"Give of your best for the Lord. Let us give Him every opportunity to use you and me," declared Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, in a New Year's message for 2005 offered to the 25 million people who attend weekly wo
In a world rocked by natural disasters and by war, members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church around the world have varying perspectives on the year now ending.
Aboriginal people in Australia will soon enjoy a new church building, and funds to continue outreach in big cities have been allocated.
The weekly ANN Bulletin will not be e-mailed on Jan. 4, 2005, due to the New Year's holiday. Breaking news stories will be posted as available, and the weekly e-mail is expected to resume on Jan. 11, 2005.
The People's Republic of China will implement a series of new rules on March 1. 2005, safeguarding religious freedom for those who worship in state-approved churches. The Xinhua News Agency and China Daily newspapers, both official government news sources
Making a Fresh Start in 2005, both individually and for the Seventh-day Adventist Church family, is the focus of Pastor Jan Paulsen, world church president's New Year's message. What was done in 2004 can't be changed, he notes, but all resolve to do more