Dr. Ronald Stone
Vice Chancellor of Fulton Adventist University College
Dr. Ronald George Sikilea Stone currently serves as Vice Chancellor of Fulton Adventist University College, following his reappointment during the 6th Trans Pacific Union Mission Session held at Fulton Adventist University College.
Dr. Stone has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church with distinction across the South Pacific as a pastor, educator, and administrator. His leadership journey includes serving as Principal of Fulton Adventist University College (2023–2025), General Secretary of the Fiji Mission (2021), and Ministerial Association Secretary and Global Mission Coordinator for the Trans Pacific Union Mission (2014–2020). He has also provided pastoral and chaplaincy leadership in Tonga, Fiji, and throughout the Pacific region.
In addition to his administrative service, Dr. Stone has lectured in theology for more than two decades, combining academic scholarship with a passion for mentoring future church leaders.
He holds a PhD in Religion (2008), with a focus on Old Testament Exegesis and Theology and minors in New Testament and Systematic Theology. He also earned a Master of Arts in Theology from Avondale College (2000), a Bachelor of Theology from Pacific Adventist College (1995), and a Diploma in Theology from Fulton College (1993). His early education includes studies at Beulah College and Tupou High School.
Dr. Stone has contributed to the wider mission of the Church through theological and biblical publications and has served on several committees, including the Trans Pacific Union Mission Executive Committee and the Faith and Science Committee.
Dr. Stone is married to Daphney, and together they have three adult children.
Pastor Meshach Soli
Executive Secretary & Ministerial Director
Hawaii Conference
Pastor Meshach Soli serves as Executive Secretary and Ministerial Director for the Hawaii Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Prior to this role, he served for more than 15 years in the Southeastern California Conference in a variety of ministry leadership positions, most recently as Associate Ministerial Director.
Throughout his ministry, Pastor Soli has been deeply committed to supporting local churches, pastors, and ministry leaders. His work has included mentoring pastors, strengthening church leadership, and helping develop ministries that serve families, children, youth, and young adults.
His years of service in Southeastern California allowed him to work closely with conference leadership and ministry departments, contributing to the growth and mission of the church while supporting pastors and congregations across the conference.
Pastor Soli and his family accepted the call to serve in the Hawaii Conference beginning June 1, entering a new season of ministry dedicated to strengthening pastoral leadership and advancing the mission of the church throughout the islands.
