Adventist News Network

Vietnam grants Adventist Church official recognition

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Vietnam received official recognition last month, granting the church in the Southeast Asian nation legal status to operate, church officials said.

Mozambique: More than four hundred adults learn to read, write

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Hundreds of previously illiterate Mozambican adults are reading and writing after completing the first part of a four-level literacy program last week.

Spain: Romanian president attends Adventist church in Madrid

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Romanian national president Traian Basescu visited a Seventh-day Adventist Church in Madrid, Spain earlier this month, drawing attention to the country's significant Romanian immigrant population -- 6,000 of whom are Adventists.

Adventist Union president for North Pacific region dies at 61

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jere D. Patzer, North Pacific Union Conference president since 1996, died October 26 following a lengthy battle with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He was 61.

Central California Conference News

Local Church Leadership Training

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Register for a full day of training for all church leaders including treasurers, clerks, health, and youth on December 7 at the Clovis church...

Women's Retreat

Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Please come join us at our two annual events! Tenaya Lodge on Jan. 30-Feb. 1 and at the Soquel Conference Center on Feb. 6-8. Hope to see you there!

Pacific Union News

Four Pacific Union College Students Die in Tragic Accident

Monday, November 17, 2008
Four Pacific Union College (PUC) students died in a vehicle accident on Deer Park Road.