Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists

Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Type Religious/Non-Profit
Headquarters Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Location
  • Southern Asia-Pacific
Region served
Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, Vietnam
President
 Alberto Gulfan Jr.
Parent organization
 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Website www.ssd.org/


The Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which coordinates the Church's activities in the nations of Bangladesh, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, East Timor, and Vietnam. Its headquarters is in Silang, Cavite, Philippines

It is divided into eight Unions (see: government of the Seventh-day Adventist Church).

Malaysia

See also the work amongst the Telugu people in Malaysia.

Cambodia

The Adventist church is growing in Cambodia.

Jombok Hoas is a non-profit adventure retreat run by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) in the forest near Rovieng in Preah Vihear