Updates from 62nd General Conference Session • July 3-12, 2025

By Dustin Jones

UCC Communications Director

GC Session began Wednesday, July 3, and will continue to July 12. We ask for your continued prayers for this important event. The following are highlights and updates that may be of interest from General Conference Session so far:

Top News

• Erton Köhler Elected GC President

— AP News Interviews New GC President

— Behind the Scenes

• G. Alexander Bryant Elected NAD President

• Total Member Involvement Reaffirmed

• Delegates Vote In Five New Division Presidents

• Church Growth Leads to Need for New and Reorganized Unions

Inspiration

• How Does the Seventh-day Adventist Church Elect Its Leaders?

• Adventist Health-Care Institutions Prescribe Whole-Person Care

• Adventist Church Presents Gift to City of St. Louis for Tornado Relief

• Women Delegates at GC Session Help Shape the Future of the Church

• Pastors for Pastors: Chaplaincy during the 2025 GC Session

• Prayer Initiatives Strengthen Global Adventist Church Meetings

• The Caucus — Why We Ought to Be Praying Instead of Grumbling

Notable Highlights

• Delegates Support Amendment to Clarify Church Nominating Committee Responsibilities

• Delegates Vote against Amendment to Discuss 2015 Statement on Immunization

• General Conference President Ted Wilson Issues Corrective Statement on Immunization Remarks

• Reevaluation of 2015 Immunization Statement Prompted by Decade-long Inaccuracy

• Delegates Vote Down Proposal to Present Annual Council Items at Spring Council Meetings

• Delegates Support Amendment Encouraging Redemptive Membership Review

• Proposed Amendment to Church Manual on Pastoral Responsibilities Returns to Committee

• Adventist Review Ministries Reverts to Adventist Review

• Amended Rules of Order Seek to Expedite, Prevent Delays in Church Business

For full information about decisions and updates, please see gcsession.org.