Recap: The First Full Day of the 2025 GC Session
Leadership transition, mission strategy, and financial updates highlight first day of meetings.
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Erton C. Köhler Elected as President of the Seventh-day Adventist General Conference
Global delegates affirm Köhler’s mission-focused leadership during the 62nd General Conference Session.
Leadership
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Evangelistic Momentum Grows in St. Louis in the Wake of Pathway to Health
Churches across the city join to reach communities through health and hope.
GC Session
Delegates Vote against Amendment to Discuss 2015 Statement on Immunization
During the afternoon business session on July 3, 2025, at the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, a delegate made a motion to add to the agenda a review and discussion relating to the GC’s 2015 statement on immunization. The delegates voted against the motion. The motion,...
GC Session
Delegates Approve 11 New Union Missions into the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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 Mi...
GC Session
The Adventist Leaders at the Table
Four individuals guide the church’s business meetings with grace and expertise.
GC Session
Adventist Speaker Mark Finley Inspires Attendees during the 62nd General Conference Session Opening
On July 3, 2025, the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church officially began in St. Louis, Missouri, with a welcome from current church officers and a devotional by Mark Finley, assistant to the president of the GC. Finley opened his devotional encouraging dele...
GC Session
Where Spreadsheets Meet Miracles: Inside the Preparation of the 2025 General Conference Session
The General Conference Session Management team recounts the work, planning, prayer, and miracles that take place when preparing for the Adventist Church's largest gathering.
GC Session
Crews Prepare America’s Center for Global Gathering of Adventists
Staging, signage, and technical setup progress ahead of July 3 opening.
GC Session
Hope Channel Expands into New Territories with Launches in Four Regions
Hope Channel International highlights development expansion milestones in Papua New Guinea, South Sudan, Nepal, and Mizoram.
Media
Mark Finley Series in St. Louis Shares Bible Truths and Discoveries
The series prepare the way for Seventh-day Adventist Church President Ted Wilson’s Revelation of Hope meetings ahead of the 2025 General Conference Session.
GC Session
A Ministry Sets the Table for Compassionate Service to Chicago’s Homeless
Under-a-bridge initiative shows those in direst need that God has not forgotten them.
Service
Historic Telesurgery Connects Central Florida and Angola in World-First Medical Breakthrough
The procedure spans nearly 7,000 miles, making it the longest distance telesurgery ever completed, setting a new global benchmark in surgical innovation.
Healthcare
Church Planting Initiative Sparks Growth of Urban Missional Churches in Panama
Conexión7 inspires training and expansion efforts to reach secular professionals across the country.
Mission