- On July 29, 2026, the North American Division kicked off the official countdown to the All Things New launch on September 5 with a presentation and video on the opening night of the Adventist-Laymen’s Services & Industries (ASI) convention. G. Alexander Bryant, NAD president, joined Danny Houghton, ASI president, and Erton Köhler, General Conference president, […]
- On July 20, 2026, the North American Division (NAD) elected Andrew Choi to serve as the administrator of the North American Division Retirement Plans, filling the vacancy left by Edwin G. Romero, who answered a call to serve in the Southern Union Conference. Choi was also elected associate treasurer for the NAD. He started at […]
- On July 13, 2026, the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists submitted formal comments to the U.S. Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission, expressing appreciation for the commission’s commitment to protecting religious freedom while raising significant concerns about portions of its draft report addressing the relationship between church and state. The formal letter of statement from […]
- Pacific Union College is celebrating a significant milestone after receiving a six-year accreditation reaffirmation from the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC), a decision that recognizes the college’s academic quality, institutional effectiveness, and years of intentional progress. As part of its decision, WSCUC also removed the Notice of Concern previously issued to the college, […]
- Young adults from across the country are invited to gather in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 4-6, 2026, for the third annual Breath of Life Young Adult Rally. Hosted by Breath of Life Television Ministries in partnership with the Greater Los Angeles Region (GLAR) and the Southern California Conference (SCC), this year’s rally is centered on the theme, “Understanding the Assignment.” The weekend […]
The leadership of the Crossville Seventh-day Adventist Church would like to publicly state their objection to any civil government’s request or encouragement that their citizens participate in acts of worship or religious observance that contradict their own sincerely held convictions and beliefs. Furthermore, as proponents of liberty of conscience apart from interference of governmental powers, we stand in opposition with the statement made in the presidential proclamation given on May 4, 2026 encouraging Americans to observe the (Shabbat) Sabbath from Friday sundown May 15 to Saturday sundown May 16 to recognize the sacred Jewish tradition of rest and gratitude to the Almighty.
The above declaration crosses an important boundary that protects religious liberty and freedom of conscience. Setting this precedent now will allow civil government in the future to direct religious expression of its citizens regardless of differences in their personally held beliefs. By necessity, worship must arise voluntarily from personal conviction, not from government endorsements or legislative decrees. State sponsored religious practices, which are not otherwise willfully and independently adopted by its citizens, have historically then required oppressive governmental mandates in order to secure external religious obedience which is incompatible with one’s voluntarily chosen faith and religious practices. For the reasons stated above, we respectfully protest the presidential proclamation of May 4, 2026.