- On August 28-29, 2026, thousands all clicked the same link. In an instant, 3,546 people joined the Sabbath School ALIVE! Virtual Conference. This North American Division conference gave pastors, Sabbath School teachers, and congregants a chance to enhance the impact of weekly study by getting to the heart of Sabbath School. Gladys S. Guerrero, the […]
- Pacific Press Publishing Association is partnering with the North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists in All Things New, the Church’s worldwide initiative to share the hope of Jesus Christ through this public-facing expression of the global OneVoice27 movement. Through OneVoice27, the NAD is looking to mobilize members, churches, schools, ministries, conferences, and unions around a […]
- The North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists is pleased to announce that next year’s Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE) division-level finals event will take place April 23-24, 2027, at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Alabama. PBE, the official Bible study program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for Pathfinders, continues to grow across North America, drawing […]
- I have learned many lessons throughout my experience in ministry, and there is one that I believe stands at the top in importance. It is the realization that the most important outcomes of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s work are hidden from most of the people who help make that work possible. Consider with me the […]
- This year, Andrews University celebrates 15 years since Griggs University and Griggs International Academy moved to Andrews in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The collaboration has strengthened Adventist distance education while expanding opportunities for thousands of students from more than 50 countries. “For more than a century, Griggs has served students whose circumstances make traditional education difficult […]
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.