October 2008 Archives
Mozambique: More than four hundred adults learn to read, write
Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week. Held in 22 churches built by Maranatha Volunteers International, a non-profit construction group run by the Seventh-day Adventist...October 28
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Spain: Romanian president attends Adventist church in Madrid
Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists. "While the Romanian Adventist community in Madrid is loyal...October 28
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Korean Adventist language school receives 2008 'Best Brand Award'
The Seventh-day Adventist-run SDA Language School in Seoul received a 2008 Best Brand Award in the 'Language Education Category' last month based on a countrywide consumer survey involving more than 1.5 million Koreans. The award makes the language school a...October 28
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Adventist Union president for North Pacific region dies at 61
Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61. Patzer was known for his commitment to evangelism -- the veteran church leader personally conducted major outreach...October 27
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Inter-America: Adventist volunteers feed nearly 1 million in single afternoon
For 20 of his 35 years, Vladimir Gomez has lived on the streets of Bucaramanga, Colombia, struggling with a drug addiction and begging for money and food. But on October 11, Gomez was among nearly one million needy people throughout...October 21
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Slovenia: Adventist Church celebrates 100 years
Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists in Slovenia gathered in their country's second largest city, Maribor, last month to mark 100 years of Adventism in the Central European country. Celebrations began in January with an exhibition at the City Museum in the...October 14
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High growth in North Brazil adds second Union administration
Seventh-day Adventist world church leaders cited membership growth and need for flexibility when reorganizing administrative structures in August, including a large region of Brazil experiencing explosive membership growth.Officials revealed to the church's Executive Committee the changes in Brazil's Amazon region...October 14 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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New grants for Adventist researchers approved
Seventh-day Adventist world church officers approved several education proposals during an October 14 business session, including an initiative to promote and fund research, as well as a policy change delegating education oversight to local administrations. Encouraging scholarly research will positively...October 14
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Seeking efficiency, Annual Council votes administrative changes
Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist world church have voted to ask the next world business session for broad authority to change church departmental structures and hiring, as they pursue greater efficiency than the current process, leaders say. "It is important...October 14
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Hillsboro Spanish named 2008 Innovative Church of the Year
The Hillsboro Spanish Seventh-day Adventist Church of Portland, Oregon was named 2008 Innovative Church of the Year by the North American region's Church Resource Center October 6 during the fourth annual church-sponsored Conference on Innovation. Hillsboro Spanish offers health fairs,...October 14
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Over 1 million join Adventist Church in fifth consecutive year
For the fifth consecutive year, more than 1 million people have joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide, according to this year's church statistical report. Church leaders said for the year ending June 30, on average about 2,800 people joined the...October 13
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Church budget adjusts for tough financial times
The financial situation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is under pressure from the turbulence rocking world financial markets, church financial officials report, but world church leaders are taking what they call prudent steps to manage during the crisis. On Oct....October 13
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Adventist world church president delivers Sabbath sermon to Annual Council delegates
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Jan Paulsen delivered the Sabbath sermon on October 11 at Araneta Coliseum in Manila, Philippines, in connection with the world church's Annual Council business session. Paulsen said humans achieve a "new humanity" after being reconciled...October 13
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Four Adventist world church leaders appointed at annual business session
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Executive Committee elected four new church officers and leaders October 12, the first full-day business session of its Annual Council, meeting this year in Manila. The committee voted new leaders for Southern Asia, North America, the...October 13
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Traveling Bible begins worldwide trip to promote scripture study
An unusual copy of the Bible began an unusual journey today. The special leather-bound copy, measuring 12 by 18 inches, is written in 66 languages -- one for each book. Its trip began at the Seventh-day Adventist Church's spiritual convocation...October 11
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Adventist Church president emphasizes 'global family' at Executive Committee opening
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's "message of hope" and commitment to scripture marked the opening of the denomination's fall business session, Annual Council, in Manila, Friday, October 10. Seventh-day Adventist Church President Jan Paulsen greeted more than 300 meeting delegates and...October 10
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India: ADRA aiding millions affected by flooding
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to provide relief to the northeastern state of Bihar, India in response to heavy monsoon rains that flooded the region in September, killing more than 235 people and affecting nearly 5...October 09
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Georgia: ADRA delivers food, supplies to help refugees survive winter
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to assist internally displaced Georgian refugees who are facing severe conditions with the onset of winter and temperatures that could dip to 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 Celsius). The South Ossetia conflict...October 07
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Innovators meeting to help reinvent worship, outreach
Raj Attiken wants ideas. The more unconventional, the better. The Seventh-day Adventist leader in Ohio is calling for a "culture of innovation" within the church that encourages and applauds relevant and effective ways to worship and do outreach. Attiken worries...October 03
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