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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, 1,046; membership, 228,479; population, 57,937,993 (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 30032-2205.

Mailing: P.O. Box 849; Decatur, GA 30031-0849.

Administration:

President, Gordon L. Retzer.

Secretary (Interim), Ward D. Sumpter.

Treasurer, G. Thomas Evans; Undertreasurer, Dennis Millburn; Assistant, Sue Begley.

Executive Committee:

Gordon L. Retzer, Chairman; Ward D. Sumpter, Secretary (Interim), Delbert W. Baker, Drake Barber, Rose Beavers, Gordon Bietz, Luis Bodilla, Sam Bonham, Benjamin P. Browne, Shirley Camp, Michael F. Cauley, Ronald Chunn, Bonnie Connelly, Eric Contillo, James R. Davidson, Sheila Davis, Albert Dudley, Mel Eisele, G. Thomas Evans, Lyndon Gallimore, Conrad L. Gill, Scott Greene, David Greenlaw, Richard R. Hallock, Wayne Hamilton, Marchall Henley, Roscoe Howard Jr., Donald L. Jernigan, Ricardo Major, Betty Marchant, Jean Jacques Medastin, V. J. Mendinghall, George Mercurius, Dennis S. Millburn, Billy Mitchell, Carlos Molina, John S. Nixon, Milagros Ortiz, Mary Pulliam, Whitfield Reid, Robin Roberts, Carlos Salazar, Lynn Schlisner, Pat Sutton, W. L. Taylor, Joyce Thrower, Dan Tullock, Patrick Vincent, John Washington, Jeffrey Watson, Eugenia Weaver, Louise White, Iris Wray, Edward Wright.

Departments:

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

Communication (Interim), Ron Quick.

Education, Conrad L. Gill; Associates, James Ingersoll, Tamara Libonati, Diane Ruff.

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

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Amireh Al-Haddad.

Publishing Ministries, Bill Beckworth; Associate, William Smith.

Trust Services, ___.

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

Ministries and Services:

ASI, ___.

Church Growth, Ralph Ringer.

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

Evangelism, and Ministerial, Dennis Ross.

Hispanic Coordinator, Jorge R. Mayer.

Human Resources, Diana Gunter.

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, William Smith; Treasurer, Jim Wilson; Assistant, Margie Compton.

Medical-Dental Services, Allan R. Williamson.

Native American Ministries, Fred L. Rogers.

NSO Area Representative, and Civilian Chaplain, Lester Rilea.

Prayer Ministry, Oliver J. McKinney Jr.

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, G. Thomas Evans; Associate, Dennis S. Millburn.

Secretary (Interim), Ward D. Sumpter; Associate, ___.

Treasurer, Carlos Salazar; Assistant, Mary Kay Artress.

Board of Directors: Gordon L. Retzer, Chairman; Ward D. Sumpter, Secretary (Interim); Rose Beavers, Bonnie Connelly, Albert Dudley, G. Thomas Evans, Lyndon Gallimore, Roscoe Howard Jr., Ricardo Major, Dennis S. Millburn, Robin Roberts, Carlos Salazar, Joyce Thrower.

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, G. Thomas Evans; Associate, Dennis S. Millburn.

Secretary (Interim), Ward D. Sumpter; Associate, ___.

Treasurer, Carlos Salazar; Assistant, Mary Kay Artress.

Board of Directors: Gordon L. Retzer, Chairman; Ward D. Sumpter, Secretary (Interim); Rose Beavers, Bonnie Connelly, Albert Dudley, G. Thomas Evans, Lyndon Gallimore, Roscoe Howard Jr., Ricardo Major, Dennis S. Millburn, Robin Roberts, Carlos Salazar, Joyce Thrower.
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