When church officials and guests joined a 500-strong crowd for the opening of a new house of worship in Buey Arriba, it was Raul Alvarez who received the loudest applause.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is joining local aid organizations to assist some 20,000 people who remain in shelters throughout Southern California after 20 wildfires destroyed more than 1,400 homes in the region and displaced up to 1 millio
Populations in urban areas now outnumber those in rural areas, United Nations Population Fund officials said in an announcement earlier this year. But as Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders create strategic plans, leaders say the church's presence in urb
Northern Caribbean University (NCU), an Adventist institution located in Mandeville, Jamaica, recently celebrated its centennial anniversary, an event that drew the attendance of over 3,000 students, alumni, faculty and special guests to the campus on Sab
During a short ceremony at the Mayor’s office of Cartagena, Colombia, two Adventist leaders received the keys to the city, an honor only bestowed on highly distinguished guests of honor visiting the city.
For the first time in over half a century, more than 80 Seventh-day Adventist leaders from throughout the Inter-American Division (IAD) will gather in Cuba for this year’s Executive Committee meetings, one of two such gatherings held in Inter-America ever
A report on the link between cancer and diet, physical activity and weight is providing more evidence that healthful living fights disease. After a mega-study of 7,000 previous studies, scientists have offered 10 recommendations for avoiding preventable c
Jamaican leaders commended Seventh-day Adventists for their integrity and leadership role in the island nation during a recent visit to the country by the world church's President Jan Paulsen.
Seventh-day Adventist world church president Pastor Jan Paulsen gave a resounding endorsement of Adventist young people October 27 -- even offering a "yeah mon!" in Jamaican slang -- during Let's Talk Caribbean, the 17th such program in a series of unscri
Following intense debate at the United Nations over what constitutes religious defamation, U.N. special rapporteur for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Asma Jahangir, said "objective criticism" of religion is a human right. But, she said, there is a differe
Evangelism and external aid alone will not solve the problems affecting the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Africa, church leaders said during a discussion regarding mission.
The President of the Seventh-day Adventist World Church, Pastor Jan Paulsen, is scheduled to visit the island of Jamaica from Oct. 26 – 28, 2007. Pastor Paulsen’s visit is to facilitate the conversation with 35 young people of the English-speaking Caribbe