Delegates to the 62nd General Conference Session voted to elect Erton C. Köhler as the new president today. Marcellus T. Robinson, Columbia Union Conference president, shares his reaction and how this decision could impact the mission of the church in the Columbia Union.
Gina Brown, an Allegheny East Conference member who served on the Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee for nine years, is leaving her position at Howard University (D.C.) this summer to become president of Oakwood University (Ala.).
At the May executive committee meeting, the Columbia Union officers expressed appreciation for her many years of service on the committee.
The Columba Union Conference is sending 21 delegates to the 2025 General Conference Session in St. Louis. Six of those delegates are lay members.
Administrative Delegates
Marcellus Robinson, Columbia Union (CU)
Celeste Ryan Blyden, CU
Emmanuel Asiedu, CU
Trevor Kinlock, Allegheny East Conference (AEC)
Marvin Brown, Allegheny West Conference (AWC)
Jerry Lutz, Chesapeake Conference (Ches)
Tim Bailey, Mountain View Conference (MV)
Stephen Lee, New Jersey Conference (NJC)
Bob Cundiff, Ohio Conference (Ohio)
Gary Gibbs, Pennsylvania Conference (PA)
Charles Tapp, Potomac
Story by V. Michelle Bernard
“I’ve always loved a good challenge,” said Gina Brown, describing her recent trip, where she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro.
During her worship thought at today’s Columbia Union Conference Executive Committee meeting, Brown, a committee member from the Allegheny East Conference, reminded members of the importance Seventh-day Adventist churches and schools have in participating and training members to share the gospel prior to the second coming of Christ.
Writing and reporting by V. Michelle Bernard, Michele Joseph, Alan Hecht, Monte Sahlin, Kelly Butler Coe, Taashi Rowe and Laverne Henderson.
Many lifelong church members are unaware of the organizational structure and operations of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This article seeks to clarify the history, structure and role of the Columbia Union Conference and its members within the church.