A statement calling for protection of religious freedom and understanding for minority religious groups during America's terrorist crisis was released September 20 by James Standish, director of legislative affairs for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
A conference focused on church planting--or ways of establishing new churches--may represent a significant turning point for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany, say participants and organizers of the three-day event.
The United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, in Tanzania, began hearing arguments September 18 in the trial of retired pastor and former Seventh-day Adventist administrator Elizaphan Ntakirutimana.
The issue of domestic violence should be placed higher on church agendas, said delegates representing 15 Christian denominations at an international, inter-faith meeting held in Dundee Scotland, last month.
An interfaith group including Seventh-day Adventists, Baptists, Roman Catholics, the Salvation Army, and the Orthodox Church has launched a project called Restore their Hope, which aims to distribute children's Bibles throughout Russia.
Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, has challenged leaders and members to define evangelism and mission on a grander scale. He urged them to look beyond mere headcounts of those baptized, and to work to ensure the long