May 17, 2012
Division to raise US$50 million for ‘big city’ outreach; Buenos Aires top target
May 17, 2012 São Paulo, Brazil
Mark Kellner/Adventist Review
Concluding a spring meeting for the South American Division, Seventh-day Adventist world church President Ted N. C. Wilson put his foot down, literally.
First, however, the sole of Wilson's foot was dabbed with rubber-stamp pad ink. Then, joined...
May 15, 2012
Second regional event held to thank religious liberty advocates
May 15, 2012 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Gay Tuballes-Deles/ANN staff
A recent festival of religious freedom cements the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Indonesia as a leading proponent of free expression of religion in the country.
Some 2,000 people gathered at the Aula Mapalus Kantor Gubernur Sulawesi Utara...
May 9, 2012
Herbert Fletcher University to operate through affiliation with Griggs, Andrews universities
2012, Miami, Florida, United States
Libna Stevens/ANN staff
A new Seventh-day Adventist distance-learning institution inaugurated this week in Inter-America expands the education options of students in the region, particularly for those whose work, family or financial situation put strains on further...
May 8, 2012
In North America, half of Adventist pastors 10 years from retirement age
2012, Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Ansel Oliver/ANN
A recent review of pastoral demographics in the United States reveals that nearly 50 percent of Seventh-day Adventist ministers will reach retirement age within 10 years, a discovery that is prompting ministry officials to examine potential scenarios to address...
May 4, 2012
Church a fixture in society, ‘not just a destination,’ Adventist mission expert says
2012, Miami, Florida, United States
Libna Stevens/ANN staff
Seventh-day Adventist leadership pledged at the church’s first Urban Ministries Summit in Inter-America to better connect with the more than 36 million people living in three of the region’s largest cities: Mexico City, Mexico; Bogota,...