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Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference in Session Votes to Accept Seven Names Recommended for the Positions of General Vice Presidents
On June 7, 2022, the Seventh-day Adventist Church General Conference in session voted to accept the seven names recommended to them for the positions of general vice presidents by the General Conference Session nominating committee. The seven names include five current vice-presidents, Abner De Los Santos, Geoffrey Mbwana, Thomas Lemon, and Guillermo E. Biaggi and two new names, Audrey Andersson and Maurice R. Valentine II.

World Church President Delivers Ministry Highlights, Significant Achievements During Past Seven Years
In the morning on June 6, 2022, day one of the 61st General Conference Session (GCS) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist world church president Ted N.C. Wilson delivered his president's report, which provided a comprehensive overview of the significant events and achievements of the world Church during the past seven years.

North American Division Administration Issues Statement on Uvalde, Texas, School Shooting
We mourn with and pray for those whose lives have been irrevocably changed when a gunman opened fire yesterday at the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 students and two adults. This marks the deadliest school shooting in the state's history and our hearts cry out in anguish and anger against this evil act.

Adventist Community Services Volunteers Extend Help to Buffalo, New York Community
Adventist Community Services volunteers finished their training on how to help individuals in the community.

Changing Lives
David was a top-notch accountant. He had been working in the industry for 30 years. His children were through college, and he decided it was time to give back and do something in his life to make a difference in a tangible way. A change from crunching numbers to changing lives. He went back to university to become a teacher.

La Sierra University Enactus Places Third in the Nation for Entrepreneurial Outreach
It was a rollercoaster ride with an exhilarating ending that strengthened team bonds and proved a valuable learning experience as the La Sierra University Enactus team placed third in the nation for their entrepreneurial outreach projects in education and high-tech agriculture during the USA Exposition in New York on April 22, 2022.

Indiana Church Responds to Mental Health Crisis, Holds Special Event
Faith leaders from the South Bend, Indiana, area gathered at the South Bend First Seventh-day Adventist church on Sunday, April 24, to bring attention to the needs of improving the state's responses to crises. Members of the Saint Joseph County Chapter of Faith in Indiana, including South Bend’s Berean Seventh-day Adventist Church Pastor Claval Hunter, helped organize the "We Make Indiana" event.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America Issues Joint Statement on Shooting in Buffalo, New York
Members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church family mourn all loss of life, but especially cry out against mass violence such as what took place this past weekend in Buffalo, New York.

Several Adventist Publications Receive Top Honors at the Annual Associated Church Press Convention
Several Adventist publications based in North America received recognition for their work in a variety of categories at the Associated Church Press (ACP) “Best of the Church Press” awards held May 12, 2022. Winners in 78 categories — representing 67 organizations and 885 entries — highlighted the best of faith-based journalism produced in 2021. Twenty-four awards total, ranking at honorable mention (third place), award of merit (second place), or award of excellence (first place), were earned by six different Adventist publications in a broad range of categories

AdventHealth Winter Garden Opens Inpatient Tower
AdventHealth Winter Garden opened its new inpatient tower today, a $229.5 million expansion that includes all private rooms and the ability to provide critical services for residents in fast-growing West Orange County (Florida).