On April 27, veteran Seventh-day Adventist community volunteer Melvin Boutilier received Canada's top award for volunteer service in a ceremony held in Ottawa, Ontario, that nation's capital.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Dr. Lyn Behrens relies on a host of people to do her job. As president of Loma Linda University's (LLU)Adventist Health Sciences Center, she has recognized her strengths as well as the ones she lacks. "I don't try [to] be someone that I'm not," she says, explaining that she relies on a team with "expertise in the areas I don't [have expertise].
Loma Linda, California, United States
Seventh-day Adventists in Brazil are dramatically increasing their public outreach possibilities after acquiring a license to rebroadcast television programming through the so-called High and Low Power rebroadcast stations.
São Paulo, Brazil
What is recognized as the largest Seventh-day Adventist house of worship in South America was dedicated and officially opened on the campus of the São Paulo Adventist University, (UNASP) near the city of Campinas, Brazil.
Campinas, Brazil
Why should we remain a part of a church that won't let us participate in it? That was a recurring theme in the questions young people in São Paolo, Brazil, asked Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church, Sunday, April 23.
São, Paulo, Brazil
Church-state relations and religious liberty will be the dominant themes of a May 4 "Religious Liberty Dinner" to be held in the United States Senate's Caucus Room in the Russell Senate Office Building. The International Religious Liberty Association (IRLA) and Liberty magazine, in cooperation with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, sponsor this annual event.
Washington, D.C., United States
Ask any of the 2.7 million people on the Caribbean island of Jamaica who Seventh-day Adventists are and they will probably be able to tell you a few things. Many of the island's residents know Adventists for more than just going to church on Saturday and promoting a vegetarian lifestyle.
Mandeville, Jamaica
Seventh-day Adventist congregations around the world will soon be able to have their own Web page on the Internet, based on a consistent format including dynamic content, video feeds and podcasts.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Approval for a second world youth conference, how to deal with rapid church growth in the world's most challenging areas, and leadership elections were discussed during the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Spring Meeting April 12 to 13. The meeting concluded at noon local time on April 13.
Loma Linda, California, United States
When Bob Marckini got a phone call in August 2000 saying he had prostate cancer, he thought it was the lowest point in his life. He did what many do in that situation -- he did research, spoke with numerous doctors, and tried to decide the best way to deal with the problem.
Loma Linda, California, United States