News in Brief
New Translation of Luke's Gospel -- Pierre Lanarès, Jurist and Religious Liberty Champion, dies at age 92 -- Korean Adventist Educator, Church Leader Dies.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
North America: New Learning Center Extends Adventist Jewish Outreach
"This is the first of its kind in the Adventist denomination," said Mike Curzon, who is known as "pastor" at the Temple of the Advent Hope and "Rabbi" during the congregation's Messianic service in the new building next to the church.
Hollywood, Florida, United States
Europe: Internet Evangelization is Possible, Web Specialists Say
More than 50 Internet and communications specialists from 13 countries in the European Seventh-day Adventist Church districts met in Prague Feb. 12 to 15 to discuss how the Internet can be used for evangelism.
Prague, Czech Republic
ANN News Analysis: Adventists and "The Passion of the Christ"
"The Passion of the Christ," a US$30-million motion picture telling the story of the last 12 hours of the life and death of Jesus of Nazareth, has already provoked a worldwide discussion about those events and their significance.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Indonesia: Paulsen Wants Church Known as "People Eager to Do Good"
Seventh-day Adventists should be known as "people who are eager to do good," Pastor Jan Paulsen, Adventist world church president, told more than 3,000 students and faculty at Bandung Adventist University, concluding a four-day visit to Indonesia Feb. 15.
Bandung, Indonesia
Haiti: Worship Services Continue Amid Political Violence
While there are news reports that rebels in Haiti threaten to overtake the capital city of Port-of-Prince, Seventh-day Adventist members continue to worship.
Miami, Florida, United States
North America: Adventist Broadcasters Reach Out to Religious Stations
Seventh-day Adventist broadcast ministries, including one of the oldest religious programs continuously aired on radio, were prominently featured at the 2004 National Religious Broadcasters Convention, held in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
North America: Church Leaders Listen to Pastors of Large Churches
Twenty-one pastors of some of the largest Seventh-day Adventist Churches, each unaffiliated with a college and each with more than 1,500 members--met at the church's North American headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, Feb. 10 and 11.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Africa: Church Visibility to Increase
The Adventist Church in eight countries of Eastern and Central Africa is aiming to double its membership by 2008.
Nairobi, Kenya
News in Brief
Religious Liberty: Conference Planned for January 2005 in Trinidad -- Adventist Student Wins Place in Art Exhibition, Inspired Through Mission Trip -- ADRA Afghanistan Strengthens Community Based Healthcare.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States