New Satellite Evangelism Series Begins in Romania
A 22-day satellite evangelistic series was launched February 23 from the Seventh-day Adventist theological seminary near Bucharest, Romania.
Bucharest, Romania
Healing Needed in Troubled East Indonesia, Says Adventist Leader
Government efforts to end more than three years of religious and ethnic violence in Indonesia's Maluku province have met only limited success, report Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in the region.
Sulawesi Utara, Indonesia
Adventist Volunteer Drowns in El Salvador
A Seventh-day Adventist pastor on a volunteer project in El Salvador drowned February 24 while rescuing several people caught in a riptide in the Pacific Ocean.
San Salvador, El Salvador
Thousands Complete Literacy Program in Uganda
More than 3,400 adults graduated February 11 from an adult literacy program in Eastern Uganda run by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
Mayuge District, Uganda
20,000 Baptized During Dominican Evangelistic Series
More than 20,000 people have been baptized as a result of what organizers are calling the most successful evangelistic series ever held by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Dominican Republic.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Church in Norway Calls for Fewer Committee Meetings, More Evangelism
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Norway is giving priority to public evangelism for a 10-week period by limiting the number of in-house committee meetings and by cutting back on non-evangelistic church events.
Royse, Norway
"Gift of Preaching" Not Gender Exclusive, Affirms Church in Malawi
Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Malawi, East Africa, issued a statement earlier this month affirming that "women with the gift of preaching should be encouraged to preach and share the Word of God."
Blantyre, Malawi
Churches in Brazil Bring Religion to Cell Phones
Churches in Brazil are partnering with a major cell phone company to launch a cell phone broadcast channel called the Minute of Faith.
Brasília, Brazil
Adventist Woman to Chair Britain's Interfaith Family Committee
Seventh-day Adventist church member Karen Holford has been elected as chair of Churches Together for Families, an interchurch group that explores ways in which the churches in Britain can work together to support families.
Watford, England
Rwandan President Praises Completion of Schools
Education is playing a vital role in the reconstruction of Rwandan society, said Rwanda's President Paul Kagame, speaking February 12 at a ceremony marking the completion of 26 classrooms at Bukomero Primary School in Ntenyo district of Gitarama Province.
Ntenyo, Rwanda