More Cooperation Planned Between the United Nations and World Religions New York, N.Y./USA | 17.12.2008 | Religion + State Representatives from the United Nations and religious leaders met together with non-government organizations in New York December 16 to promote greater cooperation between the UN and religious groups worldwide. The intent in the words of the organizers is “to explore new ways and means to advance cooperation between the world’s religious communities and the United Nations.” In his welcome, Dr Sunggon Kim, a Korean Member of Parliament and permanent director of the International Peace Corps of
Active faith at core of Adventist Church president's Christmas holiday address Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 16.12.2008 | International God's creative and restorative power is a "compelling" motive for Christians to impact their communities, Seventh-day Adventist world church president Jan Paulsen said during a Christmas holiday address recently recorded for the global Protestant denomination's nearly 16-million members. Drawing from a Biblical picture of renewal in the Old Testament book of Isaiah, Paulsen said God's power is not limited to the promised "new Earth," but "begins now -- even in incomplete and feeble ways."
New Adventist Church in Kiev cements Christian presence, leaders say Kiev/Ukraine | 05.12.2008 | International A new Seventh-day Adventist church in Ukraine's capital city Kiev has provided more than just a new place to worship. After decades of struggling with limited religious freedoms, Adventists say last month's opening of the Podol Adventist Church in Kiev marks their place in the Orthodox country. For years, government officials wouldn't allow Adventists to build a permanent structure within city limits, church leaders said. But a proposed church that blended into the area with similar architect
Adventist Church in Serbia requests protection from international community Belgrade/Serbia | 05.12.2008 | Religion + State Members fear for their safety as churches are vandalized, threatened Criminals broke windows, scrawled threats on walls and destroyed private property at five Seventh-day Adventist churches in Serbia in November, prompting church leaders in the region to appeal to the international community for help. The latest acts of violence came after a year of escalating crimes against Adventists in Serbia, according to a statement released by church leaders in the South-East European region. "We
Adventist Church elects new leadership for Euro-Africa, West-Central Africa, Southern Asia Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 28.11.2008 | International The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Executive Committee elected November 25 four new church officers to ensure a smooth leadership transition when several current leaders retire at the end of the year. Church officials voted current Ministerial Association director for Euro-Africa, Pastor Bruno Vertallier, to serve as president for that region, replacing Ulrich W. Frikart. In August Frikart announced his early retirement on December 31 to eliminate the need to replace two major regional churc
Four Adventist college students die in car accident Angwin, California/USA | 18.11.2008 | International Pacific Union College community gathers to offer prayers, support [img id=1381 align=left]Four Pacific Union College (PUC) students died in a car accident late Saturday night, November 15, after their vehicle swerved into oncoming traffic. The Napa County Sheriff's Department identified the victims as Boaz Pak, 20, Luke Nishikawa, 22, Simon Son, 19, and Chong Shin, 20. The four men were riding in a car along a mountain road when they collided with an oncoming vehicle at an intersection, po
British Headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Destroyed By Fire. Watford, Hertordshire/UK | 17.11.2008 | International On Sunday 16 November a major fire at the Headquarters office of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United Kingdom and Ireland has left the building devastated. Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene at approximately 2.10 pm and ten fire tenders battled the blaze throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Much of the main part of the building is destroyed. There were no casualties or injuries. Fire crews are expected to continue dealing with the blaze into the
U.S. Evangelist Billy Graham Celebrates 90th Birthday Charlotte, N.C./USA | 06.11.2008 | Persons For half a century, he trotted the globe, Bible in hand, a dashing, wavy-haired figure of history preaching to 215 million people in 185 countries. Millions more have read his books and seen him on television. Graham has also prayed with and counselled every American president from Harry Truman to George W. Bush. Now Evangelist William (Billy) Franklin Graham will celebrate his 90th birthday on November 7, marking the milestone celebration at his mountaintop home in Montreat, outside Asheville,
Vietnam grants Adventist Church official recognition Ho Chi Minh City/Vietnam | 03.11.2008 | Religion + State 'Dream come true' for members; first constituency meeting since 1975 The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said. Leaders met in Ho Chi Minh City October 22 to 24 to elect officers during the first church constituency meeting in the country since 1975. The church's Executive Committee for the country is now seeking funds to purchase land for establishin
Slovenia: Adventist Church Marks 100th Anniversary Maribor/Slovenia | 17.10.2008 | International Hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists in Slovenia gathered in their country's second largest city, Maribor, last month to mark 100 years of Adventism in the southern Central European country. Celebrations began in January with an exhibition at the City Museum in the country's capital, Ljubljana, presenting the church's beliefs and history, according to Zmago Godina, president of the Slovenian Conference of the Christian Adventist Church. Slovenian Adventists also offered concerts, panel discuss
Adventist Church budget adjusts for tough financial times Manila/Philippines | 15.10.2008 | International World headquarters eyes hiring freeze, pledges prudence The financial situation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is under pressure from the turbulence rocking world financial markets, church financial officials report, but world church leaders are taking what they call prudent steps to manage during the crisis. On October 13, the Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist world church voted to accept a 2009 budget based on 2007's income levels, along with a resolution allowing the worl
President of Romania Visit Adventist Church in Spain Madrid/Spain | 15.10.2008 | Religion + State The president of Romania, Mr. Traian Băsescu, visited the Seventh-day Adventist Romanian Church in Madrid, Spain. The head of state was accompanied by Mr. Lazăr Comănescu, the Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Maria Ligor, the Romanian Ambassador in Spain, various secretaries of state, deputies and members of the European Parliament. President Băsescu visited the Eben-Ezer church, one of fourteen Romanian Adventist churches in the region of Madrid. More than 2,00
