In a majority vote, delegates at the 2025 General Conference Session approved the addition of 11 new union conferences and union missions to the sisterhood of unions within the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The new unions represent the following countries or regions: 

• North-East Cameroon Union Mission

• West-Central Cameroon Union Mission

• Costa Rica Union Mission

• Nicaragua Union Mission

• South Sudan Union Mission

• Northern Luzon Philippine Union Mission

• Southern Luzon Philippine Union Mission

• Southwestern Philippine Union Mission

• Southeastern Philippine Union Mission

• Mid-Ghana Union Conference 

• North-Central Ghana Union Mission

The term union mission refers to a region where the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a presence but limited resources to support outreach initiatives. These territories are assigned to another large organization to temporarily assist with oversight, finances, and leadership. 

The vote passed 1,740 to 8.