The Seventh-day Adventist Church on Pitcairn Island was officially restructured as a "company" May 19, in recognition of declining church attendance in what was once known as an entirely "Adventist culture."
Gerry Karst, a general vice president of the Adventist Church worldwide, addressed the Christian Conference for Peace held May 15 to 20 in Baghdad, Iraq.
Taliban rulers in Afghanistan have announced a plan for non-Muslims to wear distinctive badges, possibly yellow pieces of cloth, to identify them as belonging to religious minorities.
Godfrey Dlele, 32, was given two "Star of the Year" trophies for saving a man from committing suicide.
"Small groups are the future of evangelism in our territory," say leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the former Soviet Union.
A three-year trademark infringement suit between the Adventist Church and a West Palm Beach, Florida, congregation, over the use of the name "Seventh-day Adventist" in identifying the church, has finally ended with a court-approved settlement.