Lonnie Melashenko, a veteran Seventh-day Adventist pastor and broadcaster, announced June 16 that he will leave the Voice of Prophecy as speaker/director on July 31, officials of the Adventist Church’s North American region said. Melashenko will become vice president of Spiritual Services and Missions for the Kettering Health Network in Kettering, Ohio, a suburb of Dayton. No replacement has been named.

“I am truly grateful for the 17 years of service that Pastor Melashenko provided and pray that the Lord will continue to use him in his new role,” Don Schneider, president of the Adventist Church in North America, said in a statement.