July 9, 2005
[photo by Volker Henning]
Spectacular Event Concludes Adventist Business Session
A spectacular two-hour "Parade of Nations" concluded the 58th General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Saturday evening July 9. More ...
[Photo by Gary Wagner]
July 9 Photo gallery
[photo by Gerry Chudleigh]
Meetings End With Greetings, Challenge
Capping 10 days of meetings in which, as public affairs director Dr. John Graz said, "St. Louis was the center of the world for 25 million Seventh-day Adventists," delegates to the movement's 58th General Conference Session heard words of thanks from a city official -- and a challenge from the world church president, Pastor Jan Paulsen. More ...
[Photo by Richard Dower]
Young People Continue to Make Vital Contributions to Adventist Church
In a show of commitment to their church students from Columbia Union College presented "seven moments that changed the course of Adventism." More ...
[photo by David Hittle]
Sabbath Sermon - Jan Paulsen
Open Church's Door to Youth, Women and All, Paulsen Pleads
"As we leave this Session, let us accept God's design and plan and walk into His future for good of mankind," Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, invited his hearers today. More...
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Sabbath School
[photo by Gerry Chudleigh]
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Panorama of Sabbath Morning in the Dome
[photo by Gerry Chudleigh]
Gospel Advances Through Sow 1 Billion Invites; Go One Million Triples
Over the past 24 months, an estimated 850 million brochures inviting people to study the Bible have been handed out worldwide as part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church's Sow 1 Billion program. More...
[photo by Jonathan Gallagher/ANN]
Nigeria: Delegates to World Church Session Appreciate U.S. Congressman's Visa Aid
Four Nigerian delegates personally thanked United States Congressman Roscoe Bartlett for his help in securing visas to attend vital church meetings in the U.S. More ...
[photo by Gary Wagner]
Crime, Thankfully, All But Non-Existent at Session
Less than 10 feet from the Meal Ticket booth in the foyer of America's Center, three people stand: two young, one old, each with official guest badges hanging from their necks. More...
[photo by Melita Pujic]
GospelFest Concert Becomes a Bridge to Community
Five days of a Christian music concert series called "GospelFest" was a first for a Seventh-day Adventist Church world business session. More ...
[photo by Richard Herard]
Commentary: Next Time, Might We Do Even More?
Walking, and sometimes driving, around St. Louis the past couple of days, I'm struck by the differences of this downtown from, say, Washington, D.C., Atlanta or Amsterdam. More ...
[Gary Burns]
Church President Praises "Sweet Spirit of Family"
The car turned onto the highway with the arrival terminal of Lambert-St Louis International Airport reflected in the rear view mirrors. More ...
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