Reaching out to the growing population and world communities, as well as bringing in new members were the chief subjects of the Sunday morning (Oct. 9) Annual Council meetings of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's leadership.
While membership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church is growing -- 2,996 people joined the church daily in the year ending June 30 -- the question of keeping members in the movement also was considered during the Sunday afternoon (Oct. 9) session of the c
"The Second Coming of Christ is very good news indeed; and it is a unique event to be believed and preached," Pastor Jan Paulsen, world president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, declared in an Oct. 7 sermon opening the church's Annual Council. "And,
"Thank you for paying attention to our country, which is small and poor," Ambassador Sereywath Ek, Cambodia's ambassador to the United States, told leaders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church during a recent visit to the church's world headquarters.
Midland Heights Seventh-day Adventist Church has become the first in Bermuda to broadcast its services live on the Internet.
Hundreds of people come in contact with God each day without first stepping inside of a church. They hear about Him from their neighbors, from satellite broadcasts, from a young person leading a series of talks, and increasingly through the Internet.