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EAST-CENTRAL INDIA UNION SECTION

Organized 1929; reorganized 1956, 1970, 2002

Territory: The Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, and the district of Yanam in the Union territory of Pondicherry, comprising the Hyderabad Metro, North Andhra, Orissa, South Andhra, Southeast Andhra, and West Andhra Sections, and the North Orissa, North Rayalaseema, Northeast Andhra, Northwest Andhra, South Rayalaseema, and Vishaka Metro Regions.

Statistics: Churches, 1,562; membership, 693,864; population, 134,951,096 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 91 (40) 2320-1832, 2320-0079.

Fax: 91 (40) 2320-2704.

E-mail: [email protected].

Cable: "Adventist," Hyderabad, India.

Addresses:

Street: 2 Chapel Road; Hyderabad 500 001, Andhra Pradesh; India.

Mailing: Post Box 21; Hyderabad 500 001, A.P,; India.

Administration:

President, Choudampalli John.

Secretary, Edward M. Devadas.

Treasurer, LeRoy P. Samuel.

Executive Committee:

Choudampalli John, Chairman; Edward M. Devadas, Secretary; N. Chenniah, M. V. Christian, Sudhir Kumar Jena, M. M. Jesudass, P. J. Jesurathnam, Paka Jesurathnam, Ch. Vinodhini John, S. Jaya Joseph, N. Isaac Kumar, Mark Mali, Y. S. Methuselah, R. Anand Moses, Ch. Samuel Paul, J. G. Paulson, Ch. Prabhakar, R. N. Prabhudas, Ch. J. V. Prakash, N. Prasanna, B. R. Raja Rao, D. Alfred Raju, Ch. Suvarna Rao, Y. P. Mohan Rao, LeRoy P. Samuel, M. R. Satyavadi, Don L. Schatzchneider, M. Shadrach, C. M. J. Suvarnaraj, D. Vararaj, P. Wilbert.

Departments:

Children's Ministries, and Women's Ministries, Ch. Vinodhini John.

Communication, Davy Sudhakar Asirvadam.

Education, Ch. Samuel Paul.

Ministerial Association, P. Wilbert; Shepherdess International, Ch. Vinodhini John.

Publishing Ministries, Robert T. Robinson.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, J. G. Paulson.

Stewardship, K. R. Jones.

Agency:

ADRA, LeRoy P. Samuel.

Ministries and Services:

Risk Management, LeRoy P. Samuel.
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