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ARKANSAS-LOUISIANA CONFERENCE

Organized: Arkansas, 1888; Louisiana, 1901;
consolidated 1932

Territory: Arkansas, Louisiana, and the county of Bowie in Texas.

Statistics: Churches, 89; membership, 9,655; population, 7,774,403 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 1 (318) 631-6240.

Fax: 1 (318) 631-6247.

E-mail: [email protected].

Addresses:

Street: 7025 Greenwood Road; Shreveport, Louisiana 71119-8318.

Mailing: P.O. Box 31000; Shreveport, LA 71130-1000.

Administration:

President, Stephen Orian.

Vice President, Don Hevener.

Secretary, Dennis Shafter.

Treasurer, D. Kent Sharpe; Associate, Dianne Jones; Assistant, Xenia Capote.

Executive Committee:

Stephen Orian, Chairman; Dennis Shafter, Secretary; Bob Abrahamson, Leonard Argotti, Jerry Beem, Amy Clark, Brian Danese, Laurie DeWitt, Lyle Hansen, Don Hevener, Ellie Hitt, Kathryn Irizarry, Dexter LeBlanc, Jan Manly, Eddie Mejia, Tony Murrell, Denny Nelson, Marian Parson, Reggie Phillips, Ron Ray, Dale Romero, D. Kent Sharpe, Donna Smith.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, Children's Ministries, Family Ministries, and Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Dennis Shafter.

Communication, Stephen Orian.

Education, Don Hevener.

Health Ministries and Youth, John Taylor.

Ministerial Association (and Evangelism), Dennis Shafter; Shepherdess International, Micki Orian.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty and Stewardship, Terry McCormick.

Publishing, Paul Cordray.

Trust Services, Terry McCormick; Associate, Kenneth Simpson.

Women's Ministries, Hortensia Baudin.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist Volunteer Center and Community Services, Dennis Shafter.

ASI, Stephen Orian.

Hispanic Coordinator, Robert Eubanks.

Legal Associations:

Arkansas Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists and Louisiana Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists.

President, Stephen Orian.

Vice Presidents, Terry McCormick, Dennis Shafter, D. Kent Sharpe.

Secretary, Terry McCormick.
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