The Lesotho Conference closed its 2026 Camp Meeting on October 4 with 55 baptisms. According to the Conference, this year’s event drew its largest attendance of any Camp Meeting since 2020.

The event, held from September 27 to October 4, drew members from the Conference’s 52 churches as well as its companies and branches.

The baptismal service was held on October 3. Candidates represented 18 churches, marking the culmination of four evangelistic campaigns conducted in the weeks leading up to Camp Meeting.

Nelson Simweemba, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (SID) Publishing director; Pako Mokgwane, SID Communication and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty director; and Paul Shongwe, Southern Africa Union president, were invited as guest speakers and were joined by local speakers.

Baptism taking place in Maseru during the Lesotho Conference Camp Meeting.

Photo: Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division

Baptism taking place in Maseru during the Lesotho Conference Camp Meeting.

Photo: Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division

During the Camp Meeting, Adventist World Radio (AWR) Lesotho 90.6 was dedicated in Maseru on October 1. The government has granted the Conference FM licenses in Maseru and Mohale’s Hoek, with a third for Hlotse in process, giving the church a broadcast presence across the country.

Honorable Nkhethoa Seetsa, Lesotho's Minister of Local Government and Chieftainship and member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and two Adventist members of Parliament, Honorable Mokhothu Makhalanyane and Honorable Thabo Maretlane, attended the launch.

Lesotho Conference leadership said the week's priority now is follow-up care and Bible study for the newly baptized members.

The original article was published on the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division news site.