Seeking efficiency, Adventist Annual Council votes administrative changes Manila/Philippines | 14.10.2008 | International Leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist world church have voted during Annual Council in Manila (Philippines) to ask the next General Conference session in 2010 for broad authority to change church departmental structures and hiring, as they pursue greater efficiency than the current process, leaders say. "It is important for the church to be able to move with flexibility and dexterity," Adventist Church president Jan Paulsen said after the ballot. The decision, he said, "is a signal of the fact
Four new Adventist church leaders appointed Manila/Philippines | 14.10.2008 | International Rathinaraj to lead Southern Asia, Bussey elected U.S. Congress liaison; two new associate secretaries The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Executive Committee elected four new church officers and leaders on October 12 at the first full-day business session of its Annual Council, meeting this year in Manila. The committee voted new leaders for Southern Asia, North America, the world church headquarters and a legislative liaison for the United States Congress. John Rathinaraj, secretary of
Adventist Church president emphasizes Manila/Philippines | 12.10.2008 | International 'Mission of Hope' theme expected to steer policy decisions, elections The Seventh-day Adventist Church's "message of hope" and commitment to scripture marked the opening of the protestant denomination's fall business session, Annual Council, at the International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila, October 10. Seventh-day Adventist Church President Jan Paulsen greeted more than 300 meeting delegates and hundreds of church member guests from Manila during a live broadcast from the Philippin
Adventist initiative to promote Bible study: Travelling Bible begins worldwide trip Manila/Philippines | 12.10.2008 | Bible Two-year trek destined for Adventist Church world session in Atlanta; about 50 percent of membership read Bible regularly An unusual copy of the Bible began an unusual journey on October 11 from the capital of the Philippines: A special leather-bound copy, measuring 12 by 18 inches, is written in 66 languages -- one for each book. Its trip began at the Seventh-day Adventist Church's spiritual convocation connected with the church's Annual Council business session in Manila, Philippines. C
Adventist Church in Australia urges members to "go green" Canberra/Australia | 10.10.2008 | International In response to Professor Ross Garnaut's report on how Australia can take up the fight against climate change, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific is reminding church members of their obligation to care for the environment and the simple steps they can take to achieve it. Delivering his 652-page study on the cost of climate change to the Governments of the eight States and Territories of Australia, Professor Garnaut said the effort required by Australians to get a global clim
Fiji "Hope FM" radio station sends hope to listeners Suva/Fiji | 06.10.2008 | Media The Seventh-day Adventist radio station "Hope FM" in Suva, Fiji, is now offering listeners the opportunity to receive a daily Bible verse on their mobile phones. The Bible verse text message service commenced in September, and is a result of an agreement between Hope FM and Vodafone Fiji. Listeners will need to subscribe to the service in order to receive the Bible verse, which can be delivered to their mobile phones as a text message in either Fijian or English. Subscriptions are monthly and
Australian Adventist Church reaffirms Christianity Ringwood, Victoria/Australia | 01.10.2008 | Bible The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Australia is reaffirming Christianity in response to comments made by Dr Francis Macnab in the Australian newspaper The Age published in Melbourne on 16 September 2008. Pastor Chester Stanley, president of the Adventist Church in Australia, says that Dr Macnab is right in rejecting dogma in search of "the good, the tender and the beautiful" and is surprised Dr Macnab has not already found it in Christianity. With the provocative claim that "The Ten Comma
India: Aftermath of religious clashes leaves scars on Orissa Orissa/India | 30.09.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in India have reported at least 27 Adventist Christians dead from anti-Christian brutality that developed in the eastern India region of Orissa since late August. Church leaders said there are still violent outbreaks in the area despite India's Central Reserve Police forces patrolling the state. Choudampalli John, president of the Adventist Church in east India, reported that he was not allowed to enter the areas where extremist violence occurred. John al
Croatian Parliament limits Sunday shopping Zagreb/Croatia | 24.09.2008 | Religion + State The Croatian Parliament ruled in July that stores must close on Sundays, an act carried out in deference to the wishes of the Roman Catholic Church. The law will go into effect Jan. 1, 2009. The Catholic Church makes up 90 percent of Croatia's religious population, and the Associated Press reports the church has made its presence felt in the Croatian government with continued lobbying for the passing of Sunday legislation. The law permits stores in gas, bus and train stations to remain ope
Cyprus: Adventist 'Meeting Point' in Limassol to provide spiritual, public services Limassol/Cyprus | 23.09.2008 | International Adventist ministry center 'hub of belonging' for island's locals, tourists, church leader says Seventh-day Adventists in the south coast town of Limassol, the island's largest seaside resort, have converted a former seafront taxi office into a ministry center. "Our purpose is to meet the needs of the surrounding people, many of whom are immigrants and tourists," David J. Cox, church president for Cyprus, said of Meeting Point, which opened this month. "We want it to be a hub of belonging
Market declines won't affect Adventist Church's investment strategy, leaders say Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 19.09.2008 | unknow But economy could affect tithe and offerings World-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church finance officers say they are not currently considering a change in investment strategy in light of recent economic declines, a move they say is "prudent" considering their long-term view. As major U.S. investment banks fold during a global credit crunch resulting largely from a slump in the U.S. housing market, church officials plan to continue a 20- to 30-year outlook for managing the world church's reti
Romania: First Congress of Adventist Roma builds community Bucharest/Romania | 18.09.2008 | International Meetings address issues, challenges of nomadic group Hundreds of participants gathered for the first Seventh-day Adventist National Roma Congress in Romania, a meeting that organizers hoped would create a sense of unity in the scattered ethnic group and foster understanding between Roma and non-Roma Adventists. The congress, which ran August 29 to 31, reached out to the 3,000 to 4,000 Adventist Roma in Europe. The Roma, commonly referred to as gypsies, face ingrained prejudice from non-Ro
Australian Government’s Parliamentary secretary visits ADRA Wahroonga, New South Wales/Australia | 14.09.2008 | ADRA The Australian Government’s parliamentary secretary for International Development Assistance, Bob McMullan, MP, visited recently the office of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Australia as part of his engagement with non-government development organisations. Mr McMullan spent an hour with ADRA Australia staff and board members, discussing issues relevant to international aid. "I’m here to listen and respond to the issues that agencies want to raise," Mr McMullan told staff.
