GC President Spends Time with Returning Youth Evangelists
11 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Stephen Wilson / Victor Hulbert / tedNEWS] As the General Conference in San Antonio comes to an end it is clear that the mission of the church is not only planned, reported and strategized on the floor of the Alamodrome, but in countless other meetings throughout the…
Read MoreFinal Reports Focus on ‘Reaching the Unreached’ and ‘Revival and Reformation’
9 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] Evening reports from the Southern Asia Division (SUD) and the West-Central Africa Division (WAD) sandwiched the presentation from the Trans-European Division (TED) on Thursday, 9 July.
Read MoreBe One Light
9 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] The audience erupted into a round of applause, waving torches to create a sparkling sea of light as the Trans-European Division's (TED) video report came to an end, on Thursday, 9 July, at General Conference Session.
Read MoreVision Beyond our Resources
9 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] On Thursday, 9 July, the Trans-European Division Caucus meeting at the General Conference (GC) Session in San Antonio, Texas met to vote Director positions for the next five years. While generally the GC Session has seen minimal change in directors, the TED by contrast…
Read MoreOne Person’s Light Can Make a Change
8 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] The last Division report of the evening at General Conference Session, on Wednesday, 8 July, came from the Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD), whose representatives illuminated the stage with a rainbow of coloured lanterns to emphasise how one person's light can make a change.
Read MoreResponse to ‘No’ Vote on Women’s Ordination
8 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Delegates at the 60th Session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists voted 'no' with an overwhelming majority on a question regarding the ordination of women to Gospel Ministry.
Read MoreNewboldians Reconnect at General Conference Session
8 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Kirsty Watkins, tedNEWS] Around 100 former students, staff, and friends of Newbold College of Higher Education met on Tuesday evening, 7 July for a special get-together at the General Conference (GC) Session.
Read MoreThe Sabbath Sofa at Impact San Antonio
7 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] Impact San Antonio, run by the Young Adult ministries in the North American Division (NAD) and General Conference (GC), has inspired the Church's young people to get active in their communities. It provides opportunities to volunteer at a variety of projects in the city…
Read MoreMission to the Extremes
7 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Katie Allen, tedNEWS] César García, General Secretary of the Mennonite World Conference, addressed Session attendees, on Tuesday, 7 July, encouraging them to continue bringing hope to people that are suffering and helping them to know Christ. He closed emphasising the theme for this year's Session, 'Arise! Shine!…
Read MoreFundamental Changes Voted
7 July 2015 | San Antonio, Texas, USA [Victor Hulbert, tedNEWS] Seventh-day Adventists now have a new, updated version of their fundamental belief on Creation. Following deep discussions on Monday, and after being referred back to the Writing Committee for some rewording, delegates arrived Tuesday morning ready to review the updates. They were not disappointed.…
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