Areas of focus include physical growth, mental health, disease prevention

Local Adventist churches should serve as local community health centers, and a collaboration with the World Health Organization makes strides toward achieving that goal, world church Health Ministries Director Allan Handysides told WHO representatives today. [photo: Josef Kissinger]

Church cooperation with WHO to impact community health

Australian delegate sends recommendations back to Nominating Committee

Williams Costa Jr. was appointed director of the Adventist Church's Communication department on June 29. The Brazilian native was Communication director for the church in South America before becoming an associate Communication director at the church's world headquarters in 2007. [photo: Josef Kissinger]

Costa tapped for Communication post, associate department directors recommended

Session delegates also approve eight incumbent department directors

Angel Manuel Rodriguez was re-elected to serve as director of the Adventist Church's Biblical Research Institute, a post he has held since 2002. He and four other mid-level church officers were appointed Tuesday, June 29, at the church's World Session. [photo: Gerry Chudleigh]

Five mid-level Adventist Church leaders re-appointed

Discussion continues on 95 proposed changes

Adventist Church Undersecretary Homer Trecartin, at the podium, reads from the Church Manual on the third day of business meetings addressing the Manual's 95 proposed revisions, Tuesday, June 29. [photo: Robert East]

So far, Church Manual revisions include women as deacons, written notification of sexual misconduct

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Church cooperation with WHO to impact community health

Costa tapped for Communication post, associate department directors recommended

Five mid-level Adventist Church leaders re-appointed

So far, Church Manual revisions include women as deacons, written notification of sexual misconduct

Daily Session newsletter

Adventist NewsLine: June 28

News.

Just Published

Lately in Our Region

Worldwide News

Church cooperation with WHO to impact community health

Costa tapped for Communication post, associate department directors recommended

Five mid-level Adventist Church leaders re-appointed

So far, Church Manual revisions include women as deacons, written notification of sexual misconduct

Daily Session newsletter

Adventist NewsLine: June 28