Lake Region—At 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 20, George C. Bryant, secretary of the Lake Region Conference (LRC), called to order its 25th Constituency Session. "Mr. President, we have 1,025 delegates on hand to do business." The Session was held at the Milwaukee YMCA facility across from the Sharon Seventh-day Adventist Church in Milwaukee, Wis.

The devotional was presented by the LRC communication department and focused on evangelism and education. A 15-minute video production highlighted the prison outreach of the Sharon Church, the host church for the Session. There have been significant evangelistic efforts throughout the LRC territory, and this video report was one of five produced to recount the success of those efforts. A second video featured Peterson-Warren Academy in Inkster, Mich.

As the Nominating Committee was seated to begin its deliberations, reports and presentations were given to the delegation. It wasn't until after the lunch break that the Nominating Committee returned with recommendations. Returned to office by vote of the constituency were Jerome L. Davis, president; Theodore Brown, treasurer; and Eddie Allen, vice president for multilingual ministries. Donald Bedney, director of stewardship, trust services, public affairs and religious liberty, was elected executive secretary, replacing George C. Bryant, who had indicated a desire to return to pastoral work.

The Session concluded by voting into office the LRC Executive Committee, with plans to elect departmental directors at a later date.

The tone and atmosphere of this constituency session was best described in the comments of one delegate who, in her mid-20s, identified herself as probably one of the younger delegates. She articulated with passion her experience as a delegate at the previous session, reflecting on her disappointment with the behavior then displayed. This year was different. She commended her fellow delegates on their deportment and attitude of deference, with her final comment that she was proud to be a member of the LRC. This was the overall sentiment expressed by attendees.

Ray Young, Lake Region Conference communication director

Executive Committee

Jerome L. Davis, president, chairman

Donald Bedney, executive secretary

Theodore Brown, treasurer

Eddie Allen, vice president

Karen Allen

Leon Bryant (pastor)

Shawna Campbell

Robert Casey

Joyce Coffee

Gerald Coleman

Ray Daniel

John Grier (pastor)

Michael Horton (pastor)

Phillip Jenkins (pastor)

William Joseph (pastor)

Larry Key

Lawrence Logan (pastor)

Edgar Lopez

Wendell Martin

Famous Murray (pastor)

Zebron Ncube

Curtis Taylor

Richard Washington (pastor)

Irish Williams

Vacancy—to be filled with a teacher