Seventh-day Adventists will continue to partner with the government in the areas of education and health said Peter Mensah, president of the church in Ghana, addressing the opening of the Second Triennial Session of the church in East Ghana on Jan. 29.
Several operations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's regional headquarters in Abidjan--including coordination of ministries--are being temporarly relocated in the wake of domestic crisis.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria continues its efforts to receive government recognition for the Sabbath, or Saturday, the church's day of worship.
A high illiteracy rate throughout Central America has prompted Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders in the region to declare 2003 as a "year of literacy."
Seventh-day Adventist churches in Venezuela remain open and active despite political unrest, church leaders in the region say.
Developing tensions in the Middle East are viewed with concern by Seventh-day Adventist leaders, said Larry Colburn, assistant to the president of the world church.