Delegates Approve 11 New Union Missions Into the Seventh-day Adventist Church

General Conference President Erton C. Köhler announces the addition of 11 new union conferences and union missions to the sisterhood of unions within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Photo by Jim Botha/AME (CC BY 4.0)

Story by Lauren Davis

In a majority vote, delegates at the 2025 General Conference Session approved the addition of 11 new union conferences and union missions to the sisterhood of unions within the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The new unions represent the following countries or regions: 

  • North-East Cameroon Union Mission

  • West-Central Cameroon Union Mission

  • Costa Rica Union Mission

  • Nicaragua Union Mission

  • South Sudan Union Mission

  • Northern Luzon Philippine Union Mission

  • Southern Luzon Philippine Union Mission

  • Southwestern Philippine Union Mission

  • Southeastern Philippine Union Mission

  • Mid-Ghana Union Conference 

  • North-Central Ghana Union Mission

The term union mission refers to a region where the Seventh-day Adventist Church has a presence but limited resources to support outreach initiatives. These territories are assigned to another large organization to temporarily assist with oversight, finances, and leadership. 

The vote passed 1,740 to 8.