Annual Council 2025
GC Session Delivers Under-Budget Results and Citywide Impact in St. Louis
On Monday morning, October 13, during the Treasurer’s report, Sabrina DeSouza, General Conference (GC) associate treasurer and GC Session manager, presented a report about the costs for the recent 2025 GC Session that took place in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. During the GC Session more than 50,000 people from around the globe gathered for … Continued
Angelica Sanchez
October 21, 2025
Annual Council 2025 Concludes With Gratitude and Final Call to Mission
After a week of business sessions, devotional messages, and strategic focus, Annual Council 2025 came to an end on October 15, with gratitude and a call for Seventh-day Adventists to remain “grounded in the Bible and focused on the mission.” In a visual demonstration of this principle, Bibles that General Conference (GC) president Erton Köhler … Continued
Jarrod Stackelroth
October 21, 2025
Mission Emphasis and Initiatives Inform Treasurer’s Report at Annual Council
“I commit to this body and to the world church to be a faithful steward of the resources God has provided His church to be used for His mission,” said Paul H. Douglas, General Conference (GC) treasurer, on his opening remarks October 13. Douglas and the team he leads presented the “Integrated for Mission” treasurer’s … Continued
Marcos Paseggi
October 19, 2025
Why We Are Here, Part 6
At a time when the devil’s deceptions are greater than ever, God’s end-time people are called to reveal the truth.
Shane Anderson
October 17, 2025
Women’s Ministries Turns 30 as It Honors More than 150 Years in Mission
When a 23-year-old Adventist colporteur and Bible worker from Wisconsin, United States, answered a call to Korea in the early 1900s, she may not have seen how far her impact would go. During the evening program on October 10 at the 2025 Annual Council of the General Conference (GC), the Women’s Ministries Department celebrated its thirtieth … Continued
Angelica Sanchez
October 17, 2025
Leaders Unveil Churchwide Digital Evangelism Emphasis for 2027
Seventh-day Adventist leaders launched the OneVoice27: Mission for All initiative to delegates of the 2025 Annual Council on October 11, before the delegates voted to accept the strategy during business meetings on October 12. The presenters outlined a coordinated emphasis for September 2027 in which the Seventh-day Adventist Church will proclaim the gospel “to every nation, tribe, tongue, … Continued
Jarrod Stackelroth
October 17, 2025
Why We Are Here, Part 5
Even in His strongest warning, God’s voice is filled with love. The third angel’s message is a plea from a Father calling His children back before they destroy themselves.
Shane Anderson
October 16, 2025
GC Secretary Appeals to Leaders to Keep Focused on Worldwide Mission
In October 2024 Rick McEdward, then president of the Middle East and North Africa Union Mission, didn’t attend the Annual Council. With a war raging in Lebanon he decided to stay to manage the church workers and institutions team during the crisis. A year later McEdward, who was elected General Conference (GC) secretary at the … Continued
Marcos Paseggi
October 15, 2025
Why We Are Here, Part 4
What if “fear God” isn’t a warning, but good news? The first angel’s message reveals a Creator who brings justice, ends evil, and meets every need.
Shane Anderson
October 15, 2025
Adventist World Radio Names Five Vice Presidents for Next Chapter of Ministry
Adventist World Radio (AWR) has announced the election of five vice presidents to help lead the ministry into a new chapter of mission and growth alongside recently elected president Jim Howard. The officers include Ray Allen and Cami Oetman, continuing in their roles for AWR; Michael Eckert, former assistant Publishing director at the General Conference; … Continued
Michele Stotz
October 14, 2025
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