Thirty years after last hosting, Indiana's capital celebrates 'quality' convention

Leonard Hoops, president of the Indianapolis Convention and Visitors Association, makes his pitch to Annual Council delegates on October 12, 2011, for the 2020 General Conference Session to be held in Indianapolis. A total of four cities were asked to bid and only two came to present to the Executive Committee. Delegates chose Indianapolis over Atlanta, the other bidding city.

Indianapolis Returns as 2020 Adventist General Conference Session Location

A PowerPoint graphic shows the Southeast Brazil Union Conference. Church leaders renamed the union today when they split another union in two, creating a similarly named church region. The new union demonstrates church growth and financial stability in Brazil, church leaders said. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

New administrative region in Brazil recognizes growth, financial independence

Spirited debate marks major discussion of women's roles in leadership

Adventist Church President Ted N. C. Wilson says he is against the request of the North American Division to allow commissioned ministers to serve as conference presidents. NAD President Dan Jackson, left, and NAD Secretary G. Alex Bryant, center, sit nearby. [photos by Ansel Oliver]

'Variance' for North American, Trans-European Division constitutions fails Annual Council Vote

Administrative oversight shifts from Southern Asia-Pacific Division

Southern Asia-Pacific Division President Alberto Gulfan addresses the chair of Annual Council regrading the shift of the Guam-Micronesia Mission to the North American Division, whose president, Dan Jackson, sits nearby. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Guam-Micronesia Mission now part of North American Division

Helped lay groundwork for TV ministry now called Hope Channel

As an Adventist Church vice president, Philip Follett helped develop leadership systems in the church's then 12 world administrative regions. He died October 7 at age 79. [photo courtesy GC Archives]

Remembrance: Follett, 79, was an Adventist Church vice president

2012 budget reallocations free up funding for unreached region; Hope Channel now separate financial entity

Robert E. Lemon delivers the treasurer's report to Annual Council delegates at church headquarters this morning. The world church treasurer said next year's budget allocations respond to growing financial needs in some of the world's most unreached areas. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Church leaders, members feel 'strain' of turbulent economy, but giving remains faithful

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