An estimated 15,000 delegates met daily at the Festival of Laity, the first event of its kind in the church's Southern Asia-Pacific region, at Mountain View College, an Adventist institution in Southern Philippines, April 26 to May 1.
Marking 10 years of telecasting that has added at least 12,000 people to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zambia, church leaders and government officials lauded the effort and added challenges for the future.
Though volunteerism is alive, says Vern Parmenter, director of the center, there are never enough volunteers.
They'll work in remote villages accessible only by a small river.
Bring any group of editors together, and you'll likely find a variety of opinions.
Some 800 people celebrated the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ during Easter weekend at the Ramses Sudanese Adventist Church, in the heart of Cairo.