World Religious Freedom Festival set for São Paulo in May

Representatives of the Adventist Church meet with São Paulo state Governor Geraldo Alckmin, center. At left is Edson Rosa, the Adventist Church's Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director in South America; at right is John Graz, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director for the world church.

In Brazil, church diplomat promotes religious freedom with state governor

Food, medical supplies part of initial response; more than 500 dead

The Adventist Church’s Compostela Elementary School in the Compostela Valley sustained severe damage on Tuesday when Typhoon Bopha struck. The typhoon killed hundreds of people and displaced hundreds of thousands. Numerous Adventist Church properties, including churches and schools, were destroyed. [photo courtesy Davao Mission]

ADRA heading to devastated areas in Philippines in wake of typhoon

Church leaders hope to encourage two members detained in Togo since March

Adventist Church leaders are urging members worldwide to send Christmas greeting cards to two church members detained in Togo on what they say are false charges. They say holiday greetings will encourage the men as they spend the holiday season awaiting release. [photo: Megan Brauner]

Card-writing campaign latest move in effort to release imprisoned Adventists

Chairman Stele says members represent ‘wide range of thought, opinions’

Artur Stele, an Adventist world church vice president and director of the Biblical Research Institute, addresses the church's Executive Committee in 2011, announcing a timetable and process for how the denomination will study the theology of ordination. This week, he announced the names of members who will form the study committee. [ANN file photo]

Committee members identified for study of theology of ordination

Jewish Friendship center moves to Paris, Hindu study center restarted

Gerson Santos is director of the Adventist Church's new Urban Ministry Study Center. [photos courtesy Adventist Mission]

Santos is director of new Adventist Urban Study Center

‘Celebration of Creation’ draws area schoolchildren, community; animatronic dinosaur

Eighth-grader Carolina Cruz pets the animatronic dinosaur at the Celebration of Creation event at Adventist world church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, on Friday, November 30. The community event promoted the biblical account of creation. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Adventist HQ holiday outreach celebrates belief in biblical creation

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