 New Churches in India
A large-scale church building project in India has revealed a
Adventist College Receives $2.1 Million Technology Grant
This grant will modernize Oakwood's technology platform by providing access to computers
Adventist Church Web Site Launches Daily On-Line Devotional
A different devotional each day, from one of the Review and Herald's seven most popular devotional books, can be viewed by going to www.adventist.org,
Lutheran, Adventist Discussion Papers Published
Papers produced in the interfaith dialogue between Seventh-day Adventists and Lutherans, carried out between 1994 and 1998, have been published
Women Aid Literacy in Togo
A team of teachers working in Togo report progress in developing literacy in village society, with a special focus on women
Alcohol Abuse Increasing Worldwide, Warns Church Health Official
“Alcohol abuse worldwide is on the increase, with many more people becoming alcohol dependent and larger quantitites of alcohol being consumed,” reports Thomas Neslund, associate health director for t...
Adventist Professor Highlights Horrors of Child Prostitution in Thailand
An estimated 800,000 children below the age of 16 work as prostitutes in Thailand,
Adventist Women Join March Against Gun Violence
Seventh-day Adventist women from around the United States joined more than 700,000 women on Sunday, May 14
Adventist Pastor Freed from Sri Lankan Prison
Seventh-day Adventist pastor Anthony Alexander was released on Monday, May 15
Church in Cuba Celebrates Continued Growth
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from all parts of Cuba witnessed a baptism of 300 new members on May 13
Environmental Concerns Need More Church Support, says Antiguan Ambassador
During a meeting at the world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on May 10, Hurst pointed to the massive impact that pollution played in threats such as global warming