Colombian Pastor Released After Nearly Six Months in Captivity
Seventh-day Adventist church pastor Gonzalo Cardona was freed Feb. 6 after five months of captivity at the hands of guerillas.
Seventh-day Adventist church pastor Gonzalo Cardona was freed Feb. 6 after five months of captivity at the hands of guerillas.
The recent opening of the first Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Israel, "Chaim Veshalom," which is Hebrew for "Life and Peace," marked a milestone for the church, which has ministered in Israel for 107 years.
The question of religious freedom remains unsettled as Afghanistan wrestles with its new constitution.
The climate of religious freedom is not really getting better, says Dr. John Graz, director of public affairs and religious liberty for the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide.
Vandals have inflicted serious damages, including broken windows and arson fire, to the Seventh-day Adventist Church's premises in Arhus, Denmark, which houses the local church, the Danish Bible Correspondence School and a media center.
Adventists in Iraq continue to carry out the church's mission despite growing concerns about a war against their country, according to Pastor Michael Porter, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Middle East region.