The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Jan Paulsen, called on church members to remember and pray for the persecuted, especially those in Turkmenistan.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
In Adventist News Network's Year in Review, we look back at just a few of the stories covered by ANN this year—stories of faith, of action, of tragedy, but most of all, of hope.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Seventh-day Adventists in Montemorelos, Mexico--an economically poor region long considered a "mission area"—are turning old categories upside down as they raise money for church mission work in other areas of the world.
Montemorelos, Mexico
Religious freedom issues placed top of the agenda at a U.S. State Department meeting called to develop strategies for the rebuilding of civil society in Afghanistan.
Washington, D.C., USA
Forgiveness may be easier to accept than give, suggest the results of a University of Michigan study released last week.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Nearly 4,500 people have requested Bible studies in the past month as a result of an unprecedented mailing of Signs Magazine to residents of Minnesota, United States.
Maple Grove, Minnesota, United States
Chinese president Jiang Zemin has foreshadowed tighter control of religious activity in the future, warning that non-state approved religions will not be tolerated.
Beijing, China
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific is losing more ministers than it is gaining, according to research compiled by Brad Kemp, the church's leadership director.
Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
Asia's first comprehensive cancer center opened at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital last month.
, Hong Kong
Mission experts and directors of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Global Mission religious study centers met together December 5 to 8 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, to share reports and discuss future directions for Adventist relations with other religions throughout the world.
Siem Reap, Cambodia