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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.

The Weight of Every Note
In the hush of early morning, long before most delegates file into the cavernous America’s Center for the General Conference Session, Ken Logan is already seated at the organ. He begins most days at 7:15 a.m., offering a prelude that acts as a bridge to worship. It is a quiet ritual that soon swells into something far larger, a soundtrack for the more than 2,000 delegates expected each day.

Blueprints for Mission: Innovation Meets Faith at GC Session Booths
At the GC Session, Walla Walla University wowed visitors with Phil and Paul — student-designed robots demonstrating real bioengineering research. The booth was one of several highlighting how science, faith, and service intersect through cutting-edge tissue regeneration technology.

Toxic Chemicals. Scarce Fresh Food. How One Detroit-area Church Took Action
Jacqueline Galloway-Blake, a devoted 40-year member of Sharon-Inkster, found herself thrust into action when she learned toxic waste from a train derailment in Ohio was now being shipped to a toxic injection well just four miles from the Sharon-Inkster church. Galloway-Blake said, “I was not going to sit by quietly as they shipped toxic waste all the way from Ohio to our backyard, where our people live.”

Union College To Become Union Adventist University as of May 2024
The Board of Trustees voted Monday, October 2, 2023, to change Union College’s name for the first time in the school’s 132-year history after reviewing a year’s worth of research. “We believe this name will better communicate Union’s scope as we broaden our graduate offerings,” said Gary Thurber, board chair, and president of the Mid-America Union Conference.

The Do It Together Virtual Sabbath School Conference Trains and Inspires Leaders Across the North American Division
On September 14-16, 2023, Sabbath school attendees, teachers, and superintendents gathered for enrichment and inspiration through virtual training sessions and worship at the North American Division annual Do It Together (DIT) Sabbath School Virtual Conference. Close to 1,200 signed up for the event, with 763 of those registered completely new to the DIT event.

La Sierra University’s Rankings Jump Again in U.S. News & World Report Colleges Guide
La Sierra University saw its placement climb across three categories in the U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges guide this fall, to include a jump to No. 4 for social mobility among western region universities.