
Seminar on War and Pacifism
Sahmyook University’s Graduate School of Theology held its regular academic seminar on May 18, 2022, at Bae ChangHyeon Hall on campus. Under the title “War and Peace: Christian Pacifist Beliefs.” The seminar looked into the…

Lead Now, Learn How: Women’s Ministries Leadership Training School
Women have served in many essential positions in Korean Adventist churches. To respond to the growing need to train them properly, the Women’s Ministries department of the Korean Union Conference (KUC) has provided various training…

Church celebrates more than 240K baptisms worldwide since 2015 thanks to TMI
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES | MARYELLEN HACKO, ANN Total Member Involvement (TMI) is a core focus of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s strategy, and the cornerstone of this quinquennium’s theme “I Will Go”. The TMI…

Hiroshi Yamaji, is elected as the NSD Executive Secretary
The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to elect Pastor Hiroshi Yamaji as the NSD executive secretary during the business session on Wednesday, June 8. Pastor Yamaji has various experiences in pastoral service,…

Joel Tompkins, is re-elected as the Treasurer of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division
The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to re-elect Elder Joel Tompkins for a second term during the business session on Wednesday, June 8. Tompkins, one of the NSD’s three executive officers, has…

Interview with Dr. Yo Han Kim, Newly Elected NSD President
[St. Louis = Pr. Kim, Hyo Jun (editor of Church Compass)] Pastor Yo Han Kim, the newly elected president of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division revealed in an interview that the projects that he will focus…

Dr. Yo Han Kim, is elected as the President of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division
Dr. Yo Han Kim, the current NSD Adventist Mission director and assistant to the president, was elected as the president of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The executive committee of the Seventh-day Adventist…

General Conference Executive Committee Votes to Elect General Vice-Presidents
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES | ANN STAFF The Seventh-day Adventist Church executive committee has voted to accept the seven names recommended to them for General Vice-President by the 2022 General Conference Session nominating committee.…

Erton Köhler Re-elected Executive Secretary
ARTICLE BY BETH THOMAS FOR ANN The Executive Committee of the Seventh-day Adventist Church voted to re-elect Erton Köhler for a second term during the business session on Tuesday, June 7. Köhler, one of the…

Paul Douglas elected as Treasurer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES | ANN STAFF Paul Douglas has been re-elected as the Treasurer of the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists (GC). Douglas was first elected to the position during the 2021 Spring…