General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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Formation | 1863 |
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Type | Religious |
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Region served | Worldwide |
President | Ted N.C. Wilson |
Staff | 400 |
Website | adventist |
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The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists[1][2] is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and leadership, as well as doctrinal matters.
The General Conference, which is overseen by an executive committee and an elected
Major entities
Four units of church structure provide organization. They are interdependent while holding some unique authorities and consisting of specific constituencies.
- The local church and its members.
- The local conference (in some cases, a field) is made up of a number of churches in an area such as a state, province, or territory.
- The union conference (in some cases, a union mission) is made up of conferences and fields in a larger geographical area.
- The General Conference administers the worldwide direction of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The General Conference includes 13 regional administrative sections, called divisions.
Divisions and Attached Unions/Fields
Division | Headquarters Location |
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East-Central Africa | Nairobi, Kenya |
Euro-Asia | Moscow, Russia |
Inter-American | Miami, Florida, United States |
Inter-European | Bern, Switzerland |
North American | Columbia, Maryland, United States |
Northern Asia-Pacific | Goyang, South Korea |
Southern Africa-Indian Ocean | Centurion, Tshwane, South Africa
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South American | Brasilia, Brazil
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South Pacific | Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia |
Southern Asia | Hosur, India |
Southern Asia-Pacific | Silang, Cavite, Philippines |
Trans-European | St Albans, England |
West-Central Africa | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire |
Attached Union/Field | Headquarters Location |
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Middle East and North Africa Union Mission | Beirut, Lebanon |
Israel Field | Jerusalem |
Chinese Union Mission | Hong Kong |
Ukrainian Union Conference | Kyiv |
Meetings
The General Conference holds three meetings in which leaders from around the world gather to discuss church issues and finances. While two meetings meet annually, usually at the world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, the third meets every five years in a selected city.
- Spring Meeting meets every April
- Annual Council meets every October
- General Conference Sessionmeets quinquennially in a selected city
See also
- Government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
References
- ^ "General Conference". www.adventist.org. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ "Legal Notice". www.adventist.org. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
External links
- Adventist Yearbook The official organizational directory
- World Divisions map and links
- General Conference Committee Minutes from Adventist Archives