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Healing Hands, Missional Hearts
Adventist Healthcare Systems Unite at GC Session 2025
At the heart of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s mission lies a deep commitment to healing — not just of the body, but of the whole person. That commitment was on display at the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, where the five healthcare systems in the North American Division (NAD) united to present a compelling witness to medical ministry as an extension of gospel work.
Southern Adventist University Partners with Community in Prayer
More than 300 Christians in the Collegedale, Tennessee, community gathered on the Southern Adventist University campus for six consecutive evenings in May to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
More than a Festival: Helping Young Creatives Find Their Voice
From laughter to tears, the 2025 Sonscreen Film Festival spotlighted bold, personal storytelling by emerging Adventist filmmakers. Discover the heart of this one-of-a-kind event through the voices of the standout young creatives who brought their visions to life on the big screen.
AdventHealth for Children gifts $1 million to Orlando Science Center to bring STEM experiences to local youth
AdventHealth for Children has gifted $1 million to Orlando Science Center, supporting the organization’s Unlock Science Campaign and creating new exhibits, experiences, and educational programs to provide high-quality STEM experiences for individuals in the Central Florida community.
Called to Thrive: Human Resources Conference Celebrates Quiet Champions Behind the Scenes
From April 28 to 30, 2025, human resources professionals from across the division gathered in Miami, Florida, for the NAD’s annual event honoring their often-unseen labor and offering a unique networking, training, and worship experience. Throughout tHRive, the division's 2025 Human Resources Conference, 329 attendees were reminded that their work is more than recruitment, onboarding, and policies. It’s critical to the gospel mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
New Books Address Christian Relationships with Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus
The 2017 Before We Call Them Strangers: What Adventists Ought to Know about Muslims, Buddhists, and Hindus, by Paul Dybdahl, Walla Walla University professor of mission and New Testament, will be offered as three separate books, one on each religion highlighted in the original book.
ADRA Leads Public Appeal to Help Out-of-School Children Worldwide
On October 14, 2019, the Seventh-day Adventist Church and its international humanitarian agency, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), announced a new global campaign, “Every Child. Everywhere. In School.”
Making Photos Stand Out During the 2019 Iceland Photo Tour
Today, an article without a photo will not often get published. Photos are crucial, but not all photos are good. To address this issue a small group of photographers from three Adventist Church world divisions met September 5-12, 2019, at the Hlíðardalsskóli, a former Adventist boarding school.
Ron Smith Elected Board Chair for AdventHealth
AdventHealth’s Board of Directors has elected Ron C. Smith to serve as chair during its most recent quarterly Board meeting. Smith assumes responsibilities immediately, replacing Gary Thurber after he served a two-year term as board chair.