Willie Oliver, PhD, was elected as Family Ministries director of the Seventh-day Adventist church at the 59th General Conference Session. Willie Oliver’s wife, Elaine Oliver, was elected as associate director for the department. Dr. Oliver promotes building a “strong marriage provides a strong foundation for a healthy family where disciples can grow and people can [...]
The General Conference Nominating Committee has selected the nine General Conference Vice Presidents. Among these are five who have been re-elected. These are Lowell C. Cooper, Armando Miranda, Pardon K. Mwansa, Michael L. Ryhan, and Ella S. Simmons. Three vice presidents were retiring. These were Mark A. Finley, Eugene Hsu, and Gary D. Karst. Ted [...]
Dan Jackson has been elected as the president of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists on June 28. The 246-member Nominating Committee appointed him to president of the division and the full 2,410 delegates to the General Conference session have confirmed that appointment. Jackson has served as pastor, teacher, and administrator in Canada for [...]
Update: Please Note that G T Ng was elected Executive Secretary and Not Associate Secretary as previously reported. The Seventh-day Adventist Church has re-elected Robert Lemon as treasurer and G T Ng as secretary. G T Ng is from Singapore and has served as a missionary, pastor, chaplain, health educator, and union departmental director. Ng [...]
On June 25, 2010, Ted Wilson, Vice President and son of former General Conference president, was elected to succeed Jan Paulson as the President of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. He will lead that 16.3 million member protestant organization for the next five years. According to Adventist News Network, Wilson was appointed by the 246 member [...]
Outside of the Georgia Dome in Atlanta GA you can take a step back in time and visit a replica of the Ancient Hebrew Tabernacle. Starting Today and ending on July 4, visitors can tour the life-sized replica of the wilderness sanctuary that God directed Moses to build. These tours let guests see the meanings [...]
At a special Council meeting on yesterday Seventh-day Adventist church leaders voted to send statements to the General Conference session floor for acceptance according to an Adventist News Network report. There were proposed changes to the Church Manual which elicited the most discussion in the three hour session that was chaired by the president of [...]
The Seventh-day Adventist General Conference Session brings people from all over the world to Atlanta for church business. However, they must eat, and at the Georgia World Conference Center the session is scheduled to feed 9,000 people. It has been called the “World’s Largest Vegetarian Restaurant” as it will feed attendees of the conference. Today’s [...]
70,000 Seventh-day Adventists Are Exepected At Church Conference In Atlanta Today, the Seventh-day Adventist denomination will begin its 10 day world session in atlanta Ga. The world session is a time when Seventh-day Adventist delegates, as well as members, clergy, and friends meet for business and inspiration. The session takes place once every five years. [...]
In a statement released Friday, South Central Conference of Seventh-day Adventists President addressed the reasons for hiring two women to the pastoral office in the conference. Edmond notes that he is “grateful to announce…the first females added to our pastoral staff in the history of our conference, Pastors Lola Moore (Assistant Pastor, Oakwood University SDA [...]
