An investigation is continuing into the middle-of-the-night Aug. 20 blaze that destroyed the second Rostov-on-Don Seventh-day Adventist Church
Rostov-on-Don, North Caucasus, Russia
Seventh-day Adventists and their neighbors are teaming up to provide relief and comfort to victims of Hurricane Charley, which struck Aug. 12 in Cuba and the next day, Aug. 13, in Florida. At least 22 people are confirmed dead in that state, with another five reported dead in the Caribbean. Estimates of property damage are in the billions of U.S. dollars, as the hurricane flattened entire communities.
Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
They came and pitched their tents. They came and rolled out their sleeping bags. They came and sang songs - and all while meeting old and making new friends from around the world. "They" were the 30,000 Pathfinders that "set up camp" August 10-14 at the Experimental Aircraft Association's (EAA) Campgrounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States
More than 3,000 women from countries in West and Central Africa gathered in Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast, for a first-ever international congress of Seventh-day Adventist women from the region. The event was held August 8 to 15
Grand Bassam, Ivory Coast
-- Europe: Adventist Representative Leads Debate on Religious Freedom Laws
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
An estimated 135 Seventh-day Adventist scientists, professors, theologians and church leaders will convene in Denver on August 20 for a final session in a series of "Faith and Science" conferences that have examined the relationship between Adventist doctrine and science.
Denver, Colorado, United States
Many denominations -- and congregations -- talk about diversity and the need to reach across cultural boundaries. In Switzerland, Seventh-day Adventists are living out such goals.
Bern, Switzerland
An estimated 1,000 young adults from the 12 nations of the of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Euro-Asia region gathered in the town of Zaoksky, approximately 80 miles (100 km) south of Moscow, for a youth congress that ended with a massive renewal of Christian commitment.
Zaoksky, Tula Region, Russia
Seventh-day Adventists continue to hold weekly services in Baghdad, Iraq, despite recent attacks on other Christian congregations in the city, church leaders report.
Baghdad, Iraq
Adventist-Laymen's Services and Industries (ASI) returned to its birthplace in Cincinatti, Ohio, Aug. 4 to 7 for the 57th annual convention. Nearly 2,500 people gathered to exchange ideas on how to better witness in their marketplaces. The organization, made up of a group of lay people who own businesses and ministries, began in 1947 with self-supporting institutions, and later, around 1960, incorporated businesses.
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States