Executive Committee hears of plans for urban area outreach, Bible reading program

Presidents of each of the 13 world divisions read Genesis chapter 1 to launch the Revived by His Word initiative, a program to motivate church members to read the entire Bible between now and General Conference Session in 2015. Delegates of the denomination’s Executive Committee met for the first day of Spring Meeting on April 17 at the church’s world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States. [photos by Ansel Oliver]

Mission to Cities, Revived by His Word initiatives highlight Spring Meeting opening

Humble beginnings for Beiguan Church; Member donations fund construction

Adventist Church President Ted Wilson greets members of the Beiguan Church during a recent tour of China. The church has grown from 20 members meeting in a home to a 3,000-member community of Adventist believers. [photos: Suk Hee Han]

In China, Adventist believers display spirit of service, sacrifice

Burgeoning growth could mean more resources, infrastructure for mission

In Guatemala, five pastors baptize new Adventist Church members in Lake Atitlan in Panajachel on April 1. The baptisms were part of meetings in which church leaders from throughout Central America met in Guatemala to coordinate mass efforts of sharing the gospel throughout the region. [photo: Libna Stevens/IAD]

In Guatemala, major evangelism push yields thousands of new members

Pitcher on camps for the blind, new digital library and service-minded ministry

Christian Record Services for the Blind President Larry Pitcher oversees a burgeoning ministry to the blind and low sight community from headquarters in Lincoln, Nebraska. [photo: Rajmund Dabrowski]

Church Chat: For Adventist blind ministry, cutbacks kindle new growth

Seventh time IRLA has sponsored large-scale forum

Imam Seyyed Mohammad Ali Abtahi, an Iranian theologian, scholar and pro-democracy activist, was a speaker at the most recent World Congress for Religious Freedom held 2007 in Cape Town, South Africa. [photo: courtesy IRLA]

World religious freedom congress to help advocates identify emerging threats

Church administrator Fernon Retzer served as a department director at the Adventist Church headquarters and president of local church administrative offices in South America. He died last week at age 90. [photo courtesy Southern Union]

Remembrance: Retzer, 90, was Sabbath School director, South America missionary

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World religious freedom congress to help advocates identify emerging threats

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Mission to Cities, Revived by His Word initiatives highlight Spring Meeting opening

In China, Adventist believers display spirit of service, sacrifice

In Guatemala, major evangelism push yields thousands of new members

Church Chat: For Adventist blind ministry, cutbacks kindle new growth

World religious freedom congress to help advocates identify emerging threats

Remembrance: Retzer, 90, was Sabbath School director, South America missionary