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The Seventh-day Adventist Church wants to positively impact the
communities in which it lives, said Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of
the Adventist world church, meeting with government officials last week
during a visit to the church's Euro-Asia region. A two-week visit took
Paulsen and his wife Kari to Russia and its Caucasus region, Moldova
and Ukraine. The world church president participated in the church's
year-end meetings in Moscow, and met with church members in several
congregations.
Paulsen also expressed condolences for the recent tragedy in Moscow
that claimed the lives of 120 hostages.
Meeting with Sergei Abramov, first deputy chief of interior politics
for the Russian presidential administration, Paulsen said that
religious fanaticism leads to tragic events. The Adventist Church is a
factor for stability in the community, and should be involved, he said.
"[The administration] appreciates churches that are not just shouting
about themselves," Abramov commented. "We judge a church by its deeds."
In a time when the Russian government is dealing with the aftermath of
terrorism and hostage deaths, other visitors have been turned away.
Abramov told Paulsen that he was happy to meet with him, and that the
Russian state has a positive relationship with the Adventist Church.
Paulsen also met with Russian Duma representative Viktor Zorkoltsev,
and talked about the church's involvement in society. Asked why the
Adventist Church grows, Paulsen explained that Adventists share the
Word of God, and that the church's message can fill a void for those
looking for meaning in life.
In Moldova, Paulsen visited with Michael Sidorov, chairman of the
Commission on Human Rights and National Minorities of Moldova Republic,
at the country's parliament. Sidorov commented on the human rights
situation in the world and said that Moldova is aiming for the
principle of freedom of conscience and religious freedom.
While in Kishinev, Moldova, Paulsen delivered the dedication address
for the opening of the Adventist Church's new Moldovan Union
Conference. The new office building will serve as administrative
headquarters for the more than 130 Adventist churches in Moldova.
Paulsen also attended two other dedications: one in Kiev, Ukraine, and
another in Rostov-on-Don, Russia. The new church in Kiev, which seats
3,000, is the largest in Ukraine and one of the largest in the
Euro-Asia region. V. Bondarenko, chair of the Ukrainian State Committee
for Religious Affairs, and a guest at the dedication, expressed hope
that Ukraine's current favorable climate for religion would continue.
He said that church and state share a common concern for the moral and
social aspects of society.
The Rostov-on-Don dedication, a service that included several division
church leaders from the region, was for a new union office for the
newly formed Caucasus Union Mission.
During a worship talk at the Euro-Asia Division office October 28,
Paulsen told church members that "In human terms, this world is not
going to be able to fix itself. But God says, 'I will take you through
this. I will protect you. I will give you strength.'"
Commenting on the Euro-Asia Division's "300 Churches Project," a plan
to establish 300 new congregations in areas without Adventist presence
by 2003, Paulsen said, "If your aim is too general, you will hit
nothing. I see that this program has focused your mission."
Speaking to Euro-Asia Adventists during a television interview about
involvement in the community, Paulsen said, "God expects of me as a
Christian to be a constructive presence in the community in which I'm
living…Our hearts are filled with hope and longing for the coming
of our Lord, and we shall spend eternity with him, but this is where we
are now. I want any town, any city, any country to be a better
community because the Seventh-day Adventist Church is there."
"It is always rewarding to share with community and government leaders
what the Seventh-day Adventist Church is doing globally and also within
the various regions it operates within," Paulsen said.
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