Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from across Guatemala gathered to celebrate the growth of the church in the country during its 100 years of existence and commit to making an impact in their communities while sharing the gospel.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the small Caribbean island of Tobago recently experienced a large influx of new members after an aggressive evangelistic effort throughout the island. 567 new believers were baptized as a result of the effort.
Many people depend on religious organizations to operate social programs which offer wholesome, family-oriented alternatives to the otherwise idle and oftentimes violent distractions.
Gender may keep some 70 percent of the Seventh-day Adventist world church's membership out of many church leadership positions, but here in Southern Mexico altering that tradition is transforming some churches.
Mexican youth trained in multimedia for adding content to church Web sites
Seventh-day Adventist Church communication leaders trained nearly 130 of the church's young people to produce news articles and videos for the Web in a series of one-day workshops across Southern Mexico.
