ANN 2003 Year in Review
In 2003, membership in the Seventh-day Day Adventist Church surpassed 13.3 million people, with some 700,000 new members.
ADRA Delivers Aid to Iran Earthquake Survivors
A team from the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) offices in Germany and Turkey will arrive in Iran Tuesday, December 30
Office Closed
The head office of the Inter-American Division, located at Miami, Florida, will close for the Christmas and New Year holidays at noon Wednesday, December 24, 2003 and will reopen Monday, January 5, 2004.
Palau: Adventist Pastor, Wife, Son Murdered; Daughter Hospitalized in Attack
Seventh-day Adventist pastor, his wife and their son were attacked and killed at their home near a church mission academy in Babelthaup, Palau.
World Conference on Youth and Community Service
Approximately 2,000 youths from around the world will participate in this year’s World Youth Congress to convene in Bangkok, Thailand from December 18 to January 3, 2004.
Colombia: New Church office in Cartagena
A new field was inaugurated in the tourist city of Cartagena, Colombia on Dec. 5.
Global Invitations for Bible Study Yielding ‘Extraordinary’ Response
Coordinators for Sow 1 Billion--the Seventh-day Adventist Church's effort to distribute 1 billion invitations to study the Bible--are reporting an extraordinary response in the initial stages of this global effort.
Israel: Sabbath School Quarterly Now In Hebrew, Other Books To Follow
Hebrew-speaking residents of Israel can now learn about the Gospel of John from the 2004 "Sabbath School Quarterly," which, for the first time
Task Force to Involve Adventists in Their Communities
Creating an awareness that community service is "a way of life"--or should be one for Seventh-day Adventists--is a current goal for church leadership.
Germany: Adventist Filmmaker’s “Good Bye Lenin” Gets Raves, Communicates Family Message
Christoph Silber is a rising star in German cinema.
Mexico: Nearly 2,000 laypeople complete Personal Evangelism training
Nearly 2,000 laypeople received certification diplomas throughout Seventh-day Adventist Churches in the Inter-Oceanic Union, or region, headquartered in Mexico City.
World Church: ADRA Works to Combat Hunger
new report issued by the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) reveals that, despite abundance of food in industrialized nations, the world is getting hungrier.