More than 40 Seventh-day Adventist communicators from across Europe met April 22 to 28 at Rogaska Slatina, Slovenia, to focus on more effectively communicating to both Adventist audiences and to the general public.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
The prevailing mood among American teens has shifted dramatically in the past half-decade to a more "upbeat, optimistic and self-reliant perspective," according to research from the Barna Research Group.
Ventura, California, USA
The Seventh-day Adventist Church plays an important role in promoting principles of tolerance and religious freedom, said Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Knut Vollebaek, during a visit April 23 to the Adventist Church world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
The small Seventh-day Adventist community in the western African country of Equatorial Guinea grew by more than 20 percent during March following an evangelistic series lead by volunteers from Montemorelos, Mexico.
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
A recently released report warns that the rapid spread of Sharia-or Islamic law-in Nigeria could provoke further inter-religious conflict.
Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria
Two students from the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Zaoksky Theological Seminary were attacked by a gang of 15 young people April 16 while waiting on a train platform.
Moscow, Russia
More than 3,000 Seventh-day Adventist lay members registered for the Festival of the Laity in Orlando, Florida, this past week, and at least twice that number attended the closing worship services held on April 27.
Orlando, Florida, USA
A practical plan for Seventh-day Adventist lay ministries and church leaders to better combine efforts in cross-cultural mission was one of the key results of the Cross-cultural Mission Conference held April 19 to 21 at Adventist world headquarters, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States.
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Seventh-day Adventists in west Russia are urging a full investigation into a fire that destroyed an Adventist Church building in Kovrov in the early morning hours of April 15.
Kovrov, Russia
Seventh-day Adventists in the Philippines have opened the first permanent "Breathe-Free" stop-smoking clinic.
Cebu City, Philippines