U.S. Human Right Commission urge Turkey to Implement European Court Decision and to go Forward with Reforms Washington D.C./USA | 12.09.2008 | Religious Liberty The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has monitored and reported on the development of religious freedom concerns in Turkey and calls on the U.S. government to urge the Turkish government to implement the recent European Court judgment as soon as possible. The U.S. Commission is a government entity created by U.S. Congress. The European Court of Human Rights ruled unanimously this summer in a case brought by the Greek Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate that Tu
Puerto Rico: Adventists march in campaign against domestic violence San Juan/Puerto Rico | 12.09.2008 | International Senator Orlando Parga told hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists gathered outside their country's capitol building August 30 that their prayers and example could help Puerto Rico overcome a steady rise in violence against women, children and the elderly over the past decade. "It is an honour to welcome you to the capitol," Parga, vice president of the nation's senate, told the more than 500 marchers. "Puerto Rico needs much prayer and spiritual strength." [img id=1335 align=left]Community a
Australian Adventists welcome ban on junk food television ads Wahroonga, New South Wales/Australia | 08.09.2008 | Health & Ethics The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific has welcomed the State Governments call for junk food and drink advertisers to agree to an Australia-wide voluntary withdrawal of their advertisements in children’s television viewing times. South Australian Health Minister John Hill said the Government will implement a voluntary ban first, but if that does not curb the number of advertisements, then it will legislate. Mr Hill says banning the advertising of soft drinks and foods high i
Kenya: Visit from Adventist president bolsters unity Nairobi/Kenya | 29.08.2008 | International Be 'ambassadors of peace,' Paulsen says; Christianity a 'higher identity, new humanity' 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. Acknowledging the ethnically driven conflict, Paulsen said while the church cannot change the inevitability of war, it can change its response. Faith in God transcends ethnic loyalties, a me
North American Presbyterians, Adventists continue conversations Louisville, Kentucky/USA | 29.08.2008 | Ecumenism Third round of talks in July focus on ‘distinctives’ of each communion After three rounds of conversations, representatives of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America say they have found more than enough common ground to continue their talks, perhaps even drawing in representatives of other Reformed denominations. "Our differences are not of such a nature as to preclude fellowship with one another as brothers and sisters in Christ," said the R
Dead Sea Scrolls going online Jerusalem/Israel, | 29.08.2008 | International Israel Israel Antiquities Authority, the custodian of the Dead Sea Scrolls that shed light on the life of Jews and early Christians at the time of Jesus, said it would take more than two years to complete the project to make the ancient documents available online. Using powerful cameras and lights that emit no damaging heat or ultraviolet beams, scientists in Israel have been able to decipher sections and letters in the scrolls invisible to the naked eye. The scrolls, most of them on parc
India: Saffron Mob burns Adventist pastor Berhampur, Orissa/India | 28.08.2008 | International Violence leaves14 dead, sends Christians fleeing for their lives Hindu extremists are being blamed for the death of a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in the East Indian State of Orissa, late last week, local church leaders reported. The pastor of the Phulwani Adventist Church, M. Samuel Nayak, and his mother were burned to death during anti-Christian violence sweeping the region of India, said Gordon Christo, communication director for the Adventist Church in Southern Asia. Nayak's family
Adventist Euro-Africa president to retire December 2008 Berne/Switzerland | 19.08.2008 | International The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Euro-Africa Division, pastor Ulrich Frikart, announced his retirement August 12. Frikart will officially leave office at the end of December 2008. The Swiss theologian Frikart became president of the region in 1995. He previously served as secretary of that Church division, with headquarters in Berne, Switzerland. During his presidency, Frikart promoted outreach to postmoderns and young people and updated church communication methods in an e
Adventist West-Central Africa president announces retirement Abidjan/Cote d'Ivoire, | 19.08.2008 | International Daniel to leave office at end of year Luka T. Daniel, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's West-Central Africa Division, announced his retirement August 15. Daniel will officially leave office at the end of December 2008. Daniel became president of the region in 2003. He previously served as president of what is now the church's Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division. Daniel, 65, said the decision was based upon reaching retirement age and his recent health issues. "Our th
First Adventist woman commissioned to serve as U.S. Navy chaplain Berrien Springs, Michigan/USA | 11.08.2008 | International Townsend calls military 'mission field' [img id=1301 align=right]Adrienne Townsend accepted the oath of office and was officially sworn in July 24 as the first Seventh-day Adventist woman to serve as an active duty chaplain in the United States Navy. Lieutenant Junior Grade Townsend said her four years as associate dean of women at Adventist-owned Andrews University prepared her for chaplaincy and called her new post a "huge mission field" where she could minister to similarly aged young
Major Protestant denomination calls for climate change action Prague/Czech Republic | 07.08.2008 | Ecumenism The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has called on Baptists world-wide to strongly support government, corporate and community initiatives to address the causes of human-induced climate change. In a resolution passed at its Annual Gathering at Prague, Czech Republic, on July 25, the Baptist World Alliance affirmed the biblical teaching that God created all things and that God’s creation was good (Genesis 1:1-2:2), and that God had entrusted the care of creation to humans (Genesis 1:28, 29; 2:15)
New U.S. Religious Discrimination Guidelines Aid Sabbath Keepers Washington D.C./USA | 31.07.2008 | Religious Liberty Compliance manual section strengthens worker's arguments, Adventist says [img id=1296 align=right]Seventh-day Adventists in the United States of America will have some support from the federal government as they seek to observe the biblical Sabbath, a religious liberty leader said. On July 22, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a compliance manual on workplace discrimination on the basis of religion. According to an EEOC announcement, the document reviews the
