On September 28, 2025, ADRA Ukraine introduced ADRA Kids, a new initiative to assist children impacted by the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian conflict. According to organizers, 149 children ages 6–14, children of veterans, the missing, and the wounded, at… Source: https://adventist.news/news/adra-ukraine-launches-child-support-initiative-in-kyiv

After a week of business sessions, devotional messages, and strategic focus, Annual Council 2025 came to an end on October 15, 2025, with gratitude and a call for Adventists to remain “grounded in the Bible and focused on the mission.” In a visua… Source: https://adventist.news/news/annual-council-2025-concludes-with-gratitude-and-final-call-to-mission

During the afternoon business session on October 14, 2025, of Annual Council 2025, the General Conference Executive Committee voted three new union missions into formation, recognizing growth and reorganizing for effective mission in their regions… Source: https://adventist.news/news/three-adventist-unions-reorganized-for-mission

Espaço Novo Tempo Copacabana, located on Rua Santa Clara, opened on September 20, 2025, after renovations, and is now part of the Igreja Nova de Novo (New Church Again) project, which revitalizes Adventist churches in the area. There, the comm… Source: https://adventist.news/news/adventist-church-brazil-becomes-a-center-of-influence

In October 2024, Rick McEdward, then president of the Middle East and North Africa Union Mission, didn’t attend the Annual Council. With a war raging in Lebanon he decided to stay to manage the church workers and institutions team during the crisi… Source: https://adventist.news/news/general-conference-secretary-appeals-to-leaders-to-keep-focused-on-worldwide-mission