| General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | |
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| Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
| Founded | 1863 |
| Headquarters | Silver Spring, Maryland, USA |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Jan Paulsen (President) |
| Employees | 400 |
| Website | www.adventist.org |
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists[1] is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages The Seventh-day Adventist (abbreviated " Adventist " Church is a Christian denomination which is distinguished mainly by its observance It is located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Silver Spring is an urbanized Unincorporated area in Montgomery County Maryland, USA
The General Conference is overseen by an executive committee, headed by a President. The President of the General Conference is the head of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the governing body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The General Conference Session is a meeting held every five years. [2]
It is divided into 13 divisions, which are subdivided into unions, conferences, and missions.
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List of Divisions and their headquarters
- East-Central Africa [3] - Nairobi, Kenya
- Euro-Africa [4] - Berne, Switzerland
- Euro-Asia [5] - Moscow, Russia
- Inter-American [6] - Miami, Florida, United States
- North American [7] - Silver Spring, Maryland, United States (NAD)
- Northern Asia-Pacific [8] - Goyang, South Korea (NSD)
- Southern Africa-Indian Ocean [9] - Harare, Zimbabwe
- South American [10] - Brasilia, Brazil
- South Pacific [11] - Wahroonga, Australia (SPD)
- Southern Asia - Tamil Nadu, India
- Southern Asia-Pacific [12] - Cavite, Philippines (SSD)
- Trans-European [13] - St. Albans, United Kingdom (TED)
- West-Central Africa [14] - Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
Major Entities
General Conference Session
The General Conference Session is the official world meeting of the church, and is now held quinquennially (every five years). The East-Central Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The Euro-Africa Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The city of Berne or Bern (, Berne, Berna, Romansh: Berna, Bernese German: Bärn) is the Bundesstadt ( Federal Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The Euro-Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The Inter-American Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America is officially organized as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists. Silver Spring is an urbanized Unincorporated area in Montgomery County Maryland, USA The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Northern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Goyang is a city in Gyeonggi Province South Korea. Goyang includes the new city of Ilsan, which is connected to Seoul South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː The Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division of Seventh-day Adventists ( SID) ( website is a sub-entity General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election Brasília (bɾaˈziliɐ is the Capital of Brazil. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country along a Plateau |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld History See also Adventism in the South Pacific. Australia Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day AdventistsOn May 10 1885 eleven Americans Wahroonga is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Southern Asia Division of Seventh-day Adventists is headquartered at Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil Nadu ( Tamil:, Country of the Tamils, t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ is one of the 28 states of India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Cavite is a province of the Philippines located on the southern shores of Manila Bay in the Calabarzon region in Luzon, The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Trans-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. St Albans is the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Abidjan is the largest city and former Capital of Côte d'Ivoire ( Ivory Coast) Côte d'Ivoire (ˌkoʊt divˈwɑː(r ' in English, kot diˈvwaʀ in French) or Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA International is an independenthumanitarian agency operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church Adventist Mission is an office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church 's world headquarters. There are a number of Media ministries associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Global Mission is the frontline mission arm of Adventist Mission, an office of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ’s world headquarters. The General Conference Session is the official world meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The first session was held on May 20, 1863, with 20 delegates in attendance.
See also
- General Conference Session
- Government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- List of Presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
External links
- Adventist Yearbook The official organizational directory
- World Divisions map and links
- General Conference Committee Minutes from Adventist Archives
References
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