Lithuanian Parliament recognizes Adventist Church Vilnius/Lithuania | 29.07.2008 | Religion + State The Lithuanian parliament, the Seimas, granted the Seventh-day Adventist Church's application for state recognized status on July 15, qualifying the church for state subsidies and certain tax exemptions, as well as excusing theology students and clergy from military service. "State recognition for the Seventh-day Adventist church in Lithuania means that its contribution to public life and culture is recognized," said Bertold-Vinston Hibner, president of the Adventist Church in Lithuania. "I h
Audio Bible Wins Christian 2008 Book of the Year Award Orlando, Florida/USA | 23.07.2008 | Bible The Christian Book Award Winners and "Christian Book of the Year" were announced at the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Awards Celebration held in Orlando (Florida/USA) on July 13. For the first time in the award program’s 30-year history, a Bible and an audio product has won the "Christian Book of the Year" honour: The Word of Promise™ New Testament Audio Bible (Thomas Nelson) features the talents of actors such as Jim Caviezel ("The Passion of the Christ"), Golden Globe
Adventist Church in New Zealand pumps churches up for prayer Auckland/New Zealand | 18.07.2008 | International The Seventh-day Adventist Church in New Zealand has called for church members to unite in prayer as part of worship services on August 2, in response to the rising costs of fuel prices, mortgages and rent in the country. “New Zealanders, and many people around the world, are facing one of the toughest time in history,” says president of the Adventist Church in the New Zealand Pacific region, Pastor Jerry Matthews. “The rising cost of fuel has had a snowball effect on costs of living everywhe
Adventist Church president continues urging women and youth issues Jacarei, SP/Brazil | 03.07.2008 | International The President of the world-wide Seventh-day Adventist Church, Pastor Jan Paulsen, brought the latest episode of his live, televised dialogues with pastors to South America yesterday, encouraging local churches to include women and young members in leadership. Paulsen spoke through a translator during two separate episodes with seven pastors from Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries in "Pastors: In Conversation." The third and fourth unscripted telecasts were broadcast internationally on
China to permit Bible distribution to athletes at Olympics Beijing/China | 27.06.2008 | Bible The Chinese government has given permission for distribution of booklets of the Gospels, New Testaments, and full Bibles during the Olympic Games, even though it normally controls publication of the Bible. An edition of 50,000 bilingual booklets containing the four Gospels will be made available in the Athletes’ Village in Beijing and five other Olympic Cities. Additionally, 10,000 New Testaments and 30,000 Bibles will be printed. The Beijing Olympics organizing committee is allowing the fre
Solomon Islands to launch Pidgin Bible Honiara/Solomon Islands | 27.06.2008 | Bible A new Pidgin language bible will be launched in the Solomon Islands on July 6. The launch of the Solomon Islands Pidgin Bible will be the biggest event in the 2008 Year of the Bible, declared by the Solomon's government. Also the launch of the new bible coincides with the nation's 30th independence celebrations. The14 year long work carried out by the Solomon Islands Translation Advisory (SITA) group involved translating hundreds of pages from the books of the Old Testament, as well as revisi
60 Years of Broadcasting the Adventist hope in Christ by "Stimme der Hoffnung" Darmstadt/Germany | 22.06.2008 | Media The Stimme der Hoffnung (Voice of Hope) radio station held a festive church service on June 14, 2008, to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The celebration took place on the premises of the new Adventist Media Center "Stimme der Hoffnung" in Alsbach-Hähnlein near Darmstadt, Germany. More than 230 former staff members as well as "Zivis" - persons doing “civil” or community work instead of military service - gathered with their families to participate in this special event. During the first part
Papua New Guinea Tribesmen Confess to Killing Adventist Missionary Port Moresby/Papua New Guinea | 20.06.2008 | International Relatives of one of the pioneering Seventh-day Adventists missionary to Papua New Guinea (PNG) were presented with a confession and apology by members of a tribe that murdered him 110 years ago. Fijian missionary, Peni Tavodi accompanied by Pastor Septimus and wife, Edith Carr from Australia arrived in PNG on June 13, 1908. In an emotional ceremony held, the descendants of the Taburi clan in the Koiari district that first received the Adventist gospel in 1908, expressed remorse over the
Adventist Neurosurgeon receives U.S. highest civilian award Washington, D.C./USA, | 20.06.2008 | Persons A Seventh-day Adventist pioneer in pediatric neurosurgery who overcame childhood poverty and achieved worldwide renown received the highest civilian award bestowed by the United States government on June 19. Dr. Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. was awarded the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom for his outstanding contributions to medicine and his motivating influence on America's young people, U.S. President George W. Bush said during a ceremony in the White House. Perhaps best known for his
Gospels to be specially printed for the Olympics2008 in Beijing Beijing/China | 17.06.2008 | Bible Bibles and Scripture booklets will be available to athletes in the Olympic village in Beijing and five other cities hosting events this summer, despite rumours that Bibles would be banned at the games. In a major breakthrough, Chinese authorities have given the go-ahead for the printing and distribution of 50,000 booklets with the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John in Chinese and English, 10,000 Chinese-English Bibles and 30,000 Chinese-English New Testaments. The Beijing Olympic organis
Life and work of Salvationist 'Major Bosshardt' recognised in Dutch commemorative stamp set Utrecht/The Netherlands | 15.06.2008 | International A set of nine postage stamps has been produced in The Netherlands to celebrate the life of the country's most famous Salvationist – and one of its best-loved citizens – Lieut-Colonel Alida M. Bosshardt OF. Ms. Bosshardt joined the Salvation Army in 1934 and was instructed to work with women in the city's Red Light District shortly after the end of World War II. The colonel died in June 2007 - 94 years old - after a lifetime serving the poor and needy. She spent more than 50 years working fo
