Church statement deplores violence; youth plan June 7 march against xenophobia
May 28, 2008 Bloemfontein, South Africa Ansel Oliver/ANN

 Refugees in South Africa receive food and shelter at the Kraaifontein Adventist Church Saturday May 24. [photos: Megan Govendor]

Gave nearly 70 years of service to Adventist ministry, chaired White Estate Board
May 27, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Mark A. Kellner, Adventist Review/ANN

Kenneth H. Wood served for 16 years as editor-in-chief of Adventist Review. [photo courtesy Adventist Review]

First Executive Committee in closed country in more than 50 years; farm might be inroad

 Officers for the church in Northern Asia, from left: Akeri Suzuki, secretary; Jairyong Lee, president; and Clyde M. Iverson Jr., treasurer.

Diversity both challenge and opportunity, Paulsen tells European pastors

 Six Adventist pastors from across Europe joined world church president Jan Paulsen for the second installment of Pastors: In Conversation May 28. [photos: Rajmund Dabrowski/ANN]

May 21, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, Estados Unidos ANN Staff

Members of the Adventist Church in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, load disaster relief supplies for earthquake victims. [photos: David Ng/ANN]

Spike in crime, addiction expected if referendum passes, church leaders say
May 22, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Lechleitner/ANN

 Adventist Church leader Roy Adams is urging church members in Maryland to vote against a referendum that would legalize slot machines in the state, which is home to the headquarters of the global Protestant denomination. In a recent editorial addressed to Marylanders, Adams said gambling would increase addictions and endanger families in the state. [photo: Elí Diez-Prida/ANN]