A 30-second promotional television spot, to be broadcast on cable and satellite channels this year, is aimed at raising public awareness of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, say communication leaders of the church in North America.
Plans for a high-level world congress on religious freedom have taken on even greater significance in light of recent global events, says John Graz secretary general of the International Religious Liberty Association.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) provided emergency relief for people who fled the Nigerian armory explosion in Lagos on January 27.
An estimated 1,400 young Seventh-day Adventists in Russia are watching the progress of a draft law that would provide alternatives to required military service.
Some 350 musicians across the United Kingdom met January 26 to launch the Adventist Musicians Association, sponsored by the music ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European region and the church's British Union Conference.
Anthony Alexander, the Seventh-day Adventist pastor imprisoned in a Sri Lankan jail for more than two years, has been granted refugee status in Canada, along with his wife, Saratha. The January 24 decision ends more than 18 months of uncertainty.