Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide, says the church has a responsibility to help new believers grow in their faith by providing them with ongoing spiritual support and a place to worship.
Victor Zorkoltsev, head of the State Duma Comission on Public and Religious Associations, spoke at the breakfast, saying he hoped the event will become a tradition in Russia.
A majority of Americans base their beliefs and moral decisions on feelings, and reject the idea of absolute truth, according to the results of a study released last month.
Forty-two new Adventist congregations have been established in Kogi state, one of Nigeria's 19 provinces, following three months of intensive effort by 46 Global Mission pioneers, or lay Adventist preachers.
Religious minorities in the central Asian country of Azerbaijan have been warned not to "complain to foreigners," according to a recent news report.
The president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific has returned from a visit to Kiribati, one of the most isolated Adventist communities in the world.