North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists

North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Formation 1863
Type Religious/Non-Profit
Location
Region served
United States, Canada, Bermuda, French possessions of St. Pierre and Miquelon, Guam, Wake Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia
President
 Daniel Jackson
Parent organization
 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website www.nadadventist.org

The North American Division of Seventh-day Adventist 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 the United States - Palau, the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. Its headquarters, long in the same building as the General Conference, moved to separate quarters in Columbia, Maryland in 2017.[1] The Division membership as of June 30, 2017 is 1,243,316[2]

Sub Fields

The North American Division is divided into eight 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 the same territory with other Local Conferences.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home - North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists". www.nadadventist.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Adventist Directory Retrieved July 26, 2018


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