Preamble

he Adventist Review has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church as the official record of the deliberations of its General Conference sessions since the denomination was organized in May 1863. Believers around the world look to this record to understand the shaping of policies, the election of key leaders, and the development of mission initiatives. The record provided in the pages of the Adventist Review is that supplied by the official record-keeping office of the church, the General Conference Secretariat, and is published without abridgement by the Adventist Review.

As the church has dramatically expanded in the past few decades, the volume and scope of the records of its quinquennial sessions has also greatly expanded, particularly when there have been discussions about and revisions to some of the church’s organizing documents.

At the 2010 General Conference session, the Adventist Review and General Conference Secretariat are working closely to provide a prompt and accessible record of the actions and proceedings of each day’s business meetings through both print and Web delivery. Because of the large volume of material anticipated in connection with proposed formatting and text adjustments to the Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual, all material related to the discussion of Church Manual items, as well as the text of the voted documents, will be digitally archived in one easily accessible location on the Adventist Review Web site at www.adventistreview?.org/churchmanual. Paper copies of this large amount of material are also available after July 15, 2010, upon request by contacting the Adventist Review office at:

Adventist Review
12501 Old Columbia Pike
Silver Spring, Maryland 20904
U.S.A.

At each point in the record of the business meetings of the 2010 General Conference session relating to the Church Manual, you will find the following symbol and this note:

“The business meeting next turned to a discussion of Church Manual items. For a complete record of discussion, proceedings, voted actions, and text of the voted documents, please go to www.old1.adventistreview.org/churchmanual.”

First Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 24, 2010, 2:00 pm

Second Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 25, 2010, 9:15 am

Third Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 25, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Fourth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 27, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Fifth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 27, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Sixth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 28, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Seventh Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 28, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Eighth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 29, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Ninth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 29, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Tenth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 30, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Eleventh Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, June 30, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Twelth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, July 1, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Thirteenth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, July 1, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Thirteenth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, July 1, 2010, 2:00 p.m.

Fourteenth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, July 2, 2010, 9:15 a.m.

Fifteenth Business Meeting
Fifty-ninth General Conference session, July 2, 2010, 2:00 p.m.