Issues of church unity and effective church leadership dominated a two-day visit to Ethiopia by Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, and Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church's General Conference
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Every Christian community has a responsibility to seek positive ways to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, said Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, during a four-day pastoral visit to Kenya, April 25 to 29.
Nairobi, Kenya
The exceptional growth rate of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya was acknowledged by Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, and Pastor Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church, who visited the country April 25 to 29.
Nairobi, Kenya
Addressing an assembly of students and faculty at the University of Eastern Africa, Jan Paulsen said Adventist institutions will not serve their purpose unless they offer training that benefits society.
Baraton, Kenya
Arson is suspected in two fires that destroyed the Seventh-day Adventist Church building in Tolochen, Belarus, on April 21.
Moscow, Russia
The Seventh-day Adventist Church must find new ways to present Christian concepts if it is to speak a message that is relevant and effective within secular cultures, said an international group of pastors, evangelists, and church leaders meeting April 16 and 17 at the Adventist Church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Joy Santuke, a Ugandan worker with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)in Sudan, was released April 21 after being taken hostage by armed militia on March 8, then detained by the government of Sudan for 37 days.
Khartoum, Sudan
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, will be the site of the 2010 General Conference Session, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's top international meeting held every five years.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Seventh-day Adventist Church President Jan Paulsen has challenged church leaders to help raise the public profile of the Adventist Church, to be more concerned with issues of "every-day life," and to speak a message that resonates with the needs, fears, and dreams of secular people.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
A new committee, approved April 19 by Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, will aim to coordinate and expand the Adventist Church's television ministry around the world.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA