07/05/2026
We are a world church with one mission.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a global family with more than 24 million members, with thousands more people being baptized every day. That pace means thousands choosing Christ each day across continents and cultures. These are not just numbers. They are stories of faith.
How is a worldwide family organized so that local churches maintain their identity but move together? Local churches are grouped into local conferences or missions. Conferences and missions combine into unions. Unions are grouped into thirteen world divisions, extensions of the General Conference Headquarters. This framework lets a member in Kingston or Kigali belong to the same movement while serving a very local neighborhood.
Jesus said, "you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8, NIV). The church exists for this witness.
Thirteen divisions, from house churches to university chapels, deserts to islands, and megacities to mountain valleys, the world is very large, yet the call is very close. Open the Scriptures each morning.
Pray for the Spirit's power. Love the person in front of you.
