South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
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The South Pacific Division (SPD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in the South Pacific nations of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the islands of the South Pacific.[2] Its headquarters is in Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia.
| Abbreviation | SPD |
|---|---|
| Type | Religious / Non-Profit |
| Headquarters | Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia |
Region served | American Samoa, Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu |
Membership | 610,109 |
President | Glenn C. Townend[1] |
Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
| Website | adventistchurch |
The division is made up of four regional offices: these are the Australian Union Conference (headquarters in Melbourne), New Zealand Pacific Union Conference (headquarters in Auckland), Papua New Guinea Union Mission (headquarters in Lae) and Trans-Pacific Union Mission (headquarters in Suva, Fiji). The Division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 610,109.[1]
Sub Fields
editThe South Pacific Division is divided into two Union Conferences and two Union Missions. These are divided into local Conferences, Fields, Regions and Field Stations.[3]
- Australian Union Conference
- Greater Sydney Conference
- North New South Wales Conference
- Northern Australian Conference
- South Australian Conference
- South New South Wales Conference
- South Queensland Conference
- Tasmanian Conference
- Victorian Conference
- Western Australian Conference
- New Zealand Pacific Union Conference
- Cook Islands Mission
- French Polynesia Mission
- New Caledonia Mission
- Pitcairn Field Station
- North New Zealand Conference
- South New Zealand Conference
- Papua New Guinea Union Mission
- Bougainville Mission
- Central Papua Conference
- Eastern Highlands Simbu Mission
- Madang Manus Mission
- Morobe Mission
- New Britain New Ireland Mission
- Northern and Milne Bay Mission
- Sepik Mission
- South West Papua Mission
- Western Highlands Mission
- Trans Pacific Union Mission
- American Samoa Mission
- Fiji Mission
- Kiribati Mission
- Niue Field Station
- Samoas-Tokelau Mission
- Solomon Islands Mission
- Tonga Mission
- Tuvalu Region
- Vanuatu Mission
References
edit- ^ a b "South Pacific Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia Vol. 11, p.653-57
- ^ "South Pacific Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
