Several Adventists killed during political unrest in Central African Republic
A Seventh-day Adventist was killed by gunfire in Central African Republic last month, the latest of several Adventist victims of sectarian violence in the nation.
35,000 Youth Attend Adventist Camporee in Brazil
A record 35,000 young people, mostly Seventh-day Adventists, from 12 nations gathered in Barretos, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo from January 7 through 12 for the Fourth South American Pathfinder Camporee, a gathering of young people that promotes Christian living and community service.
Monteiro released from prison in Togo
Seventh-day Adventist Pastor Antonio Monteiro was released from prison this afternoon in Lomé, Togo, ending a nearly two-year ordeal that kept him and four others detained on charges of conspiracy to commit murder in a case that captured the attention of the Adventist world church.
New satellite contract expands reach of Adventist television
A new satellite contract for the Seventh-day Adventist television channel in Beirut significantly expands the footprint of church media in Northern Africa and the Middle East.
BREAKING NEWS: Split decision in Togo’s trial of Adventist pastor, others detained
In a split decision, a verdict was handed down today by a court in Lomé, Togo, that acquits Seventh-day Adventist pastor Antonio Monteiro and sentences Adventist Church member Bruno Amah to life in prison, a lawyer for the Adventist world church said.
In Malawi, lightning kills eight church members last Saturday of 2013
The last Saturday of the 2013 was a tragic day for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Southern African nation of Malawi when lightning struck a congregation, killing eight parishioners and injuring scores of others.
Thousands hear Wilson’s plea for evangelism at GYC Orlando event
Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from all 50 United States and 60 other countries heard a clarion call for holiness and dedication to the movement’s core message on the morning of Sabbath, January 4, as the annual “Generation. Youth. Christ.” (GYC) event reached its zenith in Orlando, Florida.
Missing Canadian Adventist missionary confirmed dead, media reports say
A Seventh-day Adventist missionary missing in Belize for a week was confirmed deceased on January 2, media reports indicate. Brian Townsend, a missionary living in the Valley of Peace area of Belize, went missing on December 24, 2013.
Cyber criminals target Adventist Church funds
The world headquarters of the Seventh-day Adventists Church has been the victim of cyber theft which has defrauded the church of approximately U.S.$500,000. The theft involved funds that were being transferred on behalf of a denominational entity.
Adventist Church membership passes 18 million member mark
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, one of the fastest-growing Christian denominations in the world, has recorded more than 18 million baptized members. There were 18,028,796 Seventh-day Adventists worldwide as of September 30, according to the church’s Office of Archives, Statistics and Research.
As snow snarls traffic, Adventists mark year of New York City evangelism
A winter storm that dumped three to five inches of snow and slush on the sidewalks of New York, not to mention its roadways, didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of hundreds of Seventh-day Adventists who braved the elements to attend three events marking a year of evangelism in America’s largest metropolis.
Adventist Church sides with Muslim woman in workplace religious freedom case
The Seventh-day Adventist Church yesterday filed an amicus, or “friend of the court” brief in support of an American woman whose claims she was denied a job because her head-covering violated company policy.