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SOUTH AMERICAN DIVISION (SAD)

Organized 1916

Territory: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, with adjacent islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; comprising the Austral, Central Brazil, East Brazil, and South Brazil Union Conferences, and the Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, North Brazil, Northeast Brazil, Peru, and West Central Brazil Union Missions.

Statistics: Churches, 8,235; membership, 2,492,178; population, 298,393,000 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 55 (61) 3345-1818.

Fax: 55 (61) 3345-6999.

E-mail: [email protected].

Website: www.adventista.org.br.

Addresses:

Street: SGAS Avenida L-3, Sul Quadra 611 Modulo 75; Brasilia, DF; Brazil.

Mailing: Caixa Postal 02600; 70279-970 Brasilia, DF; Brazil.

Administration:

President, Ruy H. Nagel.

Secretary, Raul Gomez; Associate, Mari Cordido.

Treasurer, Marino F. Oliveira; Associates, Alexis Daniel Souza, Laercio Mazzo, Dina Rhiner, Fabio C. Salles, Raquel Staut.

Executive Committee:

Ruy H. Nagel, Chairman; Raul Gomez, Secretary; Clodoaldo Barbosa, Misael L. Barreto, Daniel Brieva, Alejandro Bullon, Herzon Castillo, Urias Pires Chagas, Juan Concepcion, Mari Cordido, Alexis Daniel Costa, Williams Costa Jr., Valdilho Cuadrado, David Deana, Sidney Dutra, Melchor Ferreyra, Elnio Alvarez de Freitas, Otimar Goncalves, Alfredo Hengen, Ignacio Luis Kalbermatter, Erton Kohler, Jose Carlos Lima, Marlinton Souza Lopes, Marlon Lopes, Leonel Lozano, Arbin Lust, Almir Marroni, Williane Marroni, Elion Paixao Matos, Carlos Mesa, Eric Philippe Monnier, Arovel Moura, Evelyn Nagel, Ivanaudo Oliveira, Marino F. Oliveira, Vilson Oliveira, Wandyr Mendes de Oliveira, Erich Olm, Alicia Perez, Raul Perez Perez, Victor Peto, Miguel Pinheiro, Volnei Porto, Guido Quinteros, Orlando Ramos, Bruno Raso, Benjamin Reichel, Flavio Reis, Dina Rhiner, Edson Rosa, Ranieri Sales, Fabio C. Salles, Ivan Samojluk, Otimar Santos, David Remberto Sarzuri, Helder Roger C. Silva, Domingos Jose de Souza, Milton Souza, Raquel Staut, Ivo A. Vasconcelos, Jose Elias Zanotelli, Carlos Zibechi.

Departments:

Children's Ministries, ___.

Communication, and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Williams Costa Jr.

Education, Carlos Mesa.

Family Ministries, Urias Pires Chagas.

Health Ministries, ___.

Ministerial Association, Alejandro Bullon; Associate, Ranieri Sales; Shepherdess International, Evelyn Nagel.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Ivan Samojluk, Otimar Santos.

Publishing Ministries, Almir Marroni.

Youth Ministries, Erton Kohler.

Women's Ministries, Evelyn Nagel; Associate, Williane Marroni.

Agency:

ADRA. Regional Vice President, Urias Pires Chagas.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist Retirement and Assistance Institute in Brazil: General Manager and Secretary, Marino F. Oliveira; Benefits Manager, Laercio Mazzo. Executive Board: Ruy H. Nagel, Chairman.

Adventist Volunteer Coordinator, Urias Pires Chagas.

Auditing: See listing under General Conference Services.

Confederation of Brazil Unions (Legal Name, Confederacao das Unioes Brasileiras da Igreja Adventista do Setimo Dia). Executive Board: Ruy H. Nagel, Chairman; Marino F. Oliveira, Secretary.

Transportation Agents:

General Agent, Marino F. Oliveira (Division headquarters address); Assistants, all union treasurers (union addresses).
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