In a world whose population is expected to reach 8.5 billion by the year 2025, the Seventh-day Adventist Church needs to develop a new generation of leadership to serve this future age.
It's simply a moment of celebrating, Seventh-day Adventist church president Jan Paulsen told the participating members of the Church's Executive Committee who have gathered for a two-day annual Spring Meeting.
Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders--led by president Jan Paulsen--signed a temperance pledge April 16 at Spring Meeting, one of two business meetings of the church's international executive committee.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church, now numbering 13 million members worldwide, is a young, dynamic and growing body of Christian believers, says Charles Sandefur, president of the Adventist Development and Relief Agency International.
Reports from the Seventh-day Adventist Church's 13 world regions indicate that the Sow 1 Billion initiative to distribute 1 billion brochures worldwide inviting people to Bible study is receiving enthusiastic reception throughout the world church.
Local leaders have praised agricultural research at Northern Caribbean University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution, and want to fund more programs there.