wfn.org | Adventists On-line Forum Celebrates First Anniversary

["Christian B. Schäffler" <APD_Info_Schweiz@compuserve.com>]

October 22, 1999
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Adventists On-line Forum Celebrates First Anniversary

Silver Spring, Maryland, USA.  (ANN/APD)   The Adventists On-
line Forum recently celebrated its first anniversary.  

"Just barely a year old, the Adventists Online Forum on the Web 
has grown to more than 2,700 registered members," says 
Webmaster Ralph Blodgett, who oversees the Forum.  

The Forum-an Internet discussion board-has more than 1,400 
topics under discussion in 16 different sections.  The sections 
include: Adventist News, Bible and Theology, Family Life, Prayer 
Requests, Quality of Life, Singles Network, Teen Life, Town Hall 
(a general discussion area), and What Adventists Believe.  In 
addition, users can access Marketplace (where Adventists buy 
and sell items), Obituaries & Funerals, Service Openings, and 
sections in various languages (German, Spanish, Italian).

Each section of the Forum contains topics for discussion.  For 
example, in the Bible and Theology section-the most popular 
section-topics include Evangelism, The Gospel and Salvation, 
Does the Food We Eat Matter?, Baptised Into Christ or 
Adventism?, and Hot Christian Reference Websites.  

In addition to the actual Forum, Adventists On-line also recently 
opened a live chat room-for use on Friday nights and Sabbath 
afternoons-and a special library section containing articles about 
various Seventh-day Adventist beliefs.

Interest in the Forum appears to be growing, with membership 
numbers increasing at a steady rate.

"Every month another 150 new members join the Forum," states 
Blodgett.  "In addition to the registered members, we also have 
another 6,000 users who visit the Forum and read messages."

The Adventists On-line Forum is free of charge with an existing 
Internet connection and may be accessed at the following Web 
address: http://online.adventist.org.