The exceptional growth rate of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kenya was acknowledged by Jan Paulsen, president of the Adventist world church, and Pastor Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church, who visited the country April 25 to 29.
Issues of church unity and effective church leadership dominated a two-day visit to Ethiopia by Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, and Matthew Bediako, general secretary of the church's General Conference
Arson is suspected in two fires that destroyed the Seventh-day Adventist Church building in Tolochen, Belarus, on April 21.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church must find new ways to present Christian concepts if it is to speak a message that is relevant and effective within secular cultures, said an international group of pastors, evangelists, and church leaders meeting April 16
Joy Santuke, a Ugandan worker with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)in Sudan, was released April 21 after being taken hostage by armed militia on March 8, then detained by the government of Sudan for 37 days.
Heather-Dawn Small has been elected associate Women's Ministries director for the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide.