Adventist Church News

Gordon Pifher, former vice president for media ministries for the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists (NAD), passed to his rest early Friday morning, October 9, 2026, after a brief illness. He was 79. Pifher spent more than 50 years in ministry in the Adventist Church, serving as a pastor, youth director, and administrator before retiring in October 2021 after seven […]

Rick Remmers was elected a general vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on Sunday, October 11, during the 2026 Annual Council. General vice president Thomas Lemon will retire in 2027. The General Conference (GC) Executive Committee voted to elect Remmers, and he will take on his new responsibilities immediately. Remmers brings more than […]

The Southern Union Conference Executive Committee voted on September 24, 2026, to call Paul Goodridge as associate director of Public Affairs and Religious Liberty (PARL). Goodridge, who currently serves as senior pastor of the Mt. Calvary Church in Huntsville, Alabama, begins his new role January 1, 2027. Goodridge brings more than 25 years of pastoral […]

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 […]