ADRA gives food, farming lessons to ease India famine
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding to recent rice shortages with an initiative to provide food and education in India's northeastern state of the Mizoram region.
Adventists in Atlanta gear up for church
Preparations are underway for the 2010 Seventh-day Adventist world church business session in Atlanta, Georgia, according to a press statement released September 10 from the church's headquarters.
United Kingdom: Airport church takes off
At Gatwick-Horley Seventh-day Adventist Church, members worship each Saturday to the muffled sound of airplanes flying overhead. The reason? Gatwick-Horley is a scant 300 yards from Britain's second largest airport.
Texting @ church, u?
Michael Campbell had to pause and choke back tears during his sermon when he started talking about his late grandfather. He then noticed on his cell phone an encouraging text message from someone in the audience: "Praying 4 u."
Turks and Caicos: Hurricane Ike batters the islands; many Adventists left homeless
Hurricane Ike packed winds of 135 mph as it slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands on Saturday. Although no deaths have yet been reported, preliminary reports suggest that approximately 80% of the properties in these areas was severely damaged. Grand T
Puerto Rico: Adventist Church wraps up anti-violence campaign with march
Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists in Puerto Rico marched under the scorching sun to promote their efforts against the plague of violence towards women, children, and the elderly on the island.
Jamaica: ADRA assist communities affected by Tropical Storm Gustav
In the immediate aftermath of then Tropical Storm Gustav which hit the West Indies region recently, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in Jamaica distributed hundreds of tarps, blankets, lanterns, and food supplies to victims of the storm.
AWR hosts symposium for the church in Inter-America and South America
More than 60 delegates from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Inter-America and South America gathered to participate in a radio symposium sponsored by the church's international radio ministry Adventist World Radio (AWR).
New communication software to connect members globally
A Web-based communication software platform launched yesterday at Seventh-day Adventist world church headquarters is expected to help connect an estimated 16 million members and marks the latest development in the global Protestant denomination's use of t
Adventist relief workers respond to Hurricane Gustav
Local Seventh-day Adventist Church relief volunteers are providing aid after Hurricane Gustav hit the Gulf Coast of the United States Monday. Adventist Community Service Disaster Response (ACS DR) workers are passing out food, clothing and personal care i
Honduras: Church inaugurates new headquarter office
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Central American countries of Honduras and El Salvador recently inaugurated its new headquarter offices. Hundreds of church leaders and members were present at the inauguration ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras Aug.
Kenya: Visit from Adventist president bolsters unity
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Jan Paulsen called for forgiveness and reconciliation during his first visit to Kenya since violence fueled by contested presidential elections erupted there in January.