The sense of mission, and mission offerings specifically, have "fallen by the wayside in many different ways," admitted Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders, representing each of the church's 13 regions, during Spring Meeting at the world headquarters April 14 and 15.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
"Growing in Christ," a proposed addition to the "Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists," will be studied by world church leaders, pastors and lay members in the coming months, the Adventist Church's Spring Meeting of leaders voted unanimously April 14.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International celebrated its 20th anniversary of providing development and relief assistance worldwide with a special ceremony at the Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters April 14.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Music and culture, music and worship, music and ministry--music is in everything we do. Yet, in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, music has not been formally placed in a recognized organization.
St. Albans, England
Young teenagers--ages 12 to 14--are in the second quarter of a new venture: "Real-Time Faith," weekly, alternative Adventist Sabbath School lessons are aimed at their special interests and needs.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Alan Collins, a member of the Central Medford Seventh-day Adventist Church in Oregon, is an internationally known sculptor who was honored in Florence, Italy, in December as a participant in the prestigious Fortezza da Basso Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Art.
Medford, Oregon, United States
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders are gathered for spring leadership meetings that begin April 14, and an extensive agenda awaits.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ten years after images of fleeing missionaries were followed by the stark pictures of Rwanda's dead citizens and their burning villages, a new image of hope is emerging in this central African nation.
Kigali, Rwanda
The Seventh-day Adventist school on the Micronesian island of Yap was among the 90 percent of structures, including the island's hospital that were heavily damaged, after Typhoon Sudal devastated the island April 9. The typhoon struck with 132 mile-per-hour winds for more than five hours, creating waves as high as 35 feet.
Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Iraq held its 2003 year-end committee meeting on April 7 the delay due to turmoil in the nation.
Baghdad, Iraq