Helped lay groundwork for TV ministry now called Hope Channel

As an Adventist Church vice president, Philip Follett helped develop leadership systems in the church's then 12 world administrative regions. He died October 7 at age 79. [photo courtesy GC Archives]

Remembrance: Follett, 79, was an Adventist Church vice president

2012 budget reallocations free up funding for unreached region; Hope Channel now separate financial entity

Robert E. Lemon delivers the treasurer's report to Annual Council delegates at church headquarters this morning. The world church treasurer said next year's budget allocations respond to growing financial needs in some of the world's most unreached areas. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Church leaders, members feel 'strain' of turbulent economy, but giving remains faithful

Szilvasi to continue as union secretary; Iseminger replaces Trecartin as undersecretary

Church officials appointed Homer Trecartin to serve as president of the church's Greater Middle East Union Mission. The union was formed yesterday when Annual Council delegates voted to transfer administrative oversight of the church in the Middle East to world church headquarters. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Trecartin appointed president of new Greater Middle East Union Mission

Move follows action at 2010 Session to review ordination's biblical origins

Biblical Research Institute Director Artur Stele laid out the process that the world church will follow for studying the theology of ordination. World church leaders promised to bring a report on the issue to a church business meeting by 2015. [photo: Ansel Oliver]

Process, timetable unveiled for review of theology of ordination

Israel Field also transferred to direct headquarters oversight

Annual Council delegates vote to approve transferring the church's Middle East administrative oversight to the denomination's world headquarters. Leaders said the move signals that the region is a world priority. [photos: Ansel Oliver]

Church in Middle East now an attached field of world headquarters

VIDEO: Annual Council 2011 - Monday Devotional - Barry Black

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Process, timetable unveiled for review of theology of ordination

Church in Middle East now an attached field of world headquarters

VIDEO: Annual Council 2011 - Monday Devotional - Barry Black

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Remembrance: Follett, 79, was an Adventist Church vice president

Church leaders, members feel 'strain' of turbulent economy, but giving remains faithful

Trecartin appointed president of new Greater Middle East Union Mission

Process, timetable unveiled for review of theology of ordination

Church in Middle East now an attached field of world headquarters

VIDEO: Annual Council 2011 - Monday Devotional - Barry Black