News Briefs: Bediako Noted in Top Ghanaian Newspaper
Pastor Matthew Bediako and his wife, Elizabeth, were recently front-page news in "The Mirror," an Accra, Ghana newspaper billed as that nation's "most popular weekly."
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December 20, 2004
India: Missions, Local Focus Yield New, Lasting Commitments
India is proving to be a nation where many thousands are interested in the gospel message and the Seventh-day Adventist church pastors, Bible workers and lay members who are sharing it. Tens of thousands are joining the church each year, coming from many
December 20, 2004
World Church: Paulsen 2005 Video Greeting Available
Making a Fresh Start in 2005, both individually and for the Seventh-day Adventist Church family, is the focus of Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president's New Year's message. What was done in 2004 can't be changed, he notes, but all resolve to do more
December 20, 2004
China To Enact Rules on 'Religious Freedom'
The People's Republic of China will implement a series of new rules on March 1. 2005, safeguarding religious freedom for those who worship in state-approved churches. The Xinhua News Agency and China Daily newspapers, both official government news sources
December 16, 2004
Australia: Church Remixed For Postmodern Culture?
They titled it, "Remix," and it is the first group to address emerging church issues in a Seventh-day Adventist context in the South Pacific region of the church. The group gathered at Fox Valley Community Church (FVCC)in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Dec.
December 15, 2004
United States: Adventist, Non-Combatant, Sentenced to Jail by U.S. Marine Corps Court-Martial
A United States Marine Corps court-martial has sentenced a Marine, who came to a belief in non-combatancy shortly after signing a two-year re-enlistment, to seven months in jail, rather than separating him from the military. Observers say this is a highly