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Who We Are, How We Serve
The Columbia Union Conference coordinates the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s work in the Mid-Atlantic United States, where 150,000 members worship in 860 congregations. We provide administrative support to eight conferences; two healthcare networks; 81 early childhood, elementary and secondary schools; a liberal arts university; a health sciences college; a 49 community services centers; 8 camps; 5 book and health food stores and a radio station.
We Believe
God is love, power, and splendor—and God is a mystery. His ways are far beyond us, but He still reaches out to us. God is infinite yet intimate, three yet one,
all-knowing yet all-forgiving.
Story by Lauren Davis
Day four of the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session closed with an evening worship service hosted by Hope Channel International highlighting the story of a woman named Stacy.
Story by Angelica Sanchez, ANN
Story by Angelica Sanchez, Adventist News Network
During a special segment of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 62nd General Conference Session on July 7, Erton Köhler, president of the General Conference, welcomed St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer to address delegates gathered in the Dome at America’s Center.
Anne Seixas and Andreea Epistatu, Adventist News Network
Representing more than 60 percent of the global church membership, women are not just showing up at the 2025 General Conference Session of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They are showing what it means to belong, to contribute, and to shape the future of a church they love.