Chosen for Mission - 160 years of Seventh-day Adventist Church
Featured: Chosen for Mission: Celebrating 160 Years of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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![Former Executive Secretary of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, George Ralph Thompson, passes away at the age of 94. [Photo: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/de71ff0746283a63dc24e8cb620222178d03fba8/25x/xK01685109432215.jpg)
![[Photo: SSD]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/d32ff6f89a3fb82dd093ee3efc7164e23956a393/25x/6Il1685037995589.jpg)
![The summit emphasised the power of praise and the importance of promoting mission-oriented leadership in their school communities. [Photo credit: Charmaine Patel]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/98910b33c357e7902320c52009983535a0e4c664/25x/9o21685038783584.jpg)
![Members of the I Will Go cycling team ride on a one-lane back road in the Shetland Islands on May 16, looking to connect and pray with people and distribute Adventist literature. [Photo: Marcos Paseggi, Adventist Review]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/d2a5eaf82f08f851ccd570de5b6978c714fa90d0/25x/p6D1685037316106.jpg)
![The MV Hrossey ferry, which took the I Will Go Ride team from Aberdeen to Lerwick, in the Shetland Islands, United Kingdom. [Photo: Alan Jamieson/Wikipedia Commons/CC-BY-2.0]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/e99d1c75151a9474bafb45e18918b0b51be89275/25x/Ple1685029731753.jpg)
![Speakers during this year’s Adventist Volunteer Service Day program online. [Image: Inter-American Division]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/3272f497e4f903ee774c1eb52075b4e571f0f840/25x/FJB1685028283638.jpg)
![[Photo courtesy of the SSD Communication Department]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/bc22470b23fb8c39a9f616a643f1081c232f08d2/25x/Zas1685039381513.jpg)
![[Photo courtesy of the AIIAS PR Department]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/2840583c25c18dce0a4cfd5a652efdb6c05ccf91/25x/0HS1684472413492.jpg)
![[Photo courtesy of the GC Adventist Mission]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/3dd0815571238e63b0006cddc3ebfbc2851188e6/25x/vqv1684471602114.jpg)
![[Credit - ESD]](https://cdn.adventistcontent.org/images/5df200974469ba078555eb4c/17df15a6b5e824af59a712ff7b627a087f9b9552/25x/JZK1684470709196.jpg)