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SOUTHERN ASIA-PACIFIC DIVISION

Organized 1919 as Far Eastern Division
Renamed Asia-Pacific Division 1995
Territory divided and renamed 1997; reorganized 2011

Territory: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam; comprising the Central Philippine, East Indonesia, North Philippine, and South Philippine Union Conferences; the Pakistan Union Section; the Bangladesh, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, and West Indonesia Union Missions; the Sri Lanka Mission of Seventh-day Adventists; and the Timor-Leste Mission.

Statistics: Churches, 7,109; membership, 1,337,629; population, 1,008,342,000 (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, Saw Samuel (E-mail: show; show)

Vice President, Johnny Lubis (E-mail: show).

Secretary, ___; Associate, Kevin K. Costello (E-mail: show).

Treasurer, Max W. Langi (E-mail: show); Undertreasurer, Jacinto M. Adap (E-mail: show); Associate, Daryl Gay A. Tanamal.

Executive Committee:

Saw Samuel, Chair; ___, Secretary; Ma. Rizaline C. Alfanoso, Rudy R. Baloyo, Eliezer Barlizo Jr., Vivencio R. Bermudez, Samuel Y. Bindosano, Benjamin Casimiro, Agapito J. Catane Jr., Jonathan C. Catolico, Kevin K. Costello, Orathai Chureson, Michael Ditta, Lawrence L. Domingo, Daniel Falia, Rufo G. Gasapo, Alfonso Guillen Jr., Helen B. Gulfan, Stephen R. Guptill, Michael Sabaz Khan, Khin Maung Yin, Max W. Langi, Myun Ju Lee, Joel Viegas Lobato, Nepthali Manez, Amor Mridha, Joshua W. Mok, Edgar Claude Nadal, Canadian Panjaitan, Joseph S. Peranginangin, Rex R. Rosas, Noldy Sakul, Jay Louis Salcedo, Jayendra Senevirante, Happy Sibilang, Thedd Windewani, Houtman E. Sinaga, Andrey Uzia Sitanggang, Wesley Szamko, Timothy Muna Paul, Bounprany Vannady, E. Douglas Venn, Hermogenes C. Villanueva, George Wambeek, Gregory P. Whitsett, Hengky Wijaya, Jobbie D. Yabut.

Departments:

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

Children's Ministries, and Family Ministries, Orathai Chureson.

Communication, and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Jonathan C. Catolico.

Education, Lawrence L. Domingo; Associate, Canadian Panjaitan.

Health Ministries, Ma. Rizaline C. Alfanoso.

Publishing Ministries, Vivencio R. Bermudez.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Hermogenes C. Villanueva; Associate, Rudy R. Baloyo.

Stewardship Ministries, and Trust Services, Happy Sibilang.

Women's Ministries, Helen B. Gulfan.

Youth Ministries, Jobbie D. Yabut.

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 to 71, 381-7130. Fax: 66 (2) 381-7128. E-mail: show. Regional Director, Wagner Herrman de Souza.

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. Website: www.adra.ph. Country Director, Denison R. Grellman.

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, 414-2935. Fax: 63 (46) 414-2934. Director, Shin Dong Hee (E-mail: show). Treasurer, Sardis I. Delgado (E-mail: show).

Adventist Health Care, Rufo G. Gasapo.

Adventist-Muslim Relations, Buddhist Ministry, and Global Mission, E. Douglas Venn.

Adventist Volunteer Service, Kevin K. Costello.

AMiCUS, Lawrence L. Domingo.

ASI, Hermogenes C. Villanueva.

Corporate Affairs, and Retirement, Max W. Langi.

Global Mission Center for East Asian Religions. 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, Gregory P. Whitsett. E-mail: show.

Human Resource, and Legal Counsel, Rex R. Rosas (show).

NSO, Jobbie D. Yabut.

Philanthropy, Happy Sibilang.

Spirit of Prophecy, Vivencio R. Bermudez.

System Codes: EntityID, 13370; OrgMastID, AT1111; AdmFieldID, SSD.
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