GENERAL CONFERENCE (GC)

Organized May 21, 1863

Territory: The land area of the World; comprising the East-Central Africa, Euro-Africa, Euro-Asia, Inter-American, North American, Northern Asia-Pacific, South American, South Pacific, Southern Africa-Indian Ocean, Southern Asia, Southern Asia-Pacific, Trans-European, and West-Central Africa Divisions.

Statistics: Churches, 56,575; membership, 13,663,497; population, 6,395,892,000 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 1 (301) 680-6000.

Fax: 1 (301) 680-6090.

Website: www.adventist.org.

Address: 12501 Old Columbia Pike; Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6600.

Administration

President, Jan Paulsen.

General Vice Presidents, Harold W. Baptiste, Lowell C. Cooper, King-Yi Eugene Hsu, Gerry D. Karst, Armando Miranda, Michael L. Ryan, Ted N. C. Wilson.

Vice Presidents:

East-Central Africa Division, Geoffrey G. Mbwana.

Euro-Africa Division, Ulrich W. Frikart.

Euro-Asia Division, Artur A. Stele.

Inter-American Division, Israel Leito.

North American Division, Don C. Schneider.

Northern Asia-Pacific Division, Jairyong Lee.

South American Division, Ruy H. Nagel.

South Pacific Division, Laurie J. Evans.

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division, Pardon Kandanga Mwansa.

Southern Asia Division, D. Ronald Watts.

Southern Asia-Pacific Division, Alberto C. Gulfan Jr.

Trans-European Division, Bertil A. Wiklander.

West-Central Africa Division, Luka T. Daniel.

Administrative Assistant to the President, Orville D. Parchment.

Special Assistant to the President for Global Initiatives, Bettina Krause.

Center for Global Evangelism, Mark A. Finley.

Office of Mission Awareness, Gary D. Krause.

Secretary, Matthew A. Bediako.

Undersecretary, Larry R. Evans.

Associate Secretaries, Douglas Clayville, Agustin Galicia, Roscoe J. Howard III, Theodore T. Jones, Vernon B. Parmenter, Claude Sabot; Assistant Secretary, Elaine A. Robinson.

Treasurer, Robert E. Lemon.

Undertreasurer, Steven G. Rose.

Associate Treasurers, Dennis C. Keith Sr., Jose R. Lizardo, Juan R. Prestol, Donald E. Robinson, Roy E. Ryan; Assistant Treasurer, W. Dean Rogers.

Controller, Verland V. Erntson.

Investment Manager, Roy E. Ryan; Associate, Kenneth E. Rasmussen; Portfolio Manager, Linda K. Rogers; Money Fund Manager, Denise Greenough.

Director, Seventh-day Adventist Accounting, J. Raymond Wahlen II.

Associate Meeting Planner, Sheri Clemmer.

General Field Secretaries, Mark A. Finley, Gary D. Krause, Angel M. Rodriguez, Charles C. Sandefur Jr., Benjamin D. Schoun.

Director of Archives and Statistics, Bert B. Haloviak; Assistant Directors, Peter Chiomenti, Rowena J. Moore.

Director of Human Resource Services, Ruth E. Parish; Associate Directors, John Trimarchi, Lori Yingling.

Executive Committee

GENERAL CONFERENCE MEMBERS

Administration:

President, Jan Paulsen.

General Vice Presidents, Harold W. Baptiste, Lowell C. Cooper, King-Yi Eugene Hsu, Gerry D. Karst, Armando Miranda, Michael L. Ryan, Ted N. C. Wilson.

Secretary, Matthew A. Bediako.

Undersecretary, Larry R. Evans.

Associate Secretaries, Douglas Clayville, Agustin Galicia, Theodore T. Jones, Vernon B. Parmenter, Claude Sabot.

Treasurer, Robert E. Lemon.

Undertreasurer, Steven G. Rose.

Associate Treasurers, Dennis C. Keith Sr., Jose R. Lizardo, Donald E. Robinson, Roy E. Ryan.

General Field Secretary, Mark A. Finley. (Additional field secretaries as appointed by the General Conference Committee.)

Departmental Directors:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, Martin W. Feldbush.

