Sandra E. Roberts Nominated for Pacific Union Conference Executive Secretary
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May 26, 2021
The Pacific Union Conference Nominating Committee has released a partial report of nominations ahead of the union’s 2021 Constituency Session, to be held August 15-16 in Tucson, Arizona. Headlining the nominees are Bradford C. Newton for president and Sandra E. Roberts for executive secretary.
If elected to the position, Roberts will be the first woman to serve as a union-conference executive secretary in the North American Division. She is currently president of the Southeastern California Conference, a position she has held since 2013.
Roberts was the first Adventist woman to be elected as a conference president, and her tenure has been opposed by the General Conference. In 2017, the Pacific Union Conference’s President’s Council voted not to submit their names for inclusion in
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Greetings, North American Division Family,
It seems like we just entered year 2021. And just like that, it is February. With so much going on, time passes very quickly. February in the United States has been designated as Black History Month. We celebrate it every year with the intention of fostering a better understanding of African Americans and their history in this country. The celebration this year in 2021 has special meaning given the impact of COVID, the economic downturn, political turmoil, and the racial unrest in our country. In many ways, the divide seems to be getting even deeper. Perhaps it s just deep-seated issues (that have always existed but have been bubbling beneath the surface), that are just coming out to be seen by all. Black History Month is just that it is the history of a people, my people, Black people, their journey, their struggles, their disappointments, their contributions, and their triumphs. It is history.