As it weathers lingering economic challenges, The Seventh-day Adventist Church remains in a strong position to maintain operations and uninterrupted mission funding worldwide, church financial officers said yesterday.
Voting by kneeling in prayer, over 300 delegates to the 2010 Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Executive Committee approved "an urgent call for revival, reformation, discipleship and evangelism" during the Monday morning meeting.
About 2,900 people join the Seventh-day Adventist Church every day, according to church statistics, which show the denomination now has 16.6 million adult baptized members and a growth rate slightly higher than last year.
Always a forum for outreach ideas and a source of funding for evangelism, the Council on Evangelism and Witness today added a focus on spiritual renewal to its repertoire.
Hundreds of young people who attend one of the largest Seventh-day Adventist schools in Santo Domingo participated recently in a march promoting Bible reading. They took to the streets of the capital shouting "Read the Bible" and holding banners.
Join Seventh-day Adventist world leaders in worship and song this weekend on the Hope Channel. The services are part of the Adventist Church's Annual Council meetings, held at the Adventist World Headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, October 8-13.
As the Seventh-day Adventist Church celebrates the 150th anniversary of the adoption of its name by a then-nascent group of believers assembled in Battle Creek, Michigan, Adventist Church President Ted N.C. Wilson exhorted members to "remember your name,"
Seventh-day Adventists in the Philippines last Saturday distributed some 5 million pieces of literature throughout the northern part of the country as part of a major outreach campaign.
Seventh-day Adventist Church officials are condensing the church's annual autumn business meetings in an effort to corral agenda items within a shorter timeframe.
Church leaders have often lamented the high rates at which young people choose to stop attending church. An Adventist Church supporting ministry next week will address questions from teenagers in an attempt to keep them engaged in seeking their own spirit
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's oldest publishing house yesterday announced a major reorganization, including new management and cuts in staff and salaries to stem major ongoing financial losses.
What would happen if Seventh-day Adventists worldwide prayed for God's guidance for seven days at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.? The idea is among several the newly formed Revival and Beyond Committee at world church headquarters is considering to motivate revival wi