Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists

The Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which coordinates the Church's activities in the nations of Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, and Vietnam. Its headquarters is in Silang, Cavite, Philippines. The Division has 1,868,258 members as of 2022.[1]

Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
AbbreviationSSD
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
HeadquartersSilang, Cavite, Philippines
Location
  • Southern Asia-Pacific
Region served
Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam
Membership
1,868,258
President
Roger O. Caderma[1]
Parent organization
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Websiteadventist.asia

Sub Fields

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The Southern Asia-Pacific Division is divided into four Union Conferences, five Union Missions, one Union Section, one Attached Conference and two Attached Missions. These are divided into local Conferences, Missions, Sections, Region & Attached Fields.[2]

  • Bangladesh Union Mission
    • East Bangladesh Mission
    • North Bangladesh Mission
    • South Bangladesh Mission
    • West Bangladesh Mission
  • Central Philippine Union Conference'
    • Central Visayan Conference
    • East Visayan Conference
    • Negros Occidental Conference
    • Negros Oriental-Siquijor Mission
    • Romblon Mission
    • Samar Mission
    • West Visayan Conference
  • East Indonesia Union Conference
    • Bolaang Mongondow and Gorontalo Mission
    • Central Sulawesi Mission
    • Luwu Tana Toraja Mission
    • Maluku Mission
    • Manado and North Maluku Conference
    • Minahasa Conference
    • North Minahasa Bitung Mission
    • Northern Island Mission
    • Papua Mission
    • South Sulawesi Conference
    • West Papua Mission
  • Malaysia Union Mission
    • Peninsular Malaysia Mission
    • Sabah Mission
    • Sarawak Mission
  • Myanmar Union Mission
    • Ayeyarwady Mission
    • Central Myanmar Mission
    • South East Mission
    • Upper Myanmar Mission
    • Yangon Mission
  • North Philippine Union Conference
    • Cavite Mission
    • Central Luzon Conference
    • Central Luzon Provinces Mission
    • Mindoro Island Mission
    • Mountain Provinces Mission
    • Northeast Luzon Mission
    • Northern Luzon Mission
    • Palawan Mission
    • South-Central Luzon Conference
    • Southern Luzon Mission
  • Pakistan Union Section
    • Northern Section
    • Southern Section
  • South Philippine Union Conference
    • Central Mindanao Mission
    • Davao Mission
    • North Central Mindanao Conference
    • Northeastern Mindanao Mission
    • Northern Davao Mission
    • Southern Mindanao Mission
    • Western Mindanao Conference
    • Zamboanga Peninsula Mission
  • Southeast Asia Union Mission
    • Cambodia Mission
    • Thailand Mission
    • Vietnam Mission
    • Lao Mission
  • West Indonesia Union Mission
    • Central Java Mission
    • Central Sumatra Mission
    • East Java Conference
    • East Kalimantan Mission
    • Jakarta Conference
    • North Sumatra Mission
    • Nusa Tenggara Mission
    • South Sumatra Mission
    • West Java Conference
    • West Kalimantan Region
  • Singapore Conference
  • Sri Lanka Mission
  • Timor-Leste Mission

Statistics

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Rank Country Union/Conference/Mission Population

(2023)

SDA Membership

(2023)

Number of Churches
Southern-Asia Pacific Division 1,122,206,483 1,876,561 8,324
1   Philippines South Philippine Union Conference 37,462,978 765,687 2,403
2   Philippines North Philippine Union Conference 49,834,717 463,233 1,631
3   Philippines Central Philippine Union Conference 30,039,305 219,955 1,404
4   Indonesia East Indonesia Union Conference 15,946,559 131,035 1,025
5   Indonesia West Indonesia Union Conference 262,749,441 100,326 917
6   Malaysia Malaysia Union Mission 33,849,000 60,801 303
7   Cambodia  Thailand   Laos   Vietnam Southeastern Asia Union Mission 190,448,000 41,305 92
8   Myanmar Myanmar Union Mission 55,425,000 37,741 246
9   Bangladesh Bangladesh Union Mission 174,430,558 31,894 127
10   Pakistan Pakistan Union Section 244,459,161 16,944 131
11   Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Mission of Seventh-day Adventists 21,940,664 3,592 35
12   Singapore Singapore Conference 5,485,000 3,231 8
13   Timor-Leste Timor-Leste Mission 1,361,000 812 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Southern Asia-Pacific Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  2. ^ "Southern Asia-Pacific Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
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