SOUTH AMERICAN DIVISION
Organized 1916
Territory: Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, with adjacent islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; comprising the Argentina, Central Brazil, South Brazil, and Southeast Brazil Union Conferences; the Bolivia, Chile, East Brazil, Ecuador, North Brazil, North Peru, Northeast Brazil, Northwest Brazil, South Peru, and West Central Brazil Union Missions; the Paraguay, and Uruguay Union of Churches Missions; and the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) Field Station.
Editor's Note: Credentialed Employees are not being listed in the 2026 Yearbook for divisions, unions, conferences, missions/fields, regions, or field stations.
Statistics (June 30, 2025): Churches, 16,054; membership, 2,700,920; population, 354,172,000 (online statistics).
Telecommunications:
Telephone: 55 (61) 3701-1818.
Website: https://adventistas.org.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IglesiaAdventistadelSeptimoDia; https://www.facebook.com/adventistasbrasiloficial.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iasdsudamerica; https://www.instagram.com/adventistasbrasil.
Media/Streaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/IglesiaAdventistadelSeptimoDia; https://www.youtube.com/c/AdventistasOficial.
X: https://X.com/iasdsudamerica; https://X.com/iasd.
Address:
Street: SGAS Quadra 611, Conjunto D, Parte C, Asa Sul; 70200-710 Brasilia, DF; Brazil.
Mailing: Caixa Postal 2600; 70275-970 Brasilia, DF; Brazil.
Administration:
President, Stanley Arco.
Assistants to the President, Douglas Menslin, Leonardo Preuss.
Vice Presidents, Charlles Britis, Gabriel Cesano.
Secretary, Edward Heidinger; Assistants, Dieter Bruns, Rodrigo Romaneli.
Treasurer, Edson Medeiros; Associate, Martim Distler; Assistants, Wesley Menezes, Gerardo Tomasini, Arnaldo Lana.
Executive Committee:
Stanley Arco, Chair; Edward Heidinger, Secretary; Gilnei Abreu, Nilton Acuna, Daniel Alejos, Micaela Alonso, Elton Alves, Josanan Alves, Marcos Alves, Eustaquio Andrade, Jairo dos Anjos, Abel Apaza, Johanna Arias, Yeison De Avila, Alacy Barbosa, Wellington Barbosa, Olimpio Barboza, Otavio Barreto, Gideon Basilio, Sergio Becerra, Benjamin Belmonte, Lilian Benitez , Marcos Blanco, Herbert Boger, Luigi Braga, Alijofran Brandao, Charlles Britis, Dieter Bruns, Samuel Cabrera, Alvaro Caceres, Carlos Campitelli, Wagner Cantori, Rodrigo Carcamo, Guillermo Casali, Diogo Cavalcanti, Dario Caviglione, Sergio Caxeta, Marcelo Cerda, Gabriel Cesano, Edmundo Cevallos, Gabriel Cevasco , Jolive Chaves, David Chilon, Fari Choque, Ozeias Costa, Andre Dantas, Alexnaldo Dias, Joel Distler, Martim Distler, Anderson Erthal, Josue Espinoza, Evandro Favero, Raphael Ferreira, Wilian Ferreira, Pablo Flor, Rodrigo Fon, Davi Franca, Eduardo Franco, Keyned Galvao, Uilson Garcia, Carlos Gill, Washington Guaranga, Liz Haro, Eduardo Kahl, Raul Kahl, Hiram Kalbermatter, Glaucia Korkischko, Arnaldo Lana, Guilherme Lanza, Jonatas Leal, Felipe Lemos , Jemima Lima, Mauricio Lima, Gregorio Limenza, Marlinton Lopes, Paulo Lopes, Diego Lottermann, Javier Luengo, Carlos Magalhaes, Eliezer Magalhaes, Joao Marcon, Enrique Marquina, Avelino Martins, Alvaro Masias, Maria Meireles, Henrry Mendizabal, Wesley Menezes, Douglas Menslin, Gino Miralles, Daniel Montalvan, Fernando Montalvo, Fabricio Moraes, Adilson de Morais, Aldo Munoz, Eduardo Neves, Eduardo Nogueira, Eber Nunes, Hernan Olmedo, Gonzalo Ordeix, Stefanne Ortelan, Jorge Parada, Claudio Pardo, Antonio Parra, Tomas Parra, Jorge Peduti, Jeanete Pinto, Leonardo Pombo, Volnei Porto, Leonardo Preuss, Marlon Ramirez, Evaldino Ramos, Charles Rampanelli, Jorge Rampogna, Regis Reis, Joao Rodrigues, Alvaro Rodriguez, Wilson Rodriguez , Benjamin Rojas, Rodrigo Romaneli , Rafael Rossi, Celso dos Santos, Eliezer Santos, Kleber Santos, Maiqui dos Santos, Valmir dos Santos, Max Schuabb, Dario da Silva, Elias Silva , Jeferson da Silva, Josias Silva, Julio Silva Junior, Marcio Silva, Mariana da Silva, Moises Silva, Rubens Silva, Migueli Simioni , Graciela Sommerfeld, Rogerio Sousa, Francisle Souza, Harry Streithorst, Matheus Tavares, Gerardo Tomasini, Antonio Tostes, Hugo Valda, Telson Vargas, Edinson Vasquez, Vanderlei Vianna, Gesse Vieira, Mark Wallacy, Jean Zukowski , Carlos Zurita.
Departments:
Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Health Ministries, Carlos Gill.
Children's Ministries, Glaucia Korkischko.
Communication, Jorge Rampogna.
Education, Antonio Alves; Associate, Abel Apaza.
Family Ministries, Alacy Barbosa.
Ministerial Association, Carlos Gill; Associate, Josue Espinoza; Evangelism, Rafael Rossi; Ministerial Spouses Association, Jeanete Pinto.
Planned Giving and Trust Services, Edson Medeiros.
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Jorge Rampogna.
Publishing Ministries, Adilson Morais.
Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Eber Nunes.
Stewardship Ministries, Josanan Alves.
Women's Ministries, Jeanete Pinto.
Youth Ministries, Carlos Campitelli.
Other Ministries and Services:
Adolescents' Ministries, Glaucia Korkischko.
Adventist Possibility Ministries, Alacy Barbosa.
Adventist Retirement and Assistance. Executive Board: Stanley Arco, Chair; General Manager and Secretary, Edson Medeiros; Investment Manager, Elias Silva.
Adventist Protection Service, Joao Rodrigues.
Adventist Solidarity Action, Eber Nunes.
Adventist Volunteer Service, Dieter Bruns.
Adventurers, and Pathfinders, Jeferson da Silva.
Global Mission, Rafael Rossi.
Latin-American Adventist Theological Seminary, and Spirit of Prophecy, Jonatas Leal.
Legal Affairs, Luigi Braga.
Music Ministries, Carlos Campitelli.
Records and Archives, Rodrigo Romaneli.
Agency:
ADRA SAD, Director, Rodrigo Carcamo.
ADRA Brazil, Country Director, Herbert Boger.
Legal Entities:
Confederation of Brazil Unions (Legal Name, Confederacao das Unioes Brasileiras da Igreja Adventista do Setimo Dia). Executive Board: Stanley Arco, Chair; Edson Medeiros, Secretary.
Transportation Agents:
General Agent, Edson Medeiros (Division headquarters address); Assistants, all union treasurers (union addresses).
System Codes: EntityID: 10455; OrgMastID: AQ1111; AdmFieldID: SAD.
