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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, 1,073; membership, 249,355; population, 61,098,922 (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, Ron C. Smith.

Treasurer, Randy Robinson; Undertreasurer, Dennis S. Millburn; Associate, Merkita Williams-Mosley.

Executive Committee:

Gordon L. Retzer, Chair; Ron C. Smith, Secretary; Drake Barber, Rose Beavers, Gordon Bietz, Sam Bonham, Nick Bradley, Shirley Camp, Eric Cantillo, Michael F. Cauley, Ronald Chunn, Bonnie Connelly, James R. Davidson, Sheila Davis, Albert Dudley, Dana C. Edmond, Melvin K. Eisele, Debra Fryson, Lyndon Gallimore, Scott Greene, David Greenlaw, Steve Haley, Marshall Henley, Donald L. Jernigan, Ricardo Major, Betty Marchant, Oliver J. McKinney, Jean Jacques Medastin, Vanard J. Mendinghall, George Mercurius, Dennis S. Millburn, Billy Mitchell, Carlos Molina, Hubert J. Morel Jr., John S. Nixon, Mary Pulliam, Witford Reid, Robin Roberts, Randy Robinson, Carlos Salazar, Pat Sutton, Joyce Thrower, Milagros Tomei, Dan Tullock, Patrick Vincent, Mervyn Warren, John Washington II, Jeffery Watson, Eugenia Weaver, Louise White, George H. Whitsett, Iris Wray, Edward Wright.

Departments:

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

Communication, R. Steven Norman III.

Education, Debra Fryson; Associates, James Ingersoll, Tamara Lopez Libonati, V. 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; Associate, Kevin James.

Publishing Ministries, William Smith; Associate, ___.

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

Ministries and Services:

ASI, Oliver J. McKinney Jr.

Church Growth, Ralph Ringer.

Evangelism, and Ministerial, Dennis Ross.

Hispanic Ministries, 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, William Smith; Associate, ___; Treasurer, Jim Wilson; Assistant, Margie Compton.

Information Services, Todd Mace; Associate, Richard Stephenson.

Medical-Dental Services, Allan R. Williamson.

Native American Ministries, Fred L. Rogers.

NSO Area Representative, and Civilian Chaplain, Lester Rilea.

Prayer Ministries, Oliver J. McKinney Jr.

Shepherdess International, Cheryl Retzer.

Trust Services and Planned Giving, G. Tom Carter.

Women's Ministries, Laura Smith.

Legal Associations:

Southern Union Conference Association of Seventh-day Adventists.

President, Gordon L. Retzer.

Vice President, Randy Robinson; Associate, Dennis S. Millburn.

Secretary, Ron C. Smith; Associate, G. Tom Carter.

Treasurer, Carlos Salazar; Assistant, Peter DeVries.

Board of Directors: Gordon L. Retzer, Chair; Ron C. Smith, Secretary; Rose Beavers, Nick Bradley, Bonnie Connelly, Albert Dudley, Lyndon Gallimore, Ricardo Major, Dennis S. Millburn, Robin Roberts, Randy Robinson, 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, Randy Robinson; Associate, Dennis S. Millburn.

Secretary, Ron C. Smith; Associate, G. Tom Carter.

Treasurer, Carlos Salazar; Assistant, Peter DeVries.

Board of Directors: Gordon L. Retzer, Chair; Ron C. Smith, Secretary; Rose Beavers, Nick Bradley, Bonnie Connelly, Albert Dudley, Lyndon Gallimore, Ricardo Major, Dennis S. Millburn, Robin Roberts, Randy Robinson, Carlos Salazar, Joyce Thrower.
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