8 September 2026 | St Albans, UK [Joe Philpott]
Seventh-day Adventists across the Trans-European Division (TED) joined the worldwide launch of OneVoice27 on Sabbath, 5 September, beginning a 12-month journey of prayer, preparation and mission leading towards a coordinated evangelistic emphasis in September 2027.
From a five-hour online prayer evening in Hungary to church-based launches in London, UK, and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, members and leaders marked the occasion through locally organised activities. Videos, worship services, prayer gatherings and social media posts carried the same invitation: for every member and every church to take part in sharing the hope of Jesus Christ.
OneVoice27 is a worldwide Seventh-day Adventist initiative intended to unite church-operated media ministries, local congregations and individual members around a shared message. Its public-facing theme, All Things New: Hope Starts Here, draws on Revelation 21:5 and points to 2027, approximately 2,000 years after Jesus’ baptism and the beginning of His public ministry.
The Hungarian Union Conference’s (HUC) launch centred on prayer, with a five-hour online prayer meeting. Each hour included a short sermon, information about evangelistic initiatives, videos, interviews and prayer.
HUC President Tamás Ócsai opened the programme with a biblical reflection, followed by four other speakers during the evening. The livestream was shared on several Facebook pages and groups, enabling members in Hungary and the Hungarian diaspora to participate together. HUC leaders emphasised that 5 September was not the culmination of the initiative, but the beginning of a year in which members and churches would prepare spiritually, learn new ways of sharing Jesus, create content and strengthen the spiritual pathway from online interest to a local church community.
The British Union Conference (BUC), together with the South England Conference (SEC), launched the initiative at the London Ghana Seventh-day Adventist Church in the UK. Cathy Baldeau, BUC Communication & Media Director, and Pastor Kwadwo Kwarteng-Ampofo, SEC Personal Ministries Director, participated in the launch, encouraging members to recognise mission as the responsibility of the whole church.
The BUC also released a video with the invitation, “The UK is in. Are you?” The video formed part of wider online activity through which churches, organisations and individual members shared about the OneVoice27 initiative. The Irish Mission similarly published a launch video that presented the worldwide initiative as a call for local commitment.
The day after the launch, Grantham Seventh-day Adventist Church participated in a community event at the nearby Belton House in the UK. Returning for its third year, the church used a distinctive red gazebo displaying its name, accompanied by flags and other promotional materials carrying their “Because You’re Loved” message. Free health checks, creative activities and gifts helped the team begin conversations and build friendships with visitors. Children painted pebbles carrying messages of kindness. Jenny Johnson, one of the organisers, also produced small prayer and gratitude boxes containing notelets and pencils for people to record their prayers or moments of thankfulness.
“We want to share love, not only with one another in church, but also with our community in many different ways,” said Johnson.
Sheryl Davidans, another church member, added, “We’re proud that we can represent not just the church, but the Lord, especially with the kickstart of OneVoice27.”
In Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the South-East European Union Conference (SEEUC) began its OneVoice27 journey alongside the local church. SEEUC President Dragan Grujičić and Media Director Veljko Milošević participated in the launch. Milošević described the initiative as an opportunity to connect and encourage members while uniting them around a shared vision.
“When we act together and speak with one voice, we can accomplish much more and become a strong example of unity and faith,” he said. “I look forward to what lies ahead and believe that OneVoice27 will bear good fruit in our community.”
Elsewhere across the Division, churches and organisations used online platforms to introduce the initiative in their local language. The official Adventist social media account in the Netherlands invited members to join the worldwide launch, while churches and media platforms in Poland shared information in Polish. A congregation in Łódź, Poland, used the local public-facing hashtag #JestNadzieja, meaning “There is hope”, illustrating how the central message is beginning to take shape in different languages and cultural contexts.
The launch followed months of preparation in other parts of the TED. Ahead of the launch, the Croatian Conference organised OneVoice27 training in Maruševec, Croatia, from 8 to 12 July. In Albania, pastors have met regularly since April to develop a shared strategy that combines prayer, Bible study resources, member training, community activities, and contextualised digital content. The Albanian Mission (AM) plans to use social media and messaging platforms to begin conversations, while equipping members to respond personally to those interested in learning more about the Bible.
The General Conference invited members to use their personal social media accounts on launch day to show how Jesus makes all things new. Although expressions differed across the TED, the launch shared a conviction: OneVoice27 is an invitation to pray, collaborate, try new approaches, and connect media activity with relationships, Bible study, and discipleship.
[Photos: The feature image and the photograph of HUC President Tamás Ócsai are screenshots from their respective social media accounts. The final photograph was provided by Jenny Johnson]
