Divisions
5-777: Divisions The North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists , which oversees the Church's work in the United States , Canada , French possessions of St. Pierre and Miquelon , the British overseas territory of Bermuda , the US territories in the Pacific of Guam , Wake Island , Northern Mariana Islands , and three states in free association with
10-661: A shared local unit of administration. They vote also on who will represent them in a large area, with further representation selected at each successively larger administrative region. Finally, the General Conference elects the executive committee and officers who hold its authority between the decisions of the quinquennial General Conference Session . Four units of church structure provide organization. They are interdependent while holding some unique authorities and consisting of specific constituencies. The General Conference holds three meetings in which leaders from around
15-403: Is overseen by an executive committee and an elected President of the General Conference , is the administrative head of the global church. The denomination is organized in a representative form of church government, which means authority arises from the membership of local churches. In addition to administering their own congregations, churches send representatives to vote on matters and leaders in
20-881: The United States - Palau , the Marshall Islands , and the Federated States of Micronesia . Founded in 1913, its headquarters in the same building as the General Conference , moved to separate quarters in Columbia, Maryland in 2017. As of June 30, 2021, the Division's membership was 1,267,711. The North American Division is divided into nine Union Conferences, one National Church, and one attached Mission. The Unions and National Church are divided into local Conferences. Nine of these local Conferences are African-American Conferences (AAC) that share
25-565: The same territory with other local Conferences. General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church . Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and leadership, as well as doctrinal matters. The General Conference, which
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