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NAD Pilots Content Creation Booth at 2025 GC Session
“Creator’s Corner” helps ministries create timeless content and charts a course for future media efforts. The exhibit hall buzzed with activity, but inside the plexiglass-walled booth, the noise was muffled. Tucked among the bustling displays at the 62nd General Conference Session, this compact room stood out. Outfitted with cameras, lighting, and audio gear, it was clear to any passerby: this was a content creation studio.
Adventist Education Shines on Global Stage at GC Session 2025
The heartbeat of Adventist education pulsed through the vibrant exhibit hall at the 2025 General Conference Session in St. Louis, where a panoramic education pavilion showcased the breadth and depth of one of the world’s largest Protestant education systems. With colorful displays, engaging demonstrations, and the presence of passionate educators and students, the pavilion powerfully highlighted the global mission of Adventist education, including its renowned universities within the North American Division.
Breath of Life Rally Concludes, Leaving Hope in St. Louis Community
The spiritual energy sweeping across the St. Louis metro area in Missouri, United States, continues in the wake of Breath of Life’s Hope Rally 2025, a two-week citywide revival that brought together churches, pastors, and community members under the theme of Almost Home.
Hands in Motion: Deaf Ministries at the GC Session
A quiet yet impactful movement continues to unfold at General Conference (GC) sessions — one not shaped by spoken words but by hands in motion. As thousands gathered for this global event of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, a spirit of inclusivity was clearly present through the work of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters from the North American Division (NAD) and the dedicated advocates who supported them behind the scenes.
La Sierra University to Launch 100th Anniversary Events With New Sculpture Dedication
La Sierra University’s beginnings in 1922, and its metamorphic growth over the ensuing century will be celebrated with a series of 100th anniversary events this year beginning in February. The university hosted a Centennial Launch & Sculpture Dedication on Tuesday, Feb. 15, that began anniversary celebrations by commemorating the arrival of a new sculpture on campus.
New Online Encyclopedia Tells the Story of Adventists as Never Before
The Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists, available online at encyclopedia.adventist.org, tells the stories of distinguished Adventists in history and those less known or new to many Adventists today, including the stories of many Adventist women and minority Adventist Americans.
Local Conference, Volunteers Reach the Mayfield Community in Kentucky After Devastation from December Tornadoes
Johnny Rodman, member of Oasis Church, in Portland, Tennessee, was shocked at the immense destruction that surrounded him. He had just come from helping in Bowling Green, Kentucky, after a series of tornadoes swept through Kentucky and Tennessee on the night of December 10, 2021, and morning of December 11. Now, he stood in Mayfield, Kentucky, where extensive devastation left a community wondering how they would recover.
In the Atlantic Union, Northeastern Conference Establishes a Virtual Church
On Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, the Northeastern Conference Executive Committee made conference history by establishing its first virtual church. Members voted The Living Manna First Online Seventh-day Adventist Church and announced that Ivor Myers will serve as pastor.