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For the first time in the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, membership grew by more than 5 million new members in a five-year period. This was reported July 1 by Bert Haloviak, director of Archives and Statistics for the world church, to delega

Bert Haloviak, director of Archives and Statistics for the Adventist world church. [Photo: Richard Dower]

World Church: Statistical Report Shows Growth, Highlights Issues

Sir James Carlisle, governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda, spoke with passion and conviction

Sir James Carlisle, governor-general of Antigua and Barbuda [photo by Richard Dower]

Antigua: Sir James Carlisle Calls for Adventist Commitment at World Church Session

"The Scriptures constitute our supreme rule of faith and practice and the standard by which all teaching and experience is to be tested," according to a resolution on the Holy Bible voted by delegates to the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-

World Church: Adventist Meeting Votes to Affirm Bible; Spirit of Prophecy Resolution Tabled

There are reportedly about 35 people -- out of nearly 2,000 -- under age 30 serving as delegates to the Adventist world church session in St. Louis, Missouri. The delegates come from the church's 13 world regions across the globe to represent a church of

Simone Kooke is a delegate from the South Pacific Division and a member of the church's Australian Union Conference Executive Committee. [Photo: Volker Henning]

Where are the Young People?

They will attend to business -- lots of it. The 10-day meeting of the worldwide Adventist Church, which happens once every five years, covers a multitude of tasks, including choosing who will lead the church in the coming five years. But, that task aside,

Dedicated Worship Integral to Business of the Adventist Church

About 38 of the 60 delegates and guests from the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Ghana will be late arriving at the church's quinquennial meetings in St. Louis, Missouri. The small band was to be a part of the 2,000 member delegation charged with voting o

With thousands attending the business meetings of the Adventist church have already registered there is a small voting bloc missing.  [Photo: Richard Herard]

World Church: Ghanaian Delegates and Guests Arrival Delayed

The rows of tables seat 196 committee members.  There are electronic voting pads.  There are video projectors and big screens.  Technology abounds in a room that will be busy for the next 10 days.  This is where the Nominating Committee for the Seventh-da

The Trans-European region caucus. [Photo: Melita Pujic]

The Nominating Committee and the Long Walk

"Do not define the church as something other than yourselves; that would be a mistake," Pastor Jan Paulsen declared to the opening-night assembly of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's 58th General Conference Session. The quinquennial business meeting bega

Promising to make space for youth, Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist church extended an invitation. "Christ invites you. The church needs you. And we are all one family of faith." [Photo: Volker Henning]

World Church: Paulsen Emphasizes Member Ownership of Church, Youth Involvement

An auditorium of delegates commenced the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on the afternoon of June 30, praying for God's guidance, remembering fallen colleagues, as well as recognizing and recording establishment or reor

Matthew Bediako, secretary of the Adventist world church and Lowell Cooper, a general vice president. [Photo: Richard Dower]

World Church: Business Session Opens with Welcome, Remembrance

The first major item of business conducted at the 58th Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Thursday afternoon June 30 was the acceptance of three new divisions, or world church regions, all of which are in Africa, into the Adven

The delegation from the newly-created church region of East Central Africa, which is also one of the fastest growing Adventist church regions. [Photo: Volker Henning]

New Administrative Regions Reflect Growing Church

Seeking fellowship, networking opportunities and a glimpse of how the world church works, a record number of Seventh-day Adventists from Britain, will join thousands of other members at the church's quinquennial business meetings in St. Louis, Missouri th

Record Number of British Adventists to Attend GC Session

"It's important that we have time to worship together and to celebrate the incredible diversity of the church," Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, told local media at a June 29 news conference kicking off the church's

At a press conference Pastors Jan Paulsen (right) and Don Schneider (left) explain that thousands of Adventists will be converging on St. Louis for fellowship, business and humanitarian work. [Photo: Dick Dower]

World Church: Session A Celebration of Faith, Diversity, Paulsen Says

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