Adventist News Network

ANN Feature: New Chapel to Meet Specific Needs in India

Seventh-day Adventist world mission leaders and administrators from the church in Southern Asia recently unveiled a new chapel in Pathari, India--a prototype designed to accommodate smaller congregations in India.

Pathari, India

May 28, 2002

Australian Health Food Company Enters Landmark Licensing Agreement

The Seventh-day Adventist Church's health food company in the South Pacific region has announced an agreement to bring one of Australia's best-known food-manufacturing icons within its management fold.

Sydney, Australia

May 28, 2002

United States: Leaders Renew Workplace Religious Freedom Efforts

The ability to work for a company without having to compromise your religious beliefs is a basic civil right, but one that United States workers can't necessarily take for granted, agree religious leaders from a wide spectrum of faiths.

Washington, D.C., USA

May 28, 2002

Adventist Humanitarian Agency to Deliver Aid in Northern Afghanistan

Over the next two weeks, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) will deliver approximately 80 tons of humanitarian aid products to Badakhshan Province in northern Afghanistan.

Badakhshan, Afghanistan

May 28, 2002

U.S. Court Says Medical Clinic Can "Protect Religious Identity"

California's top court has ruled that a church-run medical clinic did not breach the law when it fired an employee who was actively working against the religious mission of the institution.

San Francisco, California, USA

May 28, 2002

Africa DVD Project Aims to "Enhance Evangelism"

More than 1,200 digital video disk (DVD) players will soon to on their way to churches in Africa as part of an Adventist-layman's Services and Industries evangelism project.

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA

May 28, 2002

Fijian Educator Elected to Head Pacific Adventist University

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has elected a new leader for its Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea-based tertiary institution.

Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

May 28, 2002

Church President Urges Graduates to "Focus on Forgiveness, Not Flaws"

Christians should demonstrate the kind of love that "does not keep score of flaws," said Pastor Jan Paulsen in his May 19 address to graduates of Newbold College, United Kingdom.

Bracknell, Berkshire, England

May 28, 2002

Church in South America Nears 2-Million Mark

Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in South America say membership on the continent will soon pass the 2-million-member milestone.

Brasilia, Brazil

May 28, 2002

Civil Unrest Hinders Church Work in Madagascar

Political upheaval in the island nation of Madagascar may cause increasing disruptions to church work there, and has already led to the evacuation of many expatriate employees, say Seventh-day Adventist Church officials in the region.

Antananarivo, Madagascar

May 28, 2002