October 27, 2003
Africa: Church Conference Aims to "Destigmatize" HIV/AIDS Myths
Focusing on prevention and control of the spreading epidemic of HIV/AIDS will be the theme for a conference to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, Nov. 10 to 13.
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October 27, 2003
Less Tithe a "Deeply Spiritual Problem" Say Church Leaders
Since the 1970s, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has seen its tithe, or members donating 10 percent of their earnings to the church, drop 4 to 1--adjusted for inflation and per capita--says Benjamin C. Maxson, stewardship director for the Seventh-day Adv
Inter-America: Guatemala Satellite Event Attracts Thousands of Viewers
A two-week satellite evangelistic series, which began Oct. 17 from El Progreso School Auditorium in Guatemala City, is being viewed by thousands in Guatemala and 15 different regions of Inter-America, according to Ivan Omana, Ministerial Association secretary for the church in the Inter-American ...
October 20, 2003
South Africa: Youth Say "No" to Drugs, "Yes" to Jesus
Young people took their stand for Christ in an organized street march to Paul Kruger Square in Pretoria, South Africa, last month.
October 20, 2003
Russia: Deaf Ministries Congress Held
Seventh-day Adventists from across the Euro-Asia region of the church met at the Adventist school in Tula, about 124 miles south of Moscow, to discuss how to better share the gospel with the estimated 9.5 million hearing-impaired people in the region.
October 20, 2003
Ukraine: Adventist School Recognized for Teaching Ethics, Tolerance
The Ukrainian Humanitarian Institute, a college run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Ukraine, has been recognized by that nation's Ministry of Education and Science.