Children's Ministries, Linda Mei Lin Koh.

Communication, Rajmund Dabrowski.

Education, C. Garland Dulan.

Family Ministries, Ronald M. Flowers.

Health Ministries, Allan R. Handysides.

Ministerial Association, James A. Cress.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, John Graz.

Publishing, Jose Luis Campos.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, James W. Zackrison.

Stewardship (Acting), Jean-Luc Lezeau.

Trust Services, Jeffrey K. Wilson.

Women's Ministries (Acting), Heather-Dawn Small.

Youth, Baraka G. Muganda.

WORLD DIVISION MEMBERS

East-Central Africa Division

Administration:

President, Geoffrey G. Mbwana.

Secretary, Blasious M. Ruguri.

Treasurer, Sergie B. Ferrer.

Union Presidents:

East African, Musyoka Paul Muasya.

East Congo, Heber Mascarenhas.

Ethiopian, Benjamin P. Browne.

Rwanda, Amon K. Rugelinyange.

Tanzania, Steven M. Bina.

Uganda, John Luga Wani.

West Congo, August de Clerc M. Ngalamulume.

Euro-Africa

Administration:

President, Ulrich W. Frikart.

Secretary, Gabriel E. Maurer.

Treasurer, Peter R. Kunze.

Union Presidents:

Czecho-Slovakian, Karel Nowak.

Franco-Belgian, Jacques Trujillo.

North German, Klaus-Juergen van Treeck.

Romanian, Adrian Bocaneanu.

South German, Guenther Machel.

Swiss, Denis P. Rosat.

Euro-Asia

Administration:

President, Artur A. Stele.

Secretary, Michael F. Kaminsky.

Treasurer, Guillermo E. Biaggi.

Union Presidents:

Caucasus, Pavel I. Liberanski.

East Russian, Victor A. Kozakov.

Moldova, Victor Alexeevich Lotka.

Southern, Rubin R. Ott.

Ukrainian, Vladimir A. Krupsky.

West Russian, Vassili D. Stoliar.

Inter-American

Administration:

President, Israel Leito.

Secretary, Juan O. Perla.

Treasurer, Filiberto M. Verduzco Avila.

Union Presidents:

Caribbean, Jansen E. Trotman.

Colombian, Eliseo Bustamante.

Cuban, Daniel Fontaine Marquez.

Dominican, Cesario Acevedo del Villar.

French Antilles-Guiana, Max-Rene Laurent.

Haitian, Etzer Obas.

Inter-Oceanic Mexican, Cesar Gomez.

Mid-Central American, Jose Alfredo Argueta.

North Central American, Mario Augusto Calderon.

North Mexican, Sergio E. Balboa.

Puerto Rican, J. Miguel Ramos-Suau.

South Central American, Luis Gonzalez.

South Mexican, David Javier Perez.

Venezuela-Antilles, Julio A. Palacio.

West Indies, Patrick L. Allen.

North American

Administration:

President, Don C. Schneider.

Secretary, Roscoe J. Howard III.

Treasurer, Juan R. Prestol.

Union Presidents:

Atlantic, Donald G. King.

Canada, Seventh-day Adventist Church in, Daniel R. Jackson.

Columbia, Harold L. Lee.

Lake, Walter L. Wright.

Mid-America, Dennis N. Carlson.

North Pacific, Jere D. Patzer.

Pacific, Thomas J. Mostert Jr.

Southern, Gordon L. Retzer.

Southwestern, Max A. Trevino.

Northern Asia-Pacific

Administration:

President, Jairyong Lee.

Secretary, Stanley Wai-Chun Ng.

Treasurer, R. Martin Moores.

Union Presidents:

Chinese, James S. F. Wu.

Japan, Takashi Shiraishi.

Korean, Myung Kwan Hong.

South American

Administration:

President, Ruy H. Nagel.

Secretary, Raul Elias Gomez.

Treasurer, Marino F. de Oliveira.

Union Presidents:

Austral, Bruno Alberto Raso.

Bolivia, Eric P. Monnier.

Central Brazil, Domingos de Souza.

Chile, Guido Rodolfo Quinteros.

