140 church members were victims of Great Purge

Adventist Church leader Victor Vitko speaks at the October 7 dedication of a monument to 140 Adventists executed during the rule of Josef Stalin in the late 1930s. More than 100 people gathered for the ceremony at the Levashovsky Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Russia. [photo: courtesy ESD]

Monument dedicated to Adventists killed during Stalin regime

Two Seventh-day Adventist pastors were sentenced September 27 by a court in Tashkent for "unduly organizing and holding worships," Adventist Church officials in the region said.

Viktor Vitko, Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director for the Adventist Church's Euro-Asia region, reports two Adventist pastors in Uzbekistan face fines for holding a religious meeting at a home. The government allows religious meetings only in churches registered with the government. [photo: courtesy Euro-Asia division]

Uzbekistan: court fines two Adventist pastors for home church meeting

Visit to a school for the blind opens eyes.

Volunteers re-learn simple tasks like using a computer while partnered with students at the school for the blind.

Mission trip blinds young people for 24 hours

Adventist World editors anticipate boost in readership

The October issue of Adventist World, the international magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is now online. Editors of the publication say faster availability will help the 15-million member church better connect. [photo: courtesy Adventist World]

International Adventist magazine goes online

Her harvests built 11 churches; more in the field

A sign on one of the churches identifies Erickson -- known locally as the "Pumpkin Lady" -- as the founder of the church. [photo: Jeffrey K. Wilson/ANN]

'Pumpkin Lady' plans to pick 'em 'til the end of vine

Recognition expected to boost ADRA Morocco's impact within global humanitarian network

Morocco grants ADRA official status

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