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SOUTHERN ASIA DIVISION

Organized 1919; reorganized 1986

Territory: Bhutan, India, the Maldives, and Nepal; comprising the East-Central India, Northeast India, Northern India, South-Central India, Southeast India, Southwest India, and Western India Union Sections; the Nepal Section; the Andaman and Nicobar Island Region; and the East Himalayan Field.

Statistics: Churches, 4,359; membership, 1,524,916; population, 1,324,501,000 (*including 370,000 in the Maldives) (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 91 (4344) 26-3800, 26-3871.

Fax: 91 (4344) 26-2090.

E-mail: [email protected].

Website: www.adventist.org.in.

Cable: "Adventist," Hosur, T.N., India.

Addresses:

Street: Jeevan Jyothi; Hosur 635 110, Tamil Nadu; India.

Mailing: Post Box 2; HCF; Hosur 635 110, Tamil Nadu; India.

Registered Office (Send All Shipments to): AA 148 (No. 7) Third Avenue; Anna Nagar; Chennai 600 040, Tamil Nadu; India.

Administrative Office: Post Box 2, HCF; Hosur 635 110, T.N.; India. Street: Jeevan Jyothi; Hosur 635 110, Tamil Nadu; India.

Administration:

President, John Rathinaraj.

Secretary, Gordon E. Christo.

Treasurer, G. S. Robert Clive.

Executive Committee (International):

Lowell C. Cooper, Chair; Agustin Galicia, Secretary; George O. Egwakhe, Treasurer; Lisa M. Beardsley, Gordon E. Christo, G. S. Robert Clive, Verland V. Erntson, Denise Greenough, Orville D. Parchment, Stanley H. Ponniah, John Rathinaraj, Roy E. Ryan.

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Address:

Mailing: Post Box 2, HCF; Hosur 635 110; T.N.; India.

Street: Jeevan Jyothi; Denkanikottai Road; Hosur 635 110, Tamil Nadu; India.

Administration:

President, John Rathinaraj.

Secretary, Gordon E. Christo; Associates, P. H. Paulson, Berun R. Sangma.

Treasurer, G. S. Robert Clive; Undertreasurer, E. Selvin Moorthy; Associates, Enoch Manickam, Brenda A. Robinson, LeRoy P. Samuel, Vijay Pal Singh.

Administrative Assistants, Riches Christian, M. A. Jeyaseelan.

Administrative Assistant for Development, Robert L. Robinson.

General Vice Presidents, Ch. Victor Sam, Jothi J. Anbiah.

Executive Committee (India):

John Rathinaraj, Chair; Gordon E. Christo, Secretary; B. R. Chandanshive, B. Renthlei, Barnabas Sangma, Benedict Biswas, Berun R. Sangma, Brenda A. Robinson, Calvin Joshua, Ch. Victor Sam, Chelladurai Kurumurthy, Cyril Monthero, Daniel Devadhas, Daniel dos Santos, E. Selvin Moorthy, Edison Samraj, Enoch Manickam, Ezras Lakra, G. R. Mohan Roy, G. S. Robert Clive, Gompa Devadas, Hidayat Masih, J. J. Anbiah, Jayawant Peter, Johnson Swamidas, Jothi Isaac, Justus Devadas, Le Roy P. Samuel, Lionel F. Lyngdoh, M. S. Jeremiah, Madhan P. Acharya, Mary Thomas, Measapogu Wilson, Meshak Bedya, Milon Rana, Nageshwar G. Rao, P H Paulson, Patrick A, Pierson David, Premila Masih, R. P. Blah, Rafael Garcia, Ramesh Yadav Jadhav, Ravindra Shankar, Robert L. Robinson, S. Antonidass,S. Karunakaran, Simon Lewis, T. Christian Raju, T. P. Kurian, Thompson Parakal, V. P. Singh, V. V. P. Sowdhamini, Vara Prasad, Yovan Selvamony.

Departments:

Children's Ministries, and Family Ministries, Ch. Victor Sam; Assistant for Children's Ministries, Deborah Franklin.

Communication, T. P. Kurian.

Education, Nageshwar G. Rao.

Health Ministries, Franklin Samraj.

Ministerial Association, Daniel Devadas; Shepherdess International, Rosenita M. Christo.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Gordon Christo; Associate, Robert Donald.

Publishing Ministries, Benedict Biswas.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Hidayat Masih.

Stewardship Ministries, B. R. Chandanshive.

Trust Services, Jothi J. Anbiah.

Women's Ministries, Premila Masih.

Youth Ministries, ___.

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 India. Director, Rafael Garcia.

ADRA Nepal. Director, Simon Lewis.

Ministries and Services:

Adventist Child India, William Mack.

Adventist Volunteer Services, Rosenita M. Christo.

Auditing: See listing under General Conference Services.

Disabled Ministries, and Prison Ministries, Ch. Victor Sam.

Global Mission, G. R. Mohan Roy.

Human Resources, Franklin Samraj.

IFA (India Financial Association of Seventh-day Adventists).

Board of Directors, John Rathinaraj, Chair; Gompa Devadas, Secretary; Associate, Kantharaj George.

Legal, Jayawant Peter.

Administrator, Retirement Plan, Enoch Manickam.

Records and Archives, P. H. Paulson.

Adventist Risk Management, Le Roy P. Samuel.

Building Engineer, John Masefield.

Medical Trust of Seventh-day Adventists. R. John, Chair; Pierson Sam David, Secretary; Alamgir Khan, Treasurer.

Special Ministries, S. Antonidass, M. D. Edward.

Spirit of Prophecy, Daniel Devadas.

Legal Associations:

Association of India Unions (Legal Name: Services Association of Seventh-day Adventists).

Transportation Branch Offices:

Chennai (Madras): AA 148 (No. 7) Third Avenue; Anna Nagar, Chennai 600 040; India. Telephone: 91 (44) 621-1379.

Delhi: 11 Hailey Road; New Delhi 110 001; India. Telephone: 91 (11) 332-4959 and 332-9681.

Kolkata: 36 Park Street; Kolkata 700 016; India. Telephone: 91 (33) 247-2008.

Mumbai: 16 Maratha Mandir Marg; Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400 008; India. Telephone: 91 (22) 307-7727.

System Codes: EntityID, 13153; OrgMastID, AU1111; AdmFieldID, SUD.
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