A 16-year-old Adventist won first place in Panama’s 2007 National Speech Competition sponsored by Cable and Wireless last month. Israel Romero, a junior in high school, beat nine of his peers representing the country's provinces in the nationally televise
Called the "pumpkin miracle church" by locals, the Marripalli Seventh-day Adventist Church in Southeast India is one of 11 churches in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh paid for by pumpkins from Maranatha volunteer Cheryl Erickson's 1.5-acre backyard pat
With the October 1 launch of its online home, Adventist World -- the international magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church -- now offers speedier access to articles and features that help connect the global church's 15-million members.
Every year natural disasters can be catastrophic to the lives of millions of people around the world. Therefore, proactive measures and responses are necessary to provide relief to the many persons who are displaced during such difficult times. The Advent
The unsung hero of many a pastoral ministry is the pastor's wife, the one who compliments and supports the work of her husband with passion, loyalty and dedication. Shepherdess Ministries recently conducted a special workshop for these women who play such
A nation-wide food shortage in Zimbabwe resulting from government mandated price controls didn't hinder an Adventist youth training conferences for delegates from five Southern Africa countries last month.
Addressing the perception that religion can chisel away at good relations among faith groups, members of the International Religious Liberty Association's Board of Experts agreed at a September 9 to 13 meeting that religion must be recast as a means of re
Adventist musicians are gaining international exposure as an unintended result of appearing on the quarterly Adventist Mission DVDs. Launched in May of 2006, each DVD features video mission stories from around the world and also includes music videos of m
Pastors play an important role in including young adults in church life and encouraging women employed in ministry, Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, said in a live September 13 telecast.
In response to some inaccurate information circulating via email regarding the closing of Venezuelan Adventist University in Nirgua, Venezuela, church leaders released a statement to clarify some issues brought up by a new educational reform
Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists members converged in the Jamaican parishes of St. Catherine, St. Thomas and Clarendon to support those affected by Hurricane Dean, the category 5 storm which passed just south of the island last month. Dean's violent 145
Seventh-day Adventist leaders in Nicaragua are concerned for the thousands of church members affected by Hurricane Felix, the category 5 storm which hit the Central American country early on Sep. 4. Felix swept away entire communities in the northern regi