General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

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General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Formation| 1863
Type| Religious
Location|

* 12501 Old Columbia Pike,
Silver Spring, Maryland, US

Region served

| Worldwide

President

| Ted N.C. Wilson

Staff

| 400
Website| adventist.org
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Seventh-day
Adventist Church

History

* Christianity
* Protestantism
* Millerism
* Great Disappointment
* 1888 General Conference

Theology

* 28 Fundamental Beliefs
* Pillars
* Three Angels' Messages
* Sabbath
* Eschatology
* Pre-Second Advent Judgment
* Premillennialism
* Conditional immortality
* Remnant

Organization

* General Conference

Divisions

* East-Central Africa Division
* Euro-Asia Division
* Inter-American Division
* Inter-European Division
* North American Division
* Northern Asia-Pacific Division
* Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division
* South American Division
* South Pacific Division
* Southern Asia Division
* Southern Asia-Pacific Division
* Trans-European Division
* West-Central Africa Division

Periodicals

* Adventist Review
* Signs of the Times
* List of Ellen White writings

Service

* Adventist Development and Relief Agency
* Maranatha Volunteers International
* Pathfinders
* Adventurers
* Medical Cadet Corps
* Seventh-day Adventist education
* Secondary schools
* Colleges and universities
* Hospitals

Media ministries

* Hope Channel
* Loma Linda Broadcasting Network
* It Is Written
* Voice of Prophecy
* Three Angels Broadcasting Network
* Amazing Facts

People

* Ellen G. White
* James S. White
* Joseph Bates
* J. N. Andrews
* Uriah Smith
* J. H. Kellogg
* James Caleb Jackson
* W. C. White
* F. D. Nichol
* M. L. Andreasen
* Le Roy Froom
* Arthur L. White
* George Vandeman
* H. M. S. Richards
* Edward Heppenstall
* Herbert E. Douglass
* Morris Venden
* Samuele Bacchiocchi
* E. E. Cleveland
* Walter Veith
* Mark Finley

Adventism

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* t
* e

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 President of the General Conference, is the administrative head of the global church. The denomination is organized in a representative form of church government, which means authority arises from the membership of local churches. In addition to administering their own congregations, churches send representatives to vote on matters and leaders in a shared local unit of administration. They vote also on who will represent them in a large area, with further representation selected at each successively larger administrative region. Finally, the General Conference elects the executive committee and officers who hold its authority between the decisions of the quinquennial General Conference Session.[3]

## Major entities

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Four units of church structure provide organization. They are interdependent while holding some unique authorities and consisting of specific constituencies.

1. The local church and its members.
2. 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.
3. The union conference (in some cases, a union mission) is made up of conferences and fields in a larger geographical area.
4. The General Conference administers the worldwide direction of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The General Conference includes 13 regional administrative sections, called divisions as well as four attached unions/fields.

### Divisions and Attached Unions/Fields

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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
South American | Brasilia, Brazil
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

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The General Conference Auditorium is part of the headquarters building in Silver Spring

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 Session meets quinquennially in a selected city

## See also

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* Government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
* List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

## References

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1. ^ "General Conference". www.adventist.org. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
2. ^ "Legal Notice". www.adventist.org. 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
3. ^ "The General Conference Executive Committee". Seventh-day Adventist Church. Retrieved 6 August 2024.

## External links

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* Adventist Yearbook The official organizational directory
* World Divisions map and links
* General Conference Committee Minutes from Adventist Archives

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* v
* t
* e

Seventh-day Adventist Church

* Adventism
* Sabbatical

History|

* Christianity
* Protestantism
* Millerism
* Great Disappointment
* 1888 General Conference

Theology|

* 28 Fundamental Beliefs
* Pillars
* Three Angels' Messages
* Sabbath
* Eschatology
* Pre-Second Advent Judgment
* Premillennialism
* Conditional immortality
* Remnant

Organization|

* General Conference
* Divisions
* East-Central Africa
* Euro-Asia
* Inter-American
* Inter-European
* North American
* Northern Asia-Pacific
* Southern Africa-Indian Ocean
* South American
* South Pacific
* Southern Asia
* Southern Asia-Pacific
* Trans-European
* West-Central Africa

Periodicals|

* Adventist Review
* Signs of the Times
* List of Ellen White writings

Service|

* Adventist Development and Relief Agency
* Maranatha Volunteers International
* Pathfinders
* Adventurers
* Medical Cadet Corps
* Seventh-day Adventist education
* Secondary schools
* Colleges and universities
* Hospitals

Media ministries|

* Hope Channel
* Loma Linda Broadcasting Network
* It Is Written
* Voice of Prophecy
* Three Angels Broadcasting Network
* Amazing Facts

People|

* Ellen G. White
* James S. White
* Joseph Bates
* J. N. Andrews
* Uriah Smith
* J. H. Kellogg
* James Caleb Jackson
* W. C. White
* F. D. Nichol
* M. L. Andreasen
* Le Roy Froom
* Arthur L. White
* George Vandeman
* H. M. S. Richards
* Edward Heppenstall
* Herbert E. Douglass
* Morris Venden
* Samuele Bacchiocchi
* E. E. Cleveland
* Walter Veith
* Mark Finley

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