Adventist News Network

Ukraine: Health Expo, Evangelism Bring Thousands to Church

Thousands have been introduced to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Ukraine during a nearly month-long health expo and evangelism series currently being held simultaneously in more than 50 locations.

Kiev, Ukraine

Mar 25, 2003

Australia: Adventists "Back on the Box"

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is "back on the box," as is said in the South Pacific.

Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia

Mar 25, 2003

Kenya: Church Pledges its Members, Institutions for "Total War on AIDS"

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya has appealed to its entire membership and institutions to fight the scourge of HIV and AIDS.

Nairobi, Kenya

Mar 25, 2003

Jamaica: NCU Launches School of Religion and Theology

Seventh-day Adventist Northern Caribbean University, a multi-disciplinary institution with an enrollment of some 4,500 students, recently inaugurated a School of Religion and Theology, or SRT.

Mandeville, Jamaica

Mar 25, 2003

Peru: Constitution Amended to Recognize All Faiths

Following a march through downtown Lima of hundreds of people and 11 faith group leaders, who delivered 40,000 letters to congressional leaders, the Peruvian congress approved an amendment to the national constitution that recognizes all faiths.

Lima, Peru

Mar 25, 2003

Jamaica: NASA Scientists to Launch Model Rocket at Northern Caribbean University

Northern Caribbean University, a Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts college, will host NASA representatives as they launch a model rocket during the school's inaugural Inventors, Researchers and Entrepreneurs convention and trade expo from April 5 to 8.

Mandeville, Jamaica

Mar 25, 2003

United States: Adventists Help Georgia Tornado Victims

While the winds of war have preoccupied much of the planet, winds of another kind--a tornado--slammed into and destroyed 75 homes in the south Georgia town of Camilla, just as they did three years ago.

Camilla, Georgia, United States

Mar 25, 2003

Iraq: Despite bombing of Baghdad, Adventists attend worship services

The bombing of Baghdad did not deter members of the local Seventh-day Adventist Church from attending weekly worship services on Saturday, the Sabbath, or from praying for peace.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Mar 25, 2003

Rwanda: Reconciliation, Tolerance High Priority in Youth Programs

Reconciliation and tolerance are at the top of the agenda for youth programs in the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rwanda. This current emphasis comes in response to the growth in Adventist Church membership since the 1994 genocide.

Kigali, Rwanda

Mar 25, 2003

United States: Ministerial Seminar Available on Satellite, Free Webcast

The Seventh-day Adventist Church will break new technological ground on Tuesday, April 1, when its Ministry Professional Growth Seminar, "Rumors of Peace: Pastoral Care in an Anxious Age," is Webcast free around the world.

Silver Spring, Maryland, United States

Mar 25, 2003