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WEST VENEZUELA UNION MISSION

(Formerly known as Venezuela-Antilles Union Mission)

Organized 1927 as Colombia Venezuela Union;
Reorganized 1989 as the Venezuela-Antilles Union Mission;
Reorganized, and territory divided 2010; reorganized, territory divided, and renamed 2014;
Reorganized 2015, 2018

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, Southwest Venezuela, West Central Venezuela, West Los Llanos Venezuela, and West Venezuela Conferences; and the Central Andean Venezuela, East Andean Venezuela, Northwestern Venezuela, Portuguese Venezuela, and Yaracuy Venezuela Missions.

Statistics (June 30, 2018): Churches, 643; membership, 167,033; population, 16,334,130 (online statistics).

Telecommunications:

Telephone: 58 (251) 255-3355.

Fax: 58 (251) 255-3993.

Website: uvoc.com.ve .

Address: Av. Venezuela entre Av. Leones y Av. Bracamonte; Edificio Iglesia Adventista; Barquisimeto 3001, Lara; Venezuela.

Administration:

President, Julio A. Palacio.

Secretary, Orlando Ramirez.

Treasurer, Nolwin Guilarte.

Departments:

Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries, and Education, Javier Villegas.

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

Communication, Orlando Ramirez.

Family Ministries, and Stewardship Ministries, Giovanny Martin.

Health Ministries, Leo Acosta; Associate, Javier Villegas.

Ministerial Association (and Evangelism), Marcial Escobar; Shepherdess International, Milder de Palacio.

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty, Julio Palacio; Associate, Wendy Antequera.

Publishing Ministries, and Sabbath School and Personal Ministries, Fernando Toala.

Youth Ministries, Giovanny Martin.

Agency:

ADRA, Rafael Benitez.

Ministries and Services:

Human Resources, Nolwin Guilarte.

Public Campus Ministries, Javier Villegas.

Legal Associations:

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

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