Delegates to the 62nd General Conference Session voted to elect Erton C. Köhler as the new president today. Marcellus T. Robinson, Columbia Union Conference president, shares his reaction and how this decision could impact the mission of the church in the Columbia Union.
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General Conference president Ted Wilson issued a corrective statement on Friday, July 4, 2025, clarifying remarks he made to delegates the day before, when he read from a 2015 General Conference Administrative Committee (ADCOM) statement about immunization.
Following Wilson’s speech on July 3, church officers were made aware that the immunization statement posted on the official Seventh-day Adventist Church website for the past 10 years was not the version actually voted in 2015.
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Day one of the 2025 General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, has concluded with the approval of the originally proposed agenda.
Sam Neves, associate director of Communications for the GC, shared a summary of this afternoon’s key moments during the evening press conference:
277 names for the nominating committee have been voted and approved; they will begin meeting tomorrow, July 4, after morning worship.
Miembros de la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día de todo el mundo se reunirán del 3 al 12 de julio en St. Louis para el 62.º Congreso de la General Conference.
Allí, los delegados se reunirán, tratarán asuntos de la iglesia, elegirán líderes y verán informes ministeriales de todo el mundo. El Columbia Union Visitor compartirá noticias actualizadas en inglés en su sitio web y redes sociales. (Watch in English, French, Portuguese, Russian, American Sign Language and more!) Para acceder a noticias y transmisiones en vivo en español.
Seventh-day Adventist members from around the world will gather July 3–12 in St. Louis for the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session, where delegates will fellowship, conduct church business, elect leaders and watch ministry reports from across the globe.