ore than 300 members of the General Conference Executive Committee, the highest ruling body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, are gathering in Manila, Philippines, for the committee's Annual Council October 10-16. The main purpose of Annual Council, one of two regular business sessions of the committee, is to hear institutional and departmental reports, vote changes in church policy, and approve the church's world budget.
New Grants for Adventist Researchers Approved
Church wants to promote scholars, solutions; leaders also delegate education oversight locally.
GC Committee Seeks Major Administrative Changes
Proposals seek to change departmental structures and hiring practices.
