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The General Conference Session is the official world meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, held every five years.At the session, delegates from around the world elect the Church's World Leaders, discuss and vote on changes to the Church's Constitution, and listen to reports from the Church's 13 Divisions on activities going on within its territory.
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists[1][2] is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Its headquarters is located in Silver Spring, Maryland and oversees the church in directing its various divisions and leadership, as well as doctrinal matters. The General Conference, which is overseen by an executive ...
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 ...
On May 21, 1863, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was officially founded in Battle Creek, Michigan. [22] The denominational headquarters were later moved from Battle Creek to Takoma Park, Maryland, where they remained until 1989. [23] The General Conference headquarters then moved to its current location in Silver Spring, Maryland. [24] [25]
1. John Byington. (1798 – 1887) 20 March 1863. 17 May 1865. 2 Years, 2 months. 2. James Springer White. (4 August 1821 – 6 August 1881)
25,600 in US (2006) Official website. www.acgc.us. The Advent Christian Church, also known as the Advent Christian General Conference (ACGC), is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller in 1860. The organization's Executive Director is Reverend Steve Lawson, and its President is Reverend John Gallagher.
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the worldwide governing body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It consists of 13 worldwide "Divisions", which are divided into "Unions", which are in turn subdivided into local "Conferences". Government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church also describes the structure of the church.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of the 1830s to the 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening, and was officially founded in 1863. Prominent figures in the early church included Hiram Edson, Ellen G. White, her husband James Springer White, Joseph Bates, and J. N. Andrews.