Every Christian community has a responsibility to seek positive ways to address the HIV/AIDS crisis, said Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, during a four-day pastoral visit to Kenya, April 25 to 29.
The exceptional growth rate of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya was acknowledged by Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, and Pastor Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church, who visited the country April 25 to 29.
Addressing an assembly of students and faculty at the University of Eastern Africa, Jan Paulsen said Adventist institutions will not serve their purpose unless they offer training that benefits society.
Arson is suspected in two fires that destroyed the Seventh-day Adventist Church building in Tolochen, Belarus, on April 21.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church must find new ways to present Christian concepts if it is to speak a message that is relevant and effective within secular cultures, said an international group of pastors, evangelists, and church leaders meeting April 16
Joy Santuke, a Ugandan worker with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)in Sudan, was released April 21 after being taken hostage by armed militia on March 8, then detained by the government of Sudan for 37 days.