East Brazil, Wandyr Mendes De Oliveira.

Ecuador, Leonel Lozano.

North Brazil, Izeas dos Santos Cardoso.

Northeast Brazil, Geovani Souto de Queiroz.

Peru, Melchor A. Ferreyra.

South Brazil, Ignacio Luis Kalbermatter.

West Central Brazil, Helder Roger C. Silva.

South Pacific

Administration:

President, Laurie J. Evans.

Secretary, Barry D. Oliver.

Treasurer, Rodney G. Brady.

Union Presidents:

Australian, Chester G. Stanley.

New Zealand Pacific, Allan R. Walshe.

Papua New Guinea, Thomas Davai.

Trans Pacific, R. Bruce Roberts.

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean

Administration:

President, Pardon Kandanga Mwansa.

Secretary, Paul S. Ratsara.

Treasurer, Jannie Bekker.

Union Presidents:

Angola, Teodoro Elias.

Botswana, Paminus Machamire.

Indian Ocean, Paulo Leitao.

Malawi, Saustin Kazgeba Mfune.

Mozambique, Victor Rosario Niconde.

Southern Africa, Velile S. Wakaba.

Zambia, Cornelius Mulenga Matandiko.

Zimbabwe, Solomon Maphosa.

Southern Asia

Administration:

President, D. Ronald Watts.

Secretary, Kalapala J. Moses.

Treasurer, P. Daniel Kunjachan.

Union Presidents:

East-Central India, Choudampalli John.

Northeast India, Lalchansanga Colney.

Northern India, M. C. John.

South-Central, Daniel Padmaraj.

Southeast India, John Rathinaraj.

Southwest India, Thundiyil Parambil Pothen Kurian.

Western India, Gibeon Ebenezar Sharon.

Southern Asia-Pacific

Administration:

President, Alberto C. Gulfan Jr.

Secretary, G. T. Ng.

Treasurer, George O. Egwakhe.

Union Presidents:

Bangladesh, Siegfried G. Mayr.

Central Philippine, Jemuel M. Toledanes.

East Indonesia, Bobby Joutjc Sepang.

Myanmar, Saw Muller Kyaw.

North Philippine, Nestor D. Dayson.

South Philippine, Remelito Aguilar Tabingo.

Southeast Asia, Ronald W. Townend.

West Indonesia, Houtman Elysha Sinaga.

Trans-European

Administration:

President, Bertil A. Wiklander.

Secretary, Harald Wollan.

Treasurer, Johann E. Johannsson.

Union Presidents:

Adriatic, Branko Bistrovic.

Baltic, Valdis A. Zilgalvis.

British, Cecil R. Perry.

Finland, Atte Helminen.

Hungarian, Andras Szilvasi.

Middle East, T. Michael Porter.

Netherlands, Reinder Bruinsma.

Norwegian, Tor Tjeransen.

Pakistan, Younis Noor Bhatti.

Polish, Pawel Lazar.

South-East European, Miodrag Zivanovic.

Swedish, Bjorn Ottesen.

West-Central Africa Division

Administration:

President, Luka T. Daniel.

Secretary, Gilbert Wari.

Treasurer, Ceazar J. Hechanova.

Union Presidents

Central African, Sylvain Ballais.

Eastern Nigeria, G. C. Nwaogwugwu.

Ghana, Peter O. Mensah.

North-Western Nigeria, Joseph Adebisi Ola.

Sahel, Guy Roger.

West African, Erkki Haapasalo.

EX OFFICIO MEMBERS

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International: Charles C. Sandefur Jr., President and Executive Director.

Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies: Julian M. Melgosa, President.

Adventist Review: William G. Johnsson, Editor.

Adventist Risk Management, Incorporated: Robert L. Sweezey, President and Executive Director.

Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide: Clifford Goldstein, Editor.

Adventist World Radio: Benjamin D. Schoun, President and Executive Director.

Andrews University: Niels-Erik A. Andreasen, President.

Archives and Statistics: Bert B. Haloviak, Director.

Biblical Research Institute: Angel M. Rodriguez, Director.

Christian Record Services, Incorporated: Larry J. Pitcher, President.