First Adventist Business Meeting in North Korea since more than 50 years Kumgangsan/North Korea | 04.06.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in Northern Asia held their mid-year Executive Committee meeting in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea last month, the first such meeting there since the country closed its borders in 1953. Meeting for one day in the city of Kumgangsan, church officers established Chinese theology education and examined implementation of the world church's extraordinary tithe for this region of the world. "We have no organized work in North Korea, so to hav
Aftershocks Rock Earthquake-Affected Region in China: ADRA Continues Response Beijing/China | 04.06.2008 | ADRA As aftershocks from the deadly May 12 earthquake continue to spread fear among survivors in the affected Sichuan Province in southwestern China, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is assisting survivors with food, mosquito nets, shelter materials, medical aid, and much needed counseling services. ADRA emergency personnel working in the Sichuan Province have already distributed 7,500 tents, a donation worth US$213,200 [CHF 222.000]. made by the Xiamen Golden Triangle Company L
Delivering Timely Aid Remains at Heart of ADRA’s Response in Myanmar Yangon/Silver Spring, MD/USA | 23.05.2008 | ADRA Three weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is delivering timely relief aid, including clean water, food, and medical assistance to thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis in southern Myanmar. Recent heavy tropical rains, boggy and flooded roads, and the isolation of so many communities have made distribution of relief assistance challenging. However, ADRA aid continues to flow into affected areas in the Labutta Township of the Irra
China: New Amity Bible Printing Press opens in Nanjing Nanjing/China | 23.05.2008 | unknow New building can print 12 million Bibles a year The Amity Printing Company’s (APC) new printing facility in Nanjing, China was officially opened on May 18 and will give the potential for Bible production to double to 12 million per year. The new press there, a British-made Timson T32 costing 32 million yuan (about US$4.3 million) which joins two others moved from the original APC plant, is capable of printing 18,800 pages per hour. APC, one of the largest Bible printing presses in the w
U.S. State of Maryland: Adventists urged to vote against slot machines gambling Baltimore, Maryland/USA | 22.05.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventist Church members should join concerned Maryland residents by voting against a referendum on their November ballot to legalize 15,000 slot machines across the state, church officials agreed in a leadership meeting this week. In a May 22 editorial in the Adventist Review, associate editor Roy Adams urged Maryland Adventists to join him in galvanizing concerned citizens against the "critical" referendum, which, if passed, would amend the state's constitution. He suggeste
ADRA Bridges Save Nearly 900 Lives During Cyclone Nargis Yangon/Silver Spring, MD/USA | 22.05.2008 | ADRA Nearly 900 people were saved from tidal waves and flooding in the Pyinsalu islands, located on the southern coast of the Irrawaddy Delta, by standing on bridges built by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently. As the high winds of Cyclone Nargis battered southern Myanmar’s delta region and high tidal waves and floodwaters covered low-lying areas, hundreds of people flocked to at least 22 ADRA bridges that had been constructed months before to link isolated communities in the
Myanmar Baptists suffer heavy toll Yangon/Washington D.C., | 22.05.2008 | International Baptist Christians in Myanmar were among those hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis, which struck the country on May 2 and 3, packing winds of 200 kilometers per hour and causing widespread flooding. The Myanmar Baptist Convention (MBC) lost more than 10,000 members who died as a result of the cyclone. More than 94,000 other members have suffered loss of home and other property. Many church buildings were destroyed, and the headquarters of the MBC was badly damaged. The estimated cost of repairing
Iraqi president affirms Christian presence, roots Baghdad/ Iraq | 21.05.2008 | Religion + State Iraqi President Jalal Talabani invited the Seventh-day Adventist and other Christian churches to a formal dinner at his residence in Baghdad last month to discuss issues related to Christian citizens and their religious institutions. Baghdad Adventist Church Pastor, Fawzi Benjamin, represented the Adventist Church during the April 26 event. There are 171 Adventists in Iraq worshiping in three churches. In his after-dinner address to leaders of various churches, President Talabani acknowle
ADRA to Assist 12,000 Earthquake Survivors in China Beijing/China | 21.05.2008 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is stepping up its assistance to the survivors of the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China’s Sichuan Province on May 12, providing food aid, water, and shelter materials for those in need. ADRA’s emergency response efforts are centered in Jiulong town and surrounding villages where approximately 12,000 people are expected to receive direct assistance. ADRA’s emergency personnel, among them 40 volunteers, have already co
ADRA is First to Deliver Aid to Myanmar’s Isolated Pyinsalu islands Yangun/Myanmar | 21.05.2008 | ADRA Travelling by boat, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) emergency response personnel have been reaching many stranded communities in the remote Pyinsalu islands in southern Myanmar’s devastated Irrawaddy Delta, providing emergency aid, such as food, medical assistance for the injured and dehydrated, and basic relief supplies in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis. Through coordination with the United Nations and the government of Myanmar, ADRA has been requested to provide emergency a
ADRA effort in Myanmar continues amid concern over aid distribution Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 19.05.2008 | ADRA Food, supplies reaching survivors, relief workers say Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) efforts in Myanmar continue despite international claims that the country's government is mishandling the distribution of some outside aid two weeks after a cyclone decimated the nation's coastal regions, an ADRA spokesperson said. "The shipping and distribution of ADRA emergency supplies and food in Myanmar has not been hampered, despite ... reports that relief aid has been diverted," Juli
ADRA Delivers Increased Aid in Southern Myanmar Yangon/Myanmar | 17.05.2008 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its response in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) and other non-governmental organizations to distribute food, clothing, medicine, and non-food items to survivors in the affected regions, including the devastated towns of Myaungmya and Labutta, and more remote villages such as Kya Kyawn, Paine Kone, Amakalay, and Amak Gyi located in the devastated Irrawaddy Delta in southern Myanmar.
