Turkmenistan's record on religious freedom is "one of the worst," according to Thomas Farr, director of the Office of International Religious Freedom at the United States State Department.
The general secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist world church was honored May 13 for his contribution to "national and international understanding" and to the mission of the Adventist Church.
African Seventh-day Adventists want to play a more active role in making concepts of Christian faith relevant within their own cultures, say church leaders who met for a communication summit in Harare, Zimbabwe, April 30 to May 3.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany celebrated its 125th anniversary May 4 to 6.
A new law passed by the Portuguese parliament on April 26 will help guarantee religious freedom, according to the leader of the country's Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The French Senate voted May 3 in favor of a controversial law aimed at regulating religious minorities.