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WEST VENEZUELA UNION MISSION

(Formerly known as the Venezuela-Antilles Union Mission)

Organized 1927 as the Colombia Venezuela Union;
Reorganized 1989 as the Venezuela-Antillies Union Mission;
Territory divided, reorganized 2010; Territory split, and reorganized 2014

Territory: The Venezuelan states of Barinas, Carabobo, Cojedes, Falcon, Lara, Merida, Portuguesa, Tachira, Trujillo, Yaracuy, and Zulia; and the western portion of Apure from the border line of El Yagual, Medano Alto, Puerto Paez, Saman de Apure, and Santa Rosa; comprising the North Central Venezuela, West Central Venezuela, and West Venezuela Conferences; and the Southwest Venezuela, and West Los Llanos Venezuela Missions.

Statistics: Churches, 538; membership, 142,395; population, 15,081,856 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 58 (251) 255-3355.

Fax: 58 (251) 255-3993.

Website: unionvenezolana.interamerica.org.

Addresses:

Street: Avenida Venezuela entre Leones y Bracamonte; Edificio Iglesia Adventista; Barquisimeto, Lara 3001; Venezuela.

Mailing: Apartado 842; Barquisimeto, Lara 3001; Venezuela.

Administration:

President, Julio A. Palacio.

Secretary, Orlando Ramirez.

Treasurer, David Poloche.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, Education, and Health Ministries, Javier Villegas; Associate, Alberto Guzman.

Children's Ministries, and Women's Ministries, Milder de Palacio.

Communication, and Youth Ministries, Emilio Perche.

Family Ministries, Ministerial Association, and Publishing Ministries, Daniel Cabezas; Evangelism, Fernando Toala; Shepherdess International, Milder de Palacio.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Julio Palacio; Associate, Glorimar Leon.

Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Fernando Toala.

Stewardship Ministries, Orlando Ramirez.

Agency:

ADRA, David Poloche.

Ministries and Services:

Human Resources, Orlando Ramirez.

Legal Associations:

Nonprofit Civil Association Church of Venezuela Antilles Union of Seventh-day Adventists (Asociacion Civil sin fines de lucro Iglesia Union Venezolana Antillana de los Adventistas del Septimo Dia).

System Codes: EntityID, 14133; OrgMastID, AGQ111; AdmFieldID, VAUM.
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