Chinese Adventist Church leaders call for prayer, help after earthquake Hong Kong/SAR | 15.05.2008 | International Eight Adventist churches levelled; Sabbath worship still on Despite some congregations losing their churches in a May 12 earthquake, some Seventh-day Adventists in China are still planning to meet for worship this Sabbath, church leaders said. Adventist leaders are also calling for prayer after the 7.9 earthquake in Central China killed thousands, destroyed buildings and left many people buried. Several Adventist Church members have died and several are buried, said David Ng, a ministri
ADRA Expands Emergency Relief in Myanmar Yangon/Myanmar | 14.05.2008 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is expanding its response in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, committing $265,500 in emergency funds for immediate disaster relief, and providing food assistance and medical supplies to communities in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar. These funds are complemented by an additional $100,000 from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). In an effort to assist survivors, the ADRA network is funding an emergen
ADRA Provides Aid for Earthquake Survivors in China Beijing/China | 14.05.2008 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is on the ground in China responding to the needs of survivors after a deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on May 12, killing nearly 15,000, injuring approximately 26,000, and leaving more than 25,000 missing or buried under the rubble, according to state-run media. An initial emergency response is underway targeting areas affected by the deadly earthquake, which hit 57 miles from Chengdu, the capital city of the Sichua
Cyclone Nargis Devastates Myanmar: ADRA Responds Yangun/Myanmar | 08.05.2008 | ADRA As the death toll soars, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its response in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, a Category 4 tropical storm that struck Myanmar on May 3, killing more than 22,000 people, leaving at least 41,000 unaccounted for, and displacing more than one million people to date. In response to the widespread devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, the ADRA Myanmar office in Yangon is preparing to meet the needs of families who survived the cyclone and subsequ
Adventist Missionary family among survivors of Congo plane crash Goma/Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22.04.2008 | International A Seventh-day Adventist missionary family survived a plane crash April 15, emerging from the wreckage just moments before it exploded. the 79 passengers aboard the plane survived, but Airline officials put the confirmed death toll so far at 21, and said he believed all were killed on the ground in the Birere market district struck by the airliner when it failed to lift off. Barry and Marybeth Mosier of Dodge Center, Minnesota (USA), and two of their young children were aboard a DC-9 passenger
ADRA provides Food and Shelter for Fire Survivors in Cambodia Phnom Penh/Cambodia | 20.04.2008 | ADRA Phnom Penh/Cambodia, 20.04.2008/APD After a fire completely destroyed 450 homes in an impoverished section of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 11, 2008, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) provided emergency food and shelter for 2,400 residents displaced by the disaster. Coordinating with the mayor’s office, ADRA Cambodia distributed rice, noodles, fish, salt, sugar, and vegetable oil to 520 families, or approximately 2,000 identified fire survivors, on April 12. On April
Adventist Missionary family among survivors of Congo plane crash Goma/Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.04.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventist missionary family survived a plane crash April 15, emerging from the wreckage just moments before it exploded. the majority of the 79 passengers aboard the plane survived, but Airline officials put the confirmed death toll so far at 21, and said he believed all were killed on the ground in the Birere market district struck by the airliner when it failed to lift off Barry and Marybeth Mosier of Dodge Center, Minnesota (USA), and two of their young children were aboard a D
Cuba: Adventist Church allowed to use sports facilities; hundreds are baptized Santiago/Cuba | 17.04.2008 | International For the first time in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Cuba, the Polivalento Stadium in Santiago was the venue for an evangelism crusade presented by Mark Finley, re-knowned evangelist, television speaker and vice president of the Adventist World Church. The series drew more than 2,500 people each night. At the crusade's conclusion the Adventist church was given permission to use the city's olympic size pool in Santiago to hold a baptismal ceremony, where 235 people were ba
Adventists join world faith, aid agency leaders against poverty Washington, D.C., /USA | 16.04.2008 | International US$1 billion in funds to empower women, girls committed; 'When you educate a girl, you educate a nation' Linking poverty to economically fettered women, world faith, aid agency and government representatives said April 13 that it's no coincidence an estimated 70 percent of the 1.2 billion people who subsist on just US$1 a day are women and girls. Reversing such troubling statistics is a "moral imperative," leaders agreed at the Women, Faith and Development Summit to End Global Poverty, a
Adventist Church to develop partnership with Pan American health organization Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 15.04.2008 | Health & Ethics The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is seeking to engage in partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs), including the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Health Ministries, as part of their effort to connect with FBOs who deliver as much as 40 percent of health care in many developing nations. PAHO, the World Health Organization's regional office in North and South America, is based in Washington, D.C., and has scientific and technical experts at its headquarters, in its 27 country
Prominent Fijian and head of public institution passes away Tamavua/Fiji | 15.04.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventists on Fiji Islands are mourning the death of a prominent Adventist and head of a public institution who passed away last week in Fiji. Semi Tabakanalagi, 46, was the general manager of the Native Land Trust Board (NLTB). Native land, managed by NLTB, an independent body outside the control of government, comprises 87% of all the land in Fiji and was permanently deeded by the British Crown in the 1880’s. And at the time of his death, he was helping to find a resolution
U.S. President Bush Should Not Attend Opening Ceremony of Olympics Games Washington D.C./USA | 12.04.2008 | Religious Liberty The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) urges President George W. Bush not to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer unless there is substantial improvement in respecting Tibetans' religious freedom, including by opening direct and concrete talks with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhists' spiritual leader. If the president does attend the opening or any of the Olympic games in Beijing, the Commission proposes that he first v
Kenyan Adventist Church oppose Government six-day workweek proposal Nairobi/Kenya | 10.04.2008 | unknow The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya is criticizing a government six-day work week proposal that would require civil servants to work on Saturday, the biblical Sabbath and day of rest for more than 25 million Adventist Christians world-wide. Kenya's Minister of State for Public Service, Asman A. Kamama, introduced the proposal after a government team examined a new work model. Adventist Church leaders called on the government to suspend the proposal, saying requiring members employed
