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South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
AbbreviationSPD
TypeReligious / Non-Profit
HeadquartersWahroonga, 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
Websiteadventistchurch.com

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.

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]

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The 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "South Pacific Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  2. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia Vol. 11, p.653-57
  3. ^ "South Pacific Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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