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SOUTHERN UNION CONFERENCE

Organized 1901; reorganized 1932

Territory: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; comprising the Carolina, Florida, Georgia-Cumberland, Gulf States, Kentucky-Tennessee, South Atlantic, South Central, and Southeastern Conferences.

Statistics: Churches, 993; membership, 216,725; population, 55,609,140 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 1 (404) 299-1832.

Fax: 1 (404) 299-9726.

E-mail: [email protected].

Website: www.southernunion.com.

Addresses:

Street: 3978 Memorial Drive; Decatur, Georgia 30032.

Mailing: P.O. Box 849; Decatur, GA 30031.

Administration:

President, Gordon L. Retzer.

Secretary, Ward D. Sumpter.

Treasurer, Richard P. Center; Under Treasurer, James Caskey; Assistant, Sue Begley.

Executive Committee:

Gordon L. Retzer, Chairman; Ward D. Sumpter, Secretary; Eric Allen, Charles Backey, Delbert W. Baker, Gordon Bietz, Del Blake, Helen Boskind, Dorothy Carey, James Caskey, Richard P. Center, Michelle Chase, Bonnie Connelly, Kenneth R. Coonley, James R. Davidson, Walter Davis, Webens Desamours, Melvin K. Eisele, Conrad L. Gill, Marvin Glass, David Greenlaw, Todd Guthrie, Richard R. Hallock, Kenneth Harding Jr., Larry Harris, Samuel Hutchins, Earl Jones, Ivan Lugo, Gerald Martin, Claude Matthews, Rick Matthis, Joseph W. McCoy, Andy McDonald, James Ray McKinney, Francena McKnight, Vanard J. Mendinghall, George Mercurius, Charles Nelson, Carl Nesmith, Loretta Palmer, Eugene Roddy, Lynn Ross, Jodi Ruf, Lynn Schlisner, W. L. Taylor, Joyce Thrower, Dan Tullock, Jesus Uriarte, Tom Werner, Louise White, Ed Wright.

Departments:

Children's Ministries and Stewardship, Oliver J. McKinney Jr.

Communication, Olson Perry; Ron Quick (Photographer/Videographer); Assistant, Sheila Elwin.

Education, Conrad L. Gill; Associates, Debra Fryson, James Ingersoll, Tamara Lopez Libonati.

Family Ministries, Health Ministries, Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, and Youth, Allan R. Williamson.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Nathaniel Higgs; Associate, Amireh Al-Haddad.

Publishing, Bill Beckworth; Associate, Robert T. Smith.

Trust Services, Tom Kapusta.

Women's Ministries, Laura Smith; Advisor, Cheryl Retzer.

Ministries and Services:

ASI, Tom Kapusta.

Church Growth, Ralph Ringer.

Computer Services, Quentin Schander; Associates, Rick Dickerson, Brian Halley.

Evangelism, Dennis Ross.

Hispanic Coordinator, Jorge R. Mayer.

Human Resources, Sherri Leland.

Home Health Education Service. 3982 Memorial Drive; Decatur, Georgia 30032. Mailing: P.O. Box 1147; Decatur, GA 30031. Telephone: 1 (404) 299-1621. Director, Bill Beckworth; Associate, Robert T. Smith; Treasurer, Jim Wilson; Assistant, Margie Compton; Credit Manager, Betty Andrew.

Medical-Dental Services, Allan R. Williamson.

Native American Ministries, Fred L. Rogers.

NSO Area Representative and Civilian Chaplain, Lester Rilea.

Shepherdess International, Cheryl Retzer.

Southern Union Special Services (Mission Spotlight). Telephone: 1 (404) 296-6102.

Legal Associations:

Southern Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists.

President, Gordon L. Retzer.

Vice President, Richard P. Center.

Secretary, Ward D. Sumpter; Associate, Tom Kapusta.

Treasurer, James Caskey; Assistants, Mary Kay Artress, Bernie Orquia.

Board of Directors: Del Blake, James Caskey, Richard P. Center, Bonnie Connelly, Larry Harris, Tom Kapusta, Gerald Martin, James Ray McKinney, Gordon L. Retzer, Ward D. Sumpter, Louise White.

Southern Union Revolving Fund, Inc. (A Tennessee Corporation.) 3978 Memorial Drive; Decatur Georgia 30032. Mailing: P.O. Box 849; Decatur, GA 30031. Telephone: 1 (404) 299-1832. Fax: 1 (404) 299-9726.

President, Gordon L. Retzer.

Vice President, Richard P. Center.

Secretary, Ward D. Sumpter; Associate, Tom Kapusta.

Treasurer, James Caskey; Assistants, Mary Kay Artress, Bernie Orquia.

Board of Directors: Del Blake, James Caskey, Richard P. Center, Bonnie Connelly, Larry Harris, Tom Kapusta, Gerald Martin, James Ray McKinney, Gordon L. Retzer, Ward D. Sumpter, Louise White.
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