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NAD Administrators Affirm Work and Assess Needs During Visit to the Guam-Micronesia Mission
Beginning January 4, 2024, a North American Division administrative team visited several islands within the Guam-Micronesia Mission for two weeks. “We wanted to provide encouragement and do an assessment of needs and see how we could better support the work there,” said NAD president G. Alexander Bryant.
The North American Division President's Report at the 2025 General Conference Session Highlights Discipleship, Media, Mentorship, and Service
On Saturday evening, July 5, the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America (NAD) presented the first division report at the 2025 General Conference Session. NAD president G. Alexander Bryant, executive secretary Kyoshin Ahn, and treasurer Judy R. Glass introduced the video, which focused on the division’s ministry activities and accomplishments during the past three years.
Adventist Media Ministries Tap into Timely Innovations to Declare the Timeless Message of Christ
<figure class="figure aligncenter size--large"> <img alt="It Is Written" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="b1a743af-9401-4708-bfa9-b97b620d628c" height="1365" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/54633582443_a718f5fef7_k.jpg" width="2048" class="align-center" loading="lazy"> <figcaption class="figcaption"><p class="font--secondary--xs"><em>John Bradshaw (left), president of It Is Written, is on the set in the exhibit hall with a guest, at the General Conference held July 3-12, 2025.</em></figcaption></figure>
Erton C. Köhler Elected as General Conference President
Erton C. Köhler was elected to the office of the president of the General Conference (GC) on July 4, 2025, during the 62nd GC Session in St. Louis, Missouri. Köhler’s election marks the beginning of his first term as the spiritual and administrative leader of a worldwide movement that spans more than 200 countries and includes more than 23 million members.
Lessons for the Living
I have a confession to make. I have a habit, some might call it a morbid one, but wherever I go, whatever city I’m visiting, I will find myself in the oldest cemetery in town, walking among the dead. I can go to a cemetery, and stay for two hours, three hours, and I walk up and down reading the tombstones. I like to ponder: Who was this person? What was their life?
Historic Pathfinder Event Showcases Faith and Biblical Scholarship Among Youth
The 2018 Pathfinder Bible Experience Division Finals draws nearly 4,000 people from the North American Division and British Union.
Samantha's Story
During fourth period Samantha Grady and her classmates at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida were learning about the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany and the Holocaust. The students were typing on their computers when shots rang out.
Is This Thing On? Facebook Live Event Goes to Walla Walla University
The next "Is This Thing On?" NAD Facebook live event will be held at 4 p.m. (PDT) on May 12 at Walla Walla University. Students will dialogue with church leaders from the NAD during a 120-minute livestreamed conversation. Dan Jackson, NAD president; Alex Bryant, executive secretary; and Tom Evans, treasurer, will answer questions via audience and social media during the program’s third Facebook Live event.
Fresh Produce Giveaway Lays Foundation for “Friendship Evangelism”
Thousands of pounds of spinach, kale, mango slices, and bananas were distributed at the North American Division (NAD) headquarters to residents in need on Sunday, April 8. Approximately 125 people filled reusable grocery bags provided by Adventist Community Services (ACS) with fresh greens.