North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Freedom and Inclusion

Protecting Liberty and Embracing Every Person

Featuring resources, advocacy tools, and training for defending religious liberty and supporting individuals with special needs in welcoming church communities.

Topic
Religious Liberty
Advocacy resources, legal guidance, and educational materials for protecting religious freedom and defending conscience rights worldwide.
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Special Needs
Resources, training, and support for creating welcoming church environments that serve individuals with disabilities and special needs.

North American Division Organizations Contributing to Freedom and Inclusion

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Department
Adventist Media Ministries
Our seven media ministries use multiple media platforms to take people on a spiritual journey to Jesus Christ.
Photo showing two hands of a person who is reading braille type in a book.
Department
Christian Record Services, Inc.
We are an international non-profit organization serving people who are blind worldwide.
Photo focuses on two people in a large crowd at an event. People are in blue light from the stage and have their eyes closed and hands raised.
Department
Ministerial Association
We champion ministers as they answer God’s call to be agents of transformation, sharing Christ’s message of hope.
Group of people sitting around a conference table discussing ministry work. Sign in Spanish in the background.
Department
Multilingual Ministries
We support immigrant congregations and equip leaders to meet the unique needs of diverse language communities.
Department
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL)
We fight for religious liberty for all while building bridges of understanding across faith communities.
Department
Sabbath School / Personal Ministries
Helping to move our people from spectators to disciple-makers in the areas of Personal, Prison, and Sabbath School Ministries.
News
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Sunday Rest Proposal Raises Troubling Religious Liberty Concerns
Columbia, Md.
Interpreter signs for Deaf Delegate Jeff Jordan.
Hands in Motion: Deaf Ministries at the GC Session
St. Louis, Mo.
A woman interprets a presentation of another woman speaking behind a podium
Disabilities Ministries Annual Conference: A Historic Gathering at Living Hope Seventh-day Adventist Church
Rochester, N.Y.
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