Divisions
4-572: Divisions The South American Division (SAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists , which oversees the Church's work in most of South America , which includes the nations of Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Chile , Ecuador , Peru , Paraguay , and Uruguay . Its headquarters is in Brasília, Brazil . The Division membership as of June 30, 2021
8-653: 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
12-567: Is 2,545,366 The South American Division is divided into four Union Conferences, ten Union Missions, and two Union of Churches Missions. These are divided into local Conferences and Missions. 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
16-527: The church in directing its various divisions and leadership, as well as doctrinal matters. The General Conference, which 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
#312687