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Healing Hands, Missional Hearts
Adventist Healthcare Systems Unite at GC Session 2025
At the heart of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s mission lies a deep commitment to healing — not just of the body, but of the whole person. That commitment was on display at the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, where the five healthcare systems in the North American Division (NAD) united to present a compelling witness to medical ministry as an extension of gospel work.
Southern Adventist University Partners with Community in Prayer
More than 300 Christians in the Collegedale, Tennessee, community gathered on the Southern Adventist University campus for six consecutive evenings in May to pray for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
Called to Thrive: Human Resources Conference Celebrates Quiet Champions Behind the Scenes
From April 28 to 30, 2025, human resources professionals from across the division gathered in Miami, Florida, for the NAD’s annual event honoring their often-unseen labor and offering a unique networking, training, and worship experience. Throughout tHRive, the division's 2025 Human Resources Conference, 329 attendees were reminded that their work is more than recruitment, onboarding, and policies. It’s critical to the gospel mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Sonscreen 2025 Brings Together 200+ Creatives to Celebrate Faith, Film, and Community
From April 3-5, more than 200 student filmmakers, professionals, and guests gathered at Loma Linda University Church in California for the North American Division’s 2025 Sonscreen Film Festival. Now in its 22nd year, this unique NAD event showcased 48 student films and several professional projects, featured workshops led by professional faith-based filmmakers, and honored emerging voices via a pitch competition with cash prizes and an awards ceremony.
More than a Festival: Helping Young Creatives Find Their Voice
From laughter to tears, the 2025 Sonscreen Film Festival spotlighted bold, personal storytelling by emerging Adventist filmmakers. Discover the heart of this one-of-a-kind event through the voices of the standout young creatives who brought their visions to life on the big screen.
Detroit City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church Hosts First Pathfinder Day for Inkster Community Nighthawks
On Sabbath, September 14, the Detroit City Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church marked a significant milestone as they hosted the first-ever Pathfinder Day for the Inkster Community Nighthawks, their sponsored Pathfinder club. The special occasion was celebrated with great enthusiasm, as clubs from across the Motor City area gathered to support the Nighthawks.
Pentecost 2025 News
"We're asking for God's Spirit to do something above and beyond what we can do," said G. Alexander Bryant, North American Division president, this past May as plans to share Pentecost 2025 with the NAD executive committee took shape. Pentecost 2025 launched on July 1 and, to date, more than 2,100 churches and schools have signed up.
New Research Hub Advances Innovative Education at Southern Adventist University
The new Center for Learning Innovation and Research (CLIR) at Southern Adventist University has the goal of fostering research collaboration between faculty and students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels across the entire campus. Currently, 12 faculty-led research studies that span more than a third of the school’s academic disciplines are being facilitated.
New AdventHealth Complex Opens at Union Adventist University
To start the new school year, Union Adventist University officially opened a renovated and expanded wellness center, the newly named AdventHealth Complex. It’s a grand opening 44 years in the making. Ever since Union health center first opened, the campus master plan has called for a second phase. Now with a new name and a major expansion, the promises of 1980 have finally become a reality for the students of 2024.