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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]
Abbreviation | SSD |
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Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
Headquarters | Silang, Cavite, Philippines |
Location |
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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 |
Website | adventist |
Sub Fields
editThe 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
editRank | 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
edit- List of Seventh-day Adventist hospitals
- List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
- List of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Jombok Hoas a non-profit adventure retreat operated by Adventist Development and Relief Agency in Sry Tnong, Cambodia.
- Wat Preah Yesu a children's orphanage, school & church in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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References
edit- ^ a b "Southern Asia-Pacific Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Southern Asia-Pacific Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
External links
edit- Administrative realignment
- Seventh-day Adventist Church in Philippines Retrieved August 1, 2018