Our Mission
The salvation of youth through Jesus Christ. We understand youth ministry to be that work of the church that is conducted for, with, and by young people.
Our Purpose
The purpose of having a Pathfinder Club is to lead it’s membership into a growing, redemptive relationship with Christ, to build it’s membership into more mature indiviuals and to involve it’s membership in active selfless service.
Activities of the Pathfinder Club
The imagination of its leadership and members are the primary limiting factors. Activities encouraged range from community/civic service projects both in their home community and across the globe to nature and environmental conservation studies to camping and high adventure trips. Pathfindering challenges the unique talents of each member. Pathfindering is built on an age-specific curriculum of six levels along with approximately 250 specialized skill development topics covering arts and crafts, aquatics, nature, household arts, recreation, spiritual development, health, and vocational training. These often serve as a launching point for lifetime careers or hobbies.
NAD News
- Loma Linda University Health and Lifepoint Rehabilitation, an operating division of Lifepoint Health, celebrated a major milestone today as they officially broke ground on the new Loma Linda University Rehabilitation Hospital, a free-standing hospital that will include 80 dedicated rehabilitation beds. “For three decades, our East Campus Hospital has provided comprehensive rehabilitation services to those […]
- Communicators looking to sharpen their skills, expand their professional networks and connect with colleagues from across the North American Division of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are invited to register for the 2026 Society of Adventist Communicators (SAC) Convention, Oct. 15-17, in Orlando, Florida. The early-bird registration rate of $379 ends Sunday, Aug. 16. And while […]
- UPDATED Aug. 5, 2026, 3:48 p.m. ET Scholars, pastors, students, church leaders, and members from across the North American Division (NAD) will gather October 14–17, 2026, at Union Adventist University in Lincoln, Nebraska, to examine how Adventist prophetic identity should shape the church’s witness amid the challenge of Christian nationalism. “The Remnant and the Republic: […]
- On July 20, 2026, the North American Division (NAD) elected Andrew Choi to serve as the administrator of the North American Division Retirement Plans, filling the vacancy left by Edwin G. Romero, who answered a call to serve in the Southern Union Conference. Choi was also elected associate treasurer for the NAD. He started at […]
