The Seventh-day Adventist Church's Global Mission Operations Committee last week approved more than half a million dollars to help fund 343 projects to start new congregations around the world.
Dr. Siriporn Tanitpoonwinai, president of Adventist Mission College in Thailand, was honored as Outstanding Citizen of the Year at an award ceremony in Bangkok last month.
The education director for the Seventh-day Adventist world church says the church's commitment to fighting illiteracy remains strong.
The first Christian magazine for teenagers in Estonia, entitled XT and published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, was released August 10, reports Lauri Beekmann, XT editor and communication director for the Adventist Church in Estonia.
Seventh-day Adventists in Japan celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Voice of Prophecy Radio Broadcasting in Japan.
Seventh-day Adventists in Romania are implementing the second stage of a five-year plan for raising the church's public profile, through a commitment to being "visible, active, and useful" in local communities.