Seventh-day Adventist church member Karen Holford has been elected as chair of Churches Together for Families, an interchurch group that explores ways in which the churches in Britain can work together to support families.
Some 350 musicians across the United Kingdom met January 26 to launch the Adventist Musicians Association, sponsored by the music ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Trans-European region and the church's British Union Conference.
An estimated 1,400 young Seventh-day Adventists in Russia are watching the progress of a draft law that would provide alternatives to required military service.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) provided emergency relief for people who fled the Nigerian armory explosion in Lagos on January 27.
Plans for a high-level world congress on religious freedom have taken on even greater significance in light of recent global events, says John Graz secretary general of the International Religious Liberty Association.
A 30-second promotional television spot, to be broadcast on cable and satellite channels this year, is aimed at raising public awareness of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, say communication leaders of the church in North America.