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SOUTHERN ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION (SSD)

Organized 1919 as Far Eastern Division
Renamed Asia-Pacific Division 1995
Territory divided and renamed 1997

Territory: Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor Leste, Vietnam, and islands of the Pacific, namely the United States territories of Guam and Wake Island, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau; comprising the Central Philippine, East Indonesia, and South Philippine Union Conferences, the Bangladesh, Myanmar, North Philippine, Southeast Asia, and West Indonesia Union Missions, the Guam-Micronesia Mission, and the Sri Lanka Mission of Seventh-day Adventists.

Statistics: Churches, 6,089; membership, 1,014,922; population, 720,895,000 (including 947,000 in Timor Leste) (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 63 (46) 414-4000.

Fax: 63 (46) 414-4001.

E-mail: [email protected].

Website: www.ssd.org.

Addresses:

Street: Aguinaldo Highway, San Miguel II, Bypass; Silang, Cavite 4118; Philippines.

Mailing: P.O. Box 040; 4118 Silang, Cavite; Philippines.

Administration:

President, Alberto C. Gulfan Jr. (E-mail: show).

Secretary, G. T. Ng (E-mail: show); Associate, Gary G. Rustad (E-mail: show).

Treasurer, Keith R. Heinrich (E-mail: show); Undertreasurer, Sergie B. Ferrer (E-mail: show); Associate, Moldy R. Mambu (E-mail: show).

Executive Committee:

Alberto C. Gulfan Jr., Chairman; G. T. Ng, Secretary; Wijetunge D. Anthony, Reuel Baculanta, Lawrence Banyie, Abraham T. Carpena, Jonathan C. Catolico, Wilson Catolico, Nestor D. Dayson, Randy Esparagosa, Sergie B. Ferrer, Gladden Flores, Scott Griswold, Tommy Leon Guerrero, Stephen R. Guptill, Joel Habaradas, Kim Yo Han, Keith R. Heinrich, Myron Iseminger, Remenster H. Jano, Ronald Khun, Saw Muller Kyaw, Robert Lee, Johnny Lubis, Moldy R. Mambu, Nepthali Manez, Siegfried G. Mayr, Richard McEdward, Julian Melgosa, Benyamin Paral, Do Hen Pau, Joel T. Reguillo, Sweetie Ritchil, Abner S. Roque, Gary G. Rustad, Kaleb Sagala, Noldy Sakul, Bobby Joutje Sepang, Houtman E. Sinaga, Timothy Soren, Hendrik Sumendap, Remelito A. Tabingo, Jemuel M. Toledanes, Ronald W. Townend, Rabi J. Velasco, Donald E. Weidemann.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Ministerial Association, Houtman E. Sinaga; Shepherdess International, Helen B. Gulfan.

Communication, Jonathan C. Catolico.

Children's Ministries, and Family Ministries, Octofien Sumendap.

Education, Stephen R. Guptill; Associate, Gladden O. Flores.

Health Ministries, Abraham T. Carpena.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, and Youth Ministries, Noldy Sakul.

Publishing Ministries, Johnny Lubis; Associate, Vivencio R. Bermudez.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Hendrik Sumendap.

Stewardship, and Trust Services, Abner S. Roque.

Women's Ministries, Helen B. Gulfan

Agencies:

ADRA Asia Regional Office (Tri-division serving the Northern Asia-Pacific, Southern Asia, and Southern Asia-Pacific Divisions). Le Chateau Mansion, No. 801; 55 Soi Ekamai, 12 Charoenchai Sukhumvit 63 Road; Wattana, Bangkok 10110; Thailand. Telephone: 66 (2) 391-4768, 381-7130. Fax: 66 (2) 381-7128. E-mail: show. Regional Vice President, Ronald Kuhn (E-mail: show).

ADRA/Philippines (Tri-union). JP Rizal; Sabutan; Silang, Cavite; Philippines. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25; Silang 4118, Cavite; Philippines. Telephone: 63 (46) 414-2464, 414-0146. Fax: 63 (46) 414-1492. E-mail: show; show. Web: www.adra.ph. Director, Goran Hansen, E-mail: show, Goran Hansen (E-mail: show).

Ministries and Services:

1000 Missionary Movement (a bi-division institution of the Northern Asia-Pacific and Southern Asia-Pacific Divisions). Balubad II; Silang, Cavite; Philippines. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7; 4118 Silang, Cavite; Philippines. Telephone: 63 (46) 414-2933 and 414-2935. Fax: 63 (46) 414-2934. Director, Kim Yo Han (E-mail: show); Treasurer, Sardis I. Delgado.

Adventist Health System/Asia, Donald E. Weidemann.

AMiCUS, Gladden O. Flores.

ASI, Hendrik Sumendap.

Buddhist, Muslim, Global Mission, and Urban Ministries, Richard McEdward.

Buddhist Study Center. c/o Thailand Mission; 12 Soi 37 Pridi Banomyong, Sukhumvit 71; Klongtan Nua, Wattana; Bangkok 10110; Thailand. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 234; Prakanong; Bangkok 10110; Thailand. Director, Scott Griswold. E-mail: show.

NSO, Jonathan C. Catolico.

Philanthropy, Joel S. Habaradas.

Spirit of Prophecy, Johnny Lubis.
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