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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 4, 1995


SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST WORLD CHURCH ELECTIONS CONTINUE

Utrecht, The Netherlands ... Additional election results have been
released at the 56th world congress of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
meeting at the Jaarbeurs Convention Center June 28-July 8.
	Pyung Duk Chun, 58, originally from Korea, has been reelected as
president of the Asia-Pacific Division of the church with headquarters
in Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
	Erich Amelung, 63, originally from Germany, has been reelected as
treasurer of the Euro-Africa division of the church with headquarters
in Berne, Switzerland.  He has served in this capacity since 1970 and
is being elected for a 6th term.  A new general secretary for the
division was elected.  He is Carlos Puyol, 56, originally from Spain. 
He is currently serving as pastor of the Madrid Seventh-day Adventist
Church.  Puyol previously served as president of the Spanish Union of
Churches from 1987-1994.  He was director of Colegio Adventista de
Segunto from 1982-1987.  Puyol holds a Ph.D. degree in church history
from the University of Madrid.
	The Inter-American division with headquarters in Miami, Florida,
U.S.A. has reelected Agustin Galicia, 50, originally from Mexico, as
general secretary of this division which covers the nations of Central
America and the Caribbean region.  Also reelected for another 5-year
term is treasurer, Ramon H. Maury, 62, born in Colombia but holding
U.S. citizenship.
	Two new officers wereelected July 4 for the South American Division
with headquarters in Brasilia, Brazil.  Roberto Gullon,    , born in
Spain and a citizen of Argentina, was elected as general secretary of
the division.  He has been currently serving as general manager of the
Asociacion Casa Editora Sudamericana (Buenos Aires Publishing House). 
Elected as treasurer of the South American division is Alipio B. de
Rosa,    , originally from Brazil.  Da Rosa is currently serving as
administrator of Hospital Adventista Silvestre located in Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil.
	From the South Pacific Division with headquarters in Sydney, Australia
two additional officers have been announced.  Reelected to the office
of general secretary is Laurie J. Evans, 53, originally from Australia.
 Elected as treasurer of the division is Warwick H. Stokes, 55,
originally from New Zealand but holding Australian citizenship.  Stokes
has currently been serving as chief executive officer of Sydney
Adventist Hospital in Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia.  He has
previously served as financial officer for Avondale College and at
other levels of church administration in the South Pacific Division.
	In the Trans-European division with headquarters in St. Albans,
England, treasurer, Graham Barham, AGE, originally from England, has
been reelected to a five-year term.  Also newly elected as general
secretary of the division is Reinder Bruinsma, 52, originally from The
Netherlands.  Bruinsma has been serving as field secretary,
communication, public affairs, and religious liberty director for the
division.  He holds a doctoral degree from London University.
	Other elections announced in Utrecht, July 4, are for numerous
departmental directors at the General Conference world headquarters in
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.A.
	Eric A. Korff, originally from South Africa, was elected director of
auditing services. He had been serving as associate director.  Rajmund
Dabrowski, originally from Poland, was reelected as communications
director.  Humberto M. Rasi, originally from Argentina, was reelected
to another 5-year term as director of the education department.
	Albert S. Whiting was reelected as the director of health and
temperance.  The newly reelected director of the Ministerial
Association is James A. Cress.  Ronald E. Appenzeller has been
reelected to another 5-year term as director of the publishing
department at the General Conference.
	The director of the trust services department, G. Tom Carter, has been
reelected to a five-year term.  Rose M. Otis has been reelected as
director of the office of women's ministries.
	An action was taken earlier in the session to dismantle the former
church ministries department into individually focused entities. 
Consequently, James Zackrison was elected as director of the newly
formed Sabbath School and Personal Ministries Departments.
	One new face in the departmental staff at the world headquarters will
be John Graz, 49, holding dual citizenship in France and Switzerland. 
He was elected as the director of the Public Affairs and Religious
Liberty Department.  Graz has currently been serving as Youth and
Communication Director at the Euro-Asia division headquarters in Berne,
Switzerland.  He holds a Ph.D. degree in church history from Sorbonne
University of Paris (1986).
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