North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
AbbreviationNAD
Formation1913
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
HeadquartersColumbia, Maryland, United States
Region served
United States, Canada, Bermuda, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Guam, Wake Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Marshall Islands and Federated States of Micronesia
Membership
1,267,711
President
G. Alexander Bryant[1]
Parent organization
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Websitenadadventist.org

The North American Division (NAD) of Seventh-day Adventists 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. Founded in 1913, its headquarters in the same building as the General Conference, moved to separate quarters in Columbia, Maryland in 2017.[2] As of June 30, 2021, the Division's membership was 1,267,711.[1]

Organization

The North American Division is divided into nine 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.[3]

Union Conferences and MissionUnion Headquarters LocationLocal ConferencesConferences Headquarters Locations
Atlantic Union ConferenceLancaster, MassachusettsBermuda ConferenceHamilton, Bermuda
Greater New York ConferenceManhasset, New York
New York ConferenceSyracuse, New York
Northeastern Conference (AAC) Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York
Northern New England ConferenceWestbrook, Maine
Southern New England ConferenceSouth Lancaster, Massachusetts
Seventh-day Adventist Church in CanadaOshawa, OntarioAlberta ConferenceLacombe, Alberta
British Columbia ConferenceAbbotsford, British Columbia
Manitoba-Saskatchewan ConferenceSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Maritime ConferenceMoncton, New Brunswick
Ontario ConferenceOshawa, Ontario
Quebec ConferenceLongueuil, Quebec
Seventh-day Adventist Church in Newfoundland and LabradorMount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
Columbia Union ConferenceColumbia, MarylandAllegheny East Conference (AAC)Boyertown, Pennsylvania
Allegheny West Conference (AAC)Columbus, Ohio
Chesapeake ConferenceColumbia, Maryland
Mountain View ConferenceParkersburg, West Virginia
New Jersey ConferenceLawrenceville, New Jersey
Ohio ConferenceDayton, Ohio
Pennsylvania ConferenceReading, Pennsylvania
Potomac ConferenceStaunton, Virginia
Lake Union Conference[4]Berrien Springs, MichiganIllinois ConferenceWillowbrook, Illinois
Indiana ConferenceCarmel, Indiana
Lake Region Conference (AAC)Mokena, Illinois
Michigan ConferenceLansing, Michigan
Wisconsin Conference[4]Fall River, Wisconsin
Mid-America Union ConferenceLincoln, NebraskaCentral States Conference (AAC)Kansas City, Kansas
Dakota ConferenceBismarck, North Dakota
Iowa-Missouri ConferenceWest Des Moines, Iowa
Kansas-Nebraska ConferenceTopeka, Kansas
Minnesota ConferenceMaple Grove, Minnesota
Rocky Mountain ConferenceDenver, Colorado
North Pacific Union ConferenceRidgefield, WashingtonAlaska ConferenceAnchorage, Alaska
Idaho ConferenceBoise, Idaho
Montana ConferenceBozeman, Montana
Oregon ConferenceGladstone, Oregon
Upper Columbia ConferenceSpokane, Washington
Washington ConferenceFederal Way, Washington
Pacific Union ConferenceWestlake Village, CaliforniaArizona ConferenceScottsdale, Arizona
Central California ConferenceClovis, California
Hawaii ConferenceHonolulu, Hawaii
Nevada-Utah ConferenceReno, Nevada
Northern California ConferencePleasant Hill, California
Southeastern California ConferenceRiverside, California
Southern California Conference[5]Glendale, California
Southern Union ConferencePeachtree Corners, GeorgiaCarolina ConferenceCharlotte, North Carolina
Florida ConferenceAltamonte Springs, Florida
Georgia-Cumberland ConferenceCalhoun, Georgia
Gulf States ConferenceMontgomery, Alabama
Kentucky-Tennessee ConferenceGoodlettsville, Tennessee
South Atlantic Conference (AAC)Decatur, Georgia
South Central Conference (AAC)Nashville, Tennessee
Southeastern Conference (AAC)Mount Dora, Florida
Southwestern Union ConferenceBurleson, TexasArkansas-Louisiana ConferenceShreveport, Louisiana
Oklahoma ConferenceOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Southwest Region Conference (AAC)Dallas, Texas
Texas ConferenceAlvarado, Texas
Texico ConferenceCorrales, New Mexico
Guam-Micronesia MissionAgana Heights, Guam

History

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "North American Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  2. โ†‘ "Home - North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists". www.nadadventist.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  3. โ†‘ "North American Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. 1 2 Johnson, Eric (2020-08-29). "Seventh-Day Adventists gather in Kenosha to pray, volunteer". Kenosha News. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  5. โ†‘ Hoffman, Gretchen (2002-10-25). "Tracing God's influence through art". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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