Geoscience Research Institute: L. James Gibson, Director.

Griggs University and Home Study International: ___, President.

International Health Food Association: Joel Zukovski, Director.

Loma Linda University: B. Lyn Behrens, President.

Loma Linda University Medical Center: B. Lyn Behrens, President.

Ministry Magazine: Willmore D. Eva, Editor.

Oakwood College: Delbert W. Baker, President.

Pacific Press Publishing Association: Robert E. Kyte, President.

Past President of the General Conference: Neal C. Wilson.

Review and Herald Publishing Association: Robert S. Smith, President.

White Estate, Ellen G: Kenneth H. Wood, Chairman; James R. Nix, President.

ELECTED MEMBERS

Three lay persons from each division (without regard to membership):

East-Central Africa: Bukasa Kalombo, Japheth S. Maranga, Flavia K. Rwabuhoro, Tsegaye Wari, Rita U. Zirimwabagabo.

Euro-Africa: Carlo Giliberti, Doris C. Gratz, Jose Moyano.

Euro-Asia: Larisa Georgievna Demerji, Iouliia Roussina, Anna A. Savchenko.

Inter-American: Rousvelt Daniel, Claritza O. Heyaime De Jimenez, Juan F. Hidalgo-Arteaga.

North American: Mumtaz A. Fargo, Eric Hepburn, Lorinda A. Knowlton.

Northern Asia-Pacific: Yoon-Shik Byun, Jae-Hyun Song, Moses Da-Yuan Yu.

South American: Mauro C. Braga, Marta Caceres, Nicodemos Falcao.

South Pacific: David Y. Dambali, Elizabeth E. Ostring, Ken Stanton.

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean: Wesley Moonga Beene, Jose Martinho Cagelo, Samuel Lawrence Reuben.

Southern Asia: K. J. Balaji, Dallian Haokip, Pennamma Vincent.

Southern Asia-Pacific: Belzazar D. Denila, Sendra Gunawan, Alex Rajakumar Ponniah.

Trans-European: Nevenka Cop, Nina K. H. Myrdal, Nils Rechter.

West-Central Africa: Sal Nwachi Okwubunka.

One pastor from each division (without regard to membership):

East-Central Africa: ___.

Euro-Africa: Pavel Simek.

Euro-Asia: Grigol G. Tsamalashvili.

Inter-American: Mozart Simon Serrant.

North American: John S. Nixon.

Northern Asia-Pacific: Yutaka Inada.

South American: Walter Romero.

South Pacific: George W. Fafale.

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean: John R. Andrianasoa, Sikumbuzo Ndlovu.

Southern Asia: Narasan Subramany.

Southern Asia-Pacific: Youke Welan.

Trans-European: Dalbir Masih.

West-Central Africa: ___.

One additional church pastor or other front-line denominational employee for every 500,000 members or major fraction thereof beyond the first 500,000:

East-Central Africa: Jethron Nsabiyaremye, Lucas Nzungu Rugemalila.

Inter-American: Leonardo Grant, Javier E. Villegas, Juan A. Williams Acosta.

North American: Richard C. Osborn.

South American: Lucio Aranda, Samuel Valdir Kruger, Rennie Elid Moreira.

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean: Wanford Rabson Mapiko.

Southern Asia-Pacific: Ephraim M. Parulan.

West-Central Africa: Kwame Boakye Kwanin.

Thirty members at large:

Bert B. Beach, Barry Black, Violeto F. Bocala, Pyung Duk Chun, Ruthita Fike, Philip S. Follett, Patricia J. Gustin, C. Lee Huff, Michael R. Jamieson, Robert J. Kloosterhuis, Sally Chow-Hin Lam-Phoon, Kevin J. Lang, Alfred C. McClure, Denzil McNeilus, Don Noble, Orville D. Parchment, Ruth E. Parish, Ted L. Ramirez, Leo S. Ranzolin, Robert L. Rawson, Calvin B. Rock, Byron Scheuneman, Ella S. Simmons, Dolores E. Slikkers, Mack Tennyson, G. Ralph Thompson, Halvard B. Thomsen, Athal H. Tolhurst, Edward E. Wines.