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Jamaica: 11 Adventists Receive National Awards, United States: More Women Serving as Pastors, World Church: New Site for Adventist Lawyers, This week on Ground 7 News
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
United Kingdom: Adventist Schools Lead in Multifaith Enrollments
The British government is proposing new religious-based schools that receive government funding will have to make at least 25 percent of their admissions available to "non-believing" students. Seventh-day Adventist educators say they have always welcomed pupils of all faiths.
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Iraq: Christians Fleeing Country in War's Wake
Civil unrest in Iraq--home to the cities of Nineveh, ancient Babylon, Ur of the Chaldees, and even the Biblical Garden of Eden--is taking a toll on the already-small Christian community. Many who can leave the country, including Seventh-day Adventist Christians, are continuing to do so in the face of daily terrorism.
Baghdad, Iraq
India: Church Encourages Members to Sponsor Child's Education
"With many of our new members surviving on less than 50 cents per day there is no way that local Adventist churches can support the salaries of teachers," said Pastor D. Ronald Watts, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southern Asia.
Tamil Nadu, India
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North America: Andrews University Appoints New Academic Deans, South Africa: Missionary and HIV/AIDS Worker Awarded, Loma Linda University to Host American Health Care Congress, Cyprus: Arabic Health Book Launched in Middle East
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Rwanda: Church Leader Talks Reconciliation, Unity
Twelve years ago the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Rwanda was thriving with some 285,000 members. But then came the Spring of 1994 and more than 800,000 people were murdered during the first 100 days of the Rwanda genocide, including an estimated 10,000 Adventist church members. During the conflict, church affiliation became secondary to tribal designation.
Kigali, Rwanda
World Church: Adventist Leadership 'About Giving, Not Getting,' Elected Women Say
"It used to be that even if you were qualified for a top position in the church as a woman you would not be considered at all," says Daisy Orion, an associate treasurer for the Seventh-day Adventist world church.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
World Church: Ministries, Structures Commission Continues Work, Council Told
The impact of changes and flexibility within the structure of the Seventh-day Adventist world church was presented during the 2006 Annual Council by Lowell C. Cooper, a general vice president of the world church and vice chair of the 102-member Commission on Ministries, Structures and Services. The Commission held its second meeting over two and a half days prior to the Annual Council.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Latvia: Adventist Church Moving Towards Official Recognition, Church Leader Says
More than a century after the first Seventh-day Adventists began working in the nation, the church in Latvia is on the verge of official recognition as a traditional faith by the government, according to regional church president Valdis Zilgalvis.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
World Church: Tenured Faculty and Board Members at Adventist Institutions Must Be Church Members, Leaders Decide
Tenured faculty and board members at all Seventh-day Adventist-owned educational institutions must now be Adventist church members in "good and regular standing," church leaders agreed today during an Annual Council meeting at world church headquarters.
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States