62nd Session of the General Conference

From July 3 to 12, the 62nd session of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is taking place. For many, this global event is somewhat unclear. Here is a brief, non-exhaustive summary of the key aspects of this quinquennial gathering.   This year, 2,804 delegates representing 212 countries traveled to…

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Garden Party in Antwerp

On June 14, despite an overcast sky but with summer-like temperatures, the church in Antwerp decided to step outside its walls and hold a worship service outdoors. More than a hundred people were thus able to praise God in the midst of His creation. Praise, of course, comes through music,…

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Death of Roger Merckx (1932-2025)

Roger Merckx, a descendant of a pre-war Adventist family, has passed away at the age of 92. A pillar of the Franco-Belgian-Luxembourg Federation and a load-bearing wall of the Antwerp church. Those of his generation laid the foundations for our development; he himself was a pioneer of the Adventist Church…

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Baptims at the International Church

This Sabbath, June 7, the International Church of Brussels had the joy of holding a baptism ceremony. After a few praise songs, Pastor David Carballo offered a reflection on the theme of the desert. The desert into which the Israelites entered after their symbolic ‘baptism’ in the Red Sea. The…

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