Seventh-day Adventist Church administrators, pastors and laypeople from around the world have begun arriving at the church headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, for one of two annual meetings of the church's top leadership.
Dr. Siriporn Tanitpoonwinai, president of Adventist Mission College in Thailand, was honored as Outstanding Citizen of the Year at an award ceremony in Bangkok last month.
Seventh-day Adventists in Ivory Coast are praying for a peaceful resolution to a political uprising that has left more that 270 people dead and many more wounded.
The education director for the Seventh-day Adventist world church says the church's commitment to fighting illiteracy remains strong.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Global Mission Operations Committee last week approved more than half a million dollars to help fund 343 projects to start new congregations around the world.
Seventh-day Adventists in Japan celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Voice of Prophecy Radio Broadcasting in Japan.