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Blueprints for Mission: Innovation Meets Faith at GC Session Booths
At the GC Session, Walla Walla University wowed visitors with Phil and Paul — student-designed robots demonstrating real bioengineering research. The booth was one of several highlighting how science, faith, and service intersect through cutting-edge tissue regeneration technology.

In Response to Natural Disasters, Adventist Community Services Is Working to Assist Affected Communities
After the deadly tornadoes in May of this year, which caused widespread damage in Missouri and Kentucky, the Adventist Community Services (ACS) team continues to provide active support. In St. Louis, Missouri, there was significant property damage, and several lives were lost. In Texas, relief services are underway following deadly floods from early July. ACS Disaster Response has been working in those areas.

"Plant a Seed, Grow a Community"
Before the 62nd General Conference Session convened in St. Lous, Missouri, the Youth Ministries Department of the World Church recognized a prime opportunity to demonstrate God’s love locally. Once the July 3-12 church meeting was under way, dozens of young people worked with leaders through the impact! st. louis initiative to tangibly tell the Arch City how valuable it is in the Savior’s eyes.

Adventist Camps Mark 100 Years with First General Conference Session Exhibit in the North American Division Booth
For the first time, Adventist camp ministry is being featured with a dedicated exhibit at the General Conference (GC) Session, highlighting 100 years of summer camps shaping young lives. Tracy Wood, Youth Ministries director for the North American Division, said this year marks a century since Adventist camps began in 1925 in Australia, with the second recorded camp held a year later in Michigan. “It started with boys by a lake learning about nature and earning honor badges long before Pathfinders even existed,” Wood said. “Now it’s a global ministry.”

Lake Union Conference President Announces Retirement
Don Livesay, president of the Lake Union Conference, announced his intention to retire effective Oct. 1, 2017.

The One Project Announces End to Its Gatherings
The Boulder Adventist Church-based One project recently announced that its gatherings will end in February 2018.

Adventist Church in North America Responds to Hate, Violence in Charlottesville
Tragedy struck the city of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, 2017, when demonstrators at a white nationalist rally, after a day of protests and clashes, were hit by the car of an Ohio man whom authorities claim held radical views.

Washington Adventist University Graduate Receives the NAACP 2017 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award
Washington Adventist University (WAU) graduate Richard E. Matthews was honored by the NAACP at its 108th NAACP National Convention on July 25, 2017, at the Baltimore Convention Center. Matthews was awarded the NAACP’s 2017 Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award at the 42nd Annual Armed Services & Veteran Affairs Awards Luncheon, where U.S. Representative Al Green, (D-TX) was the keynote speaker.