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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[update], the Division's membership was 1,267,711.[1]
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| Abbreviation | NAD |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1913 |
| Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
| Headquarters | Columbia, 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 |
| Website | nadadventist |
Organization
editThe 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 Mission | Union Headquarters Location | Local Conferences | Conferences Headquarters Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Union Conference | Lancaster, Massachusetts | Bermuda Conference | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Greater New York Conference | Manhasset, New York | ||
| New York Conference | Syracuse, New York | ||
| Northeastern Conference (AAC) | Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York | ||
| Northern New England Conference | Westbrook, Maine | ||
| Southern New England Conference | South Lancaster, Massachusetts | ||
| Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada | Oshawa, Ontario | Alberta Conference | Lacombe, Alberta |
| British Columbia Conference | Abbotsford, British Columbia | ||
| Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | ||
| Maritime Conference | Moncton, New Brunswick | ||
| Ontario Conference | Oshawa, Ontario | ||
| Quebec Conference | Longueuil, Quebec | ||
| Seventh-day Adventist Church in Newfoundland and Labrador | Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador | ||
| Columbia Union Conference | Columbia, Maryland | Allegheny East Conference (AAC) | Boyertown, Pennsylvania |
| Allegheny West Conference (AAC) | Columbus, Ohio | ||
| Chesapeake Conference | Columbia, Maryland | ||
| Mountain View Conference | Parkersburg, West Virginia | ||
| New Jersey Conference | Lawrenceville, New Jersey | ||
| Ohio Conference | Dayton, Ohio | ||
| Pennsylvania Conference | Reading, Pennsylvania | ||
| Potomac Conference | Staunton, Virginia | ||
| Lake Union Conference[4] | Berrien Springs, Michigan | Illinois Conference | Willowbrook, Illinois |
| Indiana Conference | Carmel, Indiana | ||
| Lake Region Conference (AAC) | Mokena, Illinois | ||
| Michigan Conference | Lansing, Michigan | ||
| Wisconsin Conference[4] | Fall River, Wisconsin | ||
| Mid-America Union Conference | Lincoln, Nebraska | Central States Conference (AAC) | Kansas City, Kansas |
| Dakota Conference | Bismarck, North Dakota | ||
| Iowa-Missouri Conference | West Des Moines, Iowa | ||
| Kansas-Nebraska Conference | Topeka, Kansas | ||
| Minnesota Conference | Maple Grove, Minnesota | ||
| Rocky Mountain Conference | Denver, Colorado | ||
| North Pacific Union Conference | Ridgefield, Washington | Alaska Conference | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Idaho Conference | Boise, Idaho | ||
| Montana Conference | Bozeman, Montana | ||
| Oregon Conference | Gladstone, Oregon | ||
| Upper Columbia Conference | Spokane, Washington | ||
| Washington Conference | Federal Way, Washington | ||
| Pacific Union Conference | Westlake Village, California | Arizona Conference | Scottsdale, Arizona |
| Central California Conference | Clovis, California | ||
| Hawaii Conference | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
| Nevada-Utah Conference | Reno, Nevada | ||
| Northern California Conference | Pleasant Hill, California | ||
| Southeastern California Conference | Riverside, California | ||
| Southern California Conference[5] | Glendale, California | ||
| Southern Union Conference | Peachtree Corners, Georgia | Carolina Conference | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Florida Conference | Altamonte Springs, Florida | ||
| Georgia-Cumberland Conference | Calhoun, Georgia | ||
| Gulf States Conference | Montgomery, Alabama | ||
| Kentucky-Tennessee Conference | Goodlettsville, Tennessee | ||
| South Atlantic Conference (AAC) | Decatur, Georgia | ||
| South Central Conference (AAC) | Nashville, Tennessee | ||
| Southeastern Conference (AAC) | Mount Dora, Florida | ||
| Southwestern Union Conference | Burleson, Texas | Arkansas-Louisiana Conference | Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Oklahoma Conference | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
| Southwest Region Conference (AAC) | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Texas Conference | Alvarado, Texas | ||
| Texico Conference | Corrales, New Mexico | ||
| Guam-Micronesia Mission | Agana Heights, Guam |
History
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "North American Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- ^ "Home - North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists". www.nadadventist.org. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "North American Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ a b Johnson, Eric (2020-08-29). "Seventh-Day Adventists gather in Kenosha to pray, volunteer". Kenosha News. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
- ^ Hoffman, Gretchen (2002-10-25). "Tracing God's influence through art". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
