Accra: The South East Ghana Union Mission (SEGUM) of the Seventh-day Adventist Church has mobilised more than 170 pastors, elders, departmental directors, field presidents, content creators, and other church leaders ahead of the global launch of OneVoice27.
According to Ghana News Agency, the mobilisation was part of an online orientation organised by the SEGUM Communication Department in collaboration with Union leadership to prepare church leaders for the digital evangelism initiative, scheduled for Saturday, September 5, 2026. A statement issued by Pastor Dr. Samuel K. Dorgbetor, Communication Director of SEGUM, highlighted that the orientation aimed to deepen leaders' understanding of the initiative and equip them for active participation in the global campaign.
OneVoice27, themed 'Hope Starts Here - Your Device. Your Voice. His Mission,' is a global digital evangelism initiative encouraging church members to use digital platforms to share the gospel. This initiative commemorates the 2,000th anniversary of Jesus Christ's baptism in 2027, marking a significant step in the Seventh-day Adventist Church's efforts to leverage media and digital technology for evangelism.
Pastor Abraham Bakari, Communication Director of the West-Central Africa Division (WAD), served as a resource person for the orientation, presenting the Church's media and communication strategy for OneVoice27. He discussed the evolution of the Church's media evangelism efforts, including NET 1.0, which pioneered satellite-based evangelism in the 1990s through ministries such as 'It Is Written' and the Adventist Television Network (ATN). This development eventually led to the official launch of Hope Channel on October 10, 2003, as the Church's 24-hour global television network. The current phase, NET 2.0, marks a shift towards continuous media evangelism through platforms such as Hope Channel, Adventist World Radio (AWR), and digital media, aiming to reach billions who remain unreached by the gospel.
Addressing participants, Pastor Peter T. Agyekum, SEGUM Director for Evangelism and Personal Ministries, challenged church members to take personal responsibility for evangelism and identify individuals they could intentionally reach with the message of Christ. The statement further identified the three officers leading SEGUM as Pastor Col. (Rtd) Peter Nyarko Duodu, President; Pastor Dr. Nathan Teye Odonkor, Executive Secretary; and Dr. Isaac Owusu-Dankwa, Treasurer.
SEGUM expressed gratitude to Pastor Bakari, the Union leadership, pastors, elders, field presidents, departmental directors, content creators, and all participants for their commitment to the mobilisation exercise. It reaffirmed its readiness to contribute to the global initiative through media engagement, digital content creation, evangelism, and active participation by church members.
The global OneVoice27 launch will be observed by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, divisions, unions, conferences, missions, and local churches worldwide.