Nigeria: Adventists Press for Saturday Recognition
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.
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.
The Adventist Church plays a key role in the development of society, Fiji Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase said at the opening of the Fiji Pathfinder Camporee--a gathering of Christian young people--at Queen Victoria School.
An old woman, left crippled by the war, watched Seventh-day Adventist Global Mission pioneers teach English and Khmer to illiterate children.