A People Connected
Seventh-day Adventists can truly be regarded as a worldwide family of Christian believers. The Adventist presence manifests itself in nearly every country of the globe.
The church is served through its administration of 13 world divisions and two attached fields. No matter where you find a Seventh-day Adventist believer, you will find them adhering to the ideals described by the Bible. Their lives will illustrate both faith in God and the church’s commitment to the betterment of all human beings.
General Conference
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the coordinating body of the denomination. Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, in the United States, it coordinates the ministries and activities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church worldwide and serves as its headquarters. Authority in the Adventist Church stems from church members who select leaders to represent them. Under…
Read MoreChinese Union Mission
The Chinese Union Mission is located in Hong Kong and is overlooking a region with a population of over 1.4 billion. It was established in June, 1999, after the merger of the East Asia Association and South China Island Union Mission. As of October 2019, it has been attached to the General Conference. In this…
Read MoreEast-Central Africa
The East-Central Africa Division is comprised of 11 countries. Amid a population of about 307 million, the Seventh-day Adventist Church counts more than 2.5 million members worshiping at more than 11,000 churches.
Read MoreInter-American
The Inter-American Division (IAD) is comprised of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and the five northernmost countries of South America. This division reports more than 3.5 million members, making the division the church’s most populous region.
Read MoreInter-European
The Inter-European Division (EUD) oversees the work of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 20 countries across Central, Western, Southern and Eastern Europe. Its headquarters is located in Berne, Switzerland.
Read MoreIsrael Field
The Israel Field reports a membership of nearly 900 members amid a population of 7.7 million.
Read MoreMiddle East and North Africa
The Middle East and North Africa Union is comprised of 20 countries. The region is bordered by Morocco to the west, Iran to the east, Turkey to the north and Sudan to the south. The population of the region is about 500 million people.
Read MoreNorth American
The Seventh-day Adventist Church was formed in this division in 1863, a region home to freedom of speech and religion.
Read MoreNorthern Asia-Pacific
The Northern Asia-Pacific Division (NSD) is made up of Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, and Taiwan. Among it's population, about 8 percent are Christian. The other 92 percent are Buddhists, Shintoists, Muslims, Shamans and Atheists. Adventist Church-run Sahmyook University in Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea, has more than 7,200 students, making…
Read MoreSouth American
With a population of 315 million, the South American Division (SAD) has more than 2 million members and 10,600 churches. The division includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay, with adjacent islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Read MoreSouth Pacific
The South Pacific Division (SPD) is comprised of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and numerous islands throughout the South Pacific Ocean.
Read MoreSouthern Africa-Indian Ocean
The Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (SID) is the newest of the world church’s regions, covering much of Africa and island nations in the Indian Ocean.
Read MoreSouthern Asia
The Southern Asia Division (SUD) is comprised of four countries: Bhutan, India, the Maldives and Nepal. It has more than 4,000 churches in a population of about 1.2 billion.
Read MoreSouthern Asia-Pacific
The Southern-Asia Pacific Division (SSD) includes the southeast Asian countries of Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste and Vietnam, as well as Pakistan. The region has a population of more than 950 million.
Read MoreTrans-European
The Trans-European Division (TED), which encompasses 22 countries, was first organized in 1928, and last reorganized in 2012.
Read MoreWest-Central Africa
From Mauritania in the northwest to the Republic of Congo to the south and Chad in the northeast, the West-Central Africa Division (WAD) is comprised of 22 countries.
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