Zambia: Adventist Church leader dies of sudden illness Lusaka, Lusaka Province/Zambia | 09.04.2008 | International Seventh-day Adventists in Zambia are mourning the death of their country's church leader who passed away unexpectedly last week. Cornelius M. Matandiko, 48, who had served as the Adventist Church's executive director in the southern African nation since 2004, died after a short illness April 2 in Lusaka, a church spokesman said. Matandiko was also chancellor of Zambia Adventist University, a television evangelist for Voice of Prophecy and a member of the National Constitutional Conference
Salvation Army and African Instituted Churches welcomed at Forum on Bilateral Dialogues Breklum/Germany and Geneva/Switzerland | 01.04.2008 | Ecumenism Representatives from the Christian World Communions (CWCs) as well as from the Commission on Faith and Order of the World Council of Churches (WCC) have participated at the Ninth Forum on Bilateral Dialogues in order to share information on recent bilateral consultations between churches and to discuss the vision of unity expressed in their ecumenical texts. For the first time, the 10-15 March meeting in Breklum, Germany included theologians from the Salvation Army and the African Instituted
Muslims now outnumber Catholics Rome/Italy | 31.03.2008 | International For the first time in history Islam has surpassed Roman Catholicism as the world's largest religion. According to the Vatican statistical bureau the number of the world's population that are Muslims is 19.2%, with the number of Catholics trailing behind at 17.4 %. When considering all Christians and not just Roman Catholics, Christians make up 33 percent of the world population. The most recent figures from the Vatican have been published by the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano on March 3
Salvation Army and Adventist Church Complete Conversations London/UK | 30.03.2008 | International Representatives of the Salvation Army and the Seventh-day Adventist church met February 25-27, 2008, at Adventist world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland for conversations concerning theology and possible areas of cooperation. The meeting completed a process that began in 2004, when the Adventists hosted Salvationists at the General Conference office. A second round of conversations took place in 2005, at The Salvation Army conference center in Jackson's Point, Ontario, Canada. Contacts
World church president reaffirms Adventist Church's non-combatant position Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 12.03.2008 | Religion + State Healing and saving are first business of church, Paulsen writes Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the global Seventh-day Adventist Church, has reiterated the church's long-held position on non-combatancy in an article published in the March issue of "Adventist World", the church's international journal. In the article, "Clear Thinking About Military Service" the General Conference president explains that deciding to carry arms puts "the spiritual and moral foundations of your life in serio
U.S.A.: New Pew Survey Reveals: Adventists Often Stay Adventist Washington D.C./USA | 05.03.2008 | Country report Roughly 60 percent of Americans reared in what it defined as the "Adventist family" of churches, a grouping of Protestants dominated by the Seventh-day Adventist, remain in that family as adults, a landmark survey released February 25 revealed. An extensive new survey by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, based on interviews with more than 35,000 Americans age 18 and older, the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, finds that religious affiliation in the U.S. is at once "very diverse and ext
Number of Adventist pastors in Mongolia up 50 percent Ulaanbaatar/Mongolia | 05.03.2008 | International The number of ordained Seventh-day Adventist pastors in Mongolia rose from four to six with the February 23 ordination of two Korean pastors. Park NoYoung and Park SangBum were ordained to ministry in a dedication service at the Ulaanbaatar Central Church. The two pastors are serving in Mongolia as part of the church's Global Mission initiative and supported by the Pioneer Mission Movement (PMM) program in Northern Asia. The PMM program places Adventist pastors, mostly from Korea, as mission
First Adventist leadership development conference trains future church leaders Rogaska Slatina/Slovenia | 19.02.2008 | International Quality leadership will strengthen world church, vice president says Responding to the urging of church leaders around the world, the Seventh-day Adventist world church held its first leadership development conference in Slovenia from February 11 to 12. "Our church leaders see leadership development as one of the major issues that [our churches] will face in the immediate future," said Michael L. Ryan, facilitator for the meeting and a vice president for the world church. "Providing more
Liberal Christianity is dying, Russian Orthodox Bishop says Geneva/Switzerland, | 17.02.2008 | Ecumenism Russian Orthodox Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev, the Moscow Patriarchate’s representative to the European Institutions, said on February 15 that liberal Christianity is on its way to extinction. "Liberal Christianity will not survive long and political correctness within the Christian environment is destined to die," Hilarion said during the Central Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches (WCC) at Geneva, Switzerland. The Orthodox Bishop also criticized the words of the Anglican primat
Kenya: Adventist Relief Agency ADRA Continues Care for Violence-displaced Families Nairobi/Kenya | 15.02.2008 | ADRA ADRA Kenya launches three-month project to assist 24,000 people The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) continues working with its partners to expand its emergency response for those displaced or affected by the ongoing post-election violence in Nairobi and Kenya’s western provinces. With a three-month project launching mid-February, ADRA Kenya will further expand its assistance to 24,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs), providing essential supplies and services. The project co
Sabbath observance rooted in Africa, says Adventist historian Berrien Springs, Michigan/USA | 15.02.2008 | International Black History celebration at Adventist university highlights Christian history in Africa A study of Black history reveals that Christianity in Africa might more closely reflect an Adventist view of the seventh-day Sabbath than previously thought, according to one Adventist historian. Bertram Melbourne, an Adventist pastor and Interim Dean of U.S. based Howard University School of Divinity(Washington D.C.) said the Basotho tribe of 15th century southern Africa worshipped a God called Molimo
Adventist humanitarian organization ranked among most trusted charities Mahwah, New Jersey/USA | 15.02.2008 | ADRA Charity Navigator gives ADRA four stars three consecutive years For the third year in a row, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International has earned a coveted four-star rating from the largest independent evaluator of charities in the United States of America. Only nine percent of the more than 5,000 charitable organizations Charity Navigator evaluates annually to ensure a judicious use of donations have received at least three consecutive four-star ratings, a Charity N
