- On August 16-17, 2026, the Pacific Union Conference held its 32nd Constituency Session in Indian Wells, California. Three hundred and one delegates from across the five-state region gathered to vote on bylaws changes and new leadership for the upcoming quinquennium. Though delegates were gathered to conduct business for the union, there was also ample time […]
- Loma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, celebrated a major milestone today as they officially broke ground on the new Loma Linda University Rehabilitation Hospital, a free-standing hospital that will include 80 dedicated rehabilitation beds. “For three decades, our East Campus Hospital has provided comprehensive rehabilitation services to those […]
- Communicators looking to sharpen their skills, expand their professional networks and connect with colleagues from across the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are invited to register for the 2026 Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Convention, Oct. 15-17, in Orlando, Florida. The early-bird registration rate of $379 ends Sunday, Aug. 16. And while […]
- 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 […]
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.