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]

Sub Fields

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]

  • Australian Union Conference
    • Greater Sydney Conference
    • North New South Wales Conference
    • Northern Australian Conference
    • South Australian Conference
    • South New South Wales Conference
    • South Queensland Conference
    • Tasmanian Conference
    • Victorian Conference
    • Western Australian Conference
  • New Zealand Pacific Union Conference
    • Cook Islands Mission
    • French Polynesia Mission
    • New Caledonia Mission
    • Pitcairn Field Station
    • North New Zealand Conference
    • South New Zealand Conference
  • Papua New Guinea Union Mission
    • Bougainville Mission
    • Central Papua Conference
    • Eastern Highlands Simbu Mission
    • Madang Manus Mission
    • Morobe Mission
    • New Britain New Ireland Mission
    • Northern and Milne Bay Mission
    • Sepik Mission
    • South West Papua Mission
    • Western Highlands Mission
  • Trans Pacific Union Mission
    • American Samoa Mission
    • Fiji Mission
    • Kiribati Mission
    • Niue Field Station
    • Samoas-Tokelau Mission
    • Solomon Islands Mission
    • Tonga Mission
    • Tuvalu Region
    • Vanuatu Mission

References

  1. 1 2 "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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