Cameroon: Adventist students escape bus crash unharmed Yaoundé/Cameroon | 08.02.2008 | International Careless driver caused accident, students say Forty students at the Seventh-day Adventist College of Yaoundé, Cameroon escaped unharmed from a bus crash on February 6. The students, ages 10 to 15, were heading to the zoo as part of a series of youth week activities. According to the students the accident was caused by the driver's carelessness. They said he scolded them when they started singing "Unto Jesus I Surrender" and asked them to stop. When they would not, he put on loud, secular
Adventist Church president a guest on international television network show New York, N.Y./USA | 07.02.2008 | International Paulsen discusses church's history, growth on Bloomberg's Night Talk [img id=1148 align=right]Seventh-day Adventist world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen, is scheduled to appear as a guest on the February 11 edition of Night Talk with Mike Schneider, a one-hour program airing on Bloomberg TV. This is the first time the church's president has granted an interview with a major international television network. "We've never, as a church, had the opportunity to present our face to the
Chad: Adventist leader urges peace, calls for prayers amid rebellion N'Djamena/Chad | 07.02.2008 | International 50,000 flee country; some seek refuge in churches A Seventh-day Adventist Church leader in North Cameroon called for peace and stability during an interview with state-run Cameroon Radio Television February 2 following a bloody rebel assault of the Chadian capital of N'djamena. Allah-Ridy Kone, president of the church for the region, also requested prayers and support from the international Adventist community for his native country. Weekend violence spurred at least 50,000 Chadians t
Doors close for Christian college at U.S. health institute Weimar, California/USA | 05.02.2008 | Health & Ethics Citing financial reasons, board members of Weimar Institute of Health & Education in Northern California announced in a statement last month that the self-supporting Christian college known internationally for its eight-step, 18-day NEWSTART health recovery and disease prevention program will close its doors on June 20. The NEWSTART program hinged on many of the healthy lifestyle principles -- including proper nutrition, exercise and temperance -- advocated by the Seventh-day Adventist Churc
Adventist financial officers to review church's appropriations Silver Spring, Maryland/USA | 05.02.2008 | International For decades, history dictated how the Seventh-day Adventist Church's world headquarters divvies up funds among its now 13 world regions, or divisions. But for the five church officials on the newly created Appropriations Review Committee (ARC), "because that's how we've always done it" is no longer an adequate explanation. Beyond the "minor adjustments" that accompanied shifts in division boundaries over the years, the group estimates that Adventist church leaders last comprehensively review
Nicaragua: ADRA Distributes Medicines to 1,000,000 Hurricane Felix Survivors Managua/Nicaragua | 31.01.2008 | ADRA Nearly five months after Hurricane Felix ripped through Latin America and the Caribbean, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing to aid survivors of the storm in Nicaragua through the distribution of more than US$44 million in donated medicine and pharmaceutical supplies. ADRA partner organizations Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR), along with the Escarpment Biosphere Conservancy, donated the medicines worth US$44,492,146, which are expected to benefit mo
Mozambique Flood Survivors Receive Shelter Kits from ADRA Maputo/Mozambique | 25.01.2008 | ADRA In response to massive flooding in the central and southern regions of Mozambique, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is providing emergency shelter kits to an estimated 1,000 flood-displaced individuals in the Govuro district of Ihambane province. ADRA is working with the National Institute for Disaster Management (INGC) in Mozambique and the local government of Govuro in order to meet the needs of survivors displaced by the disaster. In ADRA’s initial response, shelter kits
Adventist Christian elected judge of international criminal court The Hague, Netherlands | 24.01.2008 | Religion + State Ugandan law professor considered expert on human rights, criminal law reform A Seventh-day Adventist law professor was sworn in as one of the 18 judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, Netherlands, on January 17. Dr. Daniel D. Ntanda Nsereko, most recently a professor of law at the University of Botswana where he also headed up the Department of Law, was nominated to the ICC by the Ugandan government and endorsed by the African Union last year. Nsereko and two oth
Adventist World Church President Grants First Interview Bloomberg TV Network New York, N.Y./USA | 23.01.2008 | Media The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has accepted an invitation to be interviewed on "Night Talk" with Mike Schneider, a one hour program airing on Bloomberg TV. The interview will take place on January 24, 2008 at the Night Talk studio in New York, New York. This is the first time the president has granted an interview with a major international television network. Time and date of air to be determined. The interview is expected to discuss issues facing the church, Adventist bel
Kenya: ADRA Expands Aid to Violence-displaced Families Nairobi/Kenya | 18.01.2008 | ADRA The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is continuing its response to the civil unrest in Kenya, providing emergency food and non-food items for an estimated 15,000 Kenyans after violence stemming from the country’s recent controversial presidential elections forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. ADRA’s office in Kenya is working with the Catholic Development Agency, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Kenya Red Cross and other local non-governmental organizations (NGOs
Kenya: Adventist University re-opens after post-election violence forced evacuation Eldoret/Kenia | 17.01.2008 | International Some faculty, students and staff are returning to the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton after post-election violence in Kenya forced a January 6 evacuation of some 280 people from the campus. The school reopened Monday January 14 with classes started January 16. The school's vice-chancellor, Nathaniel Walemba, said he is expecting some 1,600 students out of the full 2,300-student body to return this quarter. Some of the lecturers have not yet returned from the church's regional headquart
U.S. Circuit Appeals Court Upholds Religious Discrimination Ruling Fayetteville, Arkansas/USA | 17.01.2008 | Religious Liberty A United States federal appeals court yesterday upheld a ruling that a Seventh-day Adventist worker was discriminated against for not working on Sabbath. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former driver for United Parcel Service (UPS), Todd Sturgill of Springdale, Arkansas, will keep his award of nearly US$104,000 in lost wages and court fees from an earlier district court ruling and will get his job back. The 8th Circuit justices reversed the award of $207,000 in punitive
WHO seeks Adventists among faith-based groups for renewed partnership Geneva/Washington | 10.01.2008 | Health & Ethics The World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva, has asked Seventh-day Adventist health leaders to join its initial consultations as it prepares to renew partnerships with faith-based organizations. After 30 years of shying away from such affiliation, WHO, under its new director-general, Dr. Margaret Chan, is actively seeking to reach groups that can more effectively implement global health goals, health officials said. Adventist leaders and WHO officials said the Adventist Church was
