Annual Council 2025 | Morning Session – Sunday, October 12

Join us live for the 2025 Annual Council of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
These business sessions, held at the world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, bring church leaders from around the globe to pray, discuss, and vote on key matters impacting the worldwide mission of the Church.

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Video Chapters
====Morning Worship====
0:00 - Welcome, Introductions, and Invocation - Paul Douglas
3:04 - Scripture Reading - Safawo Gullo
4:19 - Prayer time - Don MacLafferty
24:51 - Worship in Music: Into My Heart / Where He Leads Me by Golden Angels Singers
29:07 - Devotional Message - Why We Are Here, Part 3: Our Finest Hour - Shane Anderson
1:12:00 - Benediction - Jonathan Hemoroz

====Transition====
1:13:04 - Break - Theme Song: Mission (Instrumental)

====Business Session====
1:21:21 - Calibration Vote - Hensley M. Moorooven

====Strategic Plan 2025–2030====
1:27:12 - World Church’s Strategic Plan – 2025–2030: Communion with God - Artur A. Stele, Amy Whitsett, Greg Whitsett

====Secretariat Report====
2:15:37 - Secretariat Report - Introduction - Richard E. McEdward
2:28:08 - Secretariat Report - 2025 GC Session - Hensley M. Moorooven
2:33:03 - Secretariat Report - Statistics - David Trim
2:46:36 - Secretariat Report - Institute of World Mission - Oscar Osindo
2:52:24 - Secretariat Report - Adventist Volunteer Service - Elbert Kuhn
2:56:33 - Secretariat Report - Vivid Faith - Fylvia Kline
3:02:17 - Secretariat Report - Global Mission - Gary D. Krause
3:06:42 - Secretariat Report - Mission Refocus - Karen Porter
3:10:08 - Secretariat Report - Church Manual - Gerson Santos
3:17:34 - Secretariat Report - 10/40 Window and closing - Richard E. McEdward
4:07:41 - Adoption of Secretariat Report

4:12:30 - End of Business Session Prayer