A 41-year-old Afghan citizen who faces execution over his 1990 conversion from Islam to Christianity is getting support from the Seventh-day Adventist Church as well as leaders worldwide.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Desmond T. Doss, Sr., who braved ridicule to serve in World War II as a U.S. Army medic without carrying a gun, and who labored on a Sabbath, May 5, 1945, to rescue 75 wounded soldiers pinned down by enemy gunfire on the island of Okinawa, died March 23 at his residence in Piedmont, Alabama. Doss, the only conscientious objector to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II, was 87 years of age.
Piedmont, Alabama, United States
35,000 Get Access to Clean Water in Darfur ... Some 35,000 people living near the capital of West Darfur, Sudan now have access to clean water after the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) completed a water project Feb. 28.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
The blood of more than 10,000 Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist youth runs through the veins of those who would perish without it. Young people gave and continue to give blood to save lives.
Brasília, Brazil
Representatives of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's global ministerial, public affairs and religious liberty and publishing ministries held separate advisory sessions at the world church headquarters the week of March 13, sharing strategies and plans for the next five years.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Almost six months ago these rooms were silent, but now they will speak to thousands and, in time, perhaps to millions. Three months of work, dedication and generous donations have turned it into a space that will give voice, comfort, and introduce many in West Africa to Jesus.
Oyibi, Ghana
"Concerning human society, everything is possible," Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, told an interviewer for Russia's "Kommersant" newspaper during a February visit to Moscow.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
It's a conversation you'd have with friends, family, peers -- and perhaps a very open and understanding pastor. Christians talk about gender and racial discrimination, how to deal with homosexuality and premarital sex, poverty and the pervasive influence of secular society on the church among themselves all the time.
Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Talking Bridges Generation Gap ... The sixth installment of Let's Talk, unscripted conversations between youn gpeople and Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, will be broadcast live in North America on March 15 at 2 p.m. CST
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Three days after it received his resignation, the Andrews University board of trustees asked Dr. Niels-Erik Andreasen to remain as president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church institution through June 30. Andreasen agreed to the request.
Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States