The closing ceremony of GC Session

IAD Elects Leaders

image by Abel Marquez/IAD

IAD Delegates gathered as top church leaders read the names submitted by the nominating committee to serve the church for the next five years.

July 1, 2010 - Atlanta,Georgia, United States...[Libna Stevens/IAD]

Delegates of the 59^th General Conference Session from the Inter-American Division (IAD) voted to appoint vice presidents and church department directors to lead the 3.3 million territory for the next five years. The meeting, held July 1, 2010 gathered some 245 IAD delegates at the Georgia World Congress Center, in Atlanta, Georgia.

After a thorough examination of the names, a nominating committee formed of delegates from the IAD caucus presented the names to the IAD delegation representing the vast territory of Inter-America.

"We have had a beautiful nominating committee, a high class and qualified meeting," said Pastor Leito, president of the church in Inter-America as fellow top officers Dr. Elie Henry, newly elected secretary and Filiberto Verduzco, treasurer stood by.

"We have prayed every time we voted in a name and have results

Wilson elected president of Seventh-day Adventist Church

Ted N. C. Wilson addresses General Conference Session delegates following his appointment as president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, Friday, June 25. Wilson asked for Adventists to "pray that the Holy Spirit would bring [the church] revival and reformation." [photo: Robert East]

Ted N. C. Wilson, a vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the son of a former church president, was today elected to serve as president of the 16.3-million member global Protestant denomination.

Wilson was appointed by the church's 246-member Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegation, which is an international body of 2,410 appointed members and the highest governing body in the church.

Wilson replaces Jan Paulsen, who has served as president since 1999.

The appointment took place at the church's 59th General Conference Session, being held at the Georgia Dome and adjacent World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Behind the scenes of a president's appointment

Tucked in the farthermost wing on the top level of the sprawling Georgia World Congress Center, down a long hallway where few people wander, a select group of delegates gathered behind closed doors to undertake the most important task of the 59th General Conference Session.

Caribbean Union raising over US$282,000.00

Following its tremendous effort in raising over US$282,000.0O, the Caribbean Union Conference is continuing its drive for aid to Haiti.

Union Mobilizes its members to assist Haiti

We are all aware that Haiti was devastated on January 12, 2010 when an earthquake struck the Island at around 5:00 p.m.

7.0 Earthquake Devastates Haiti

Twenty minutes after the earthquake struck the Caribbean country, Wally Amundson, Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) for Inter-America, spoke to Ketteline Israel, assistant to ADRA director in Haiti.

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