N E W S D E S K
GC Session Wrap Up A By Cynthia Mendoza
16 Pacific Union Recorder
fter a two-year postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Seventh-day Adventist Church held the 61st General Conference Session from Monday, June 6, through Saturday, June 11, 2022, in St. Louis, Missouri. General Conference sessions are scheduled every five years. The 61st Session had originally been scheduled for June 2020 in Indianapolis. Given the fundamental paradigm shifts that have taken place in business, travel, and communication because of the pandemic, the 61st GC Session was shorter, only one week as opposed to nearly two weeks as in previous times, and it was conducted in hybrid fashion—meaning both on-site and via electronic communication. Delegates who were unable to travel to St. Louis participated via Zoom internet video calls. The following is a very brief wrap-up of a few of the items discussed and voted on. Links are provided on p. 22 for the full agenda, viewing the session, and other material. The primary item was the election of officers. The following are the newly elected officers:
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