Adventists Take on Mars Hill

Thousands of Seventh-day Adventists from all 50 United States and 60 other countries heard a clarion call for holiness and dedication to the movement’s core message on the morning of Sabbath, January 4, as the annual “Generation. Youth. Christ.” (GYC) event reached its zenith in Orlando, Florida. Morning worship attendance was recorded at 6,200.

“As Seventh-day Adventist young people in service to God before men and angels, you are called to proclaim the Advent hope with the need for revival, repentance and reformation through the power of the Holy Spirit,” declared Pastor Ted N. C. Wilson, president of the Adventist world church, who, moments earlier, was named “President of Adventist young people” by outgoing GYC president Justin McNeilus. A smiling Wilson responded by saying the latter accolade “was an even better title than being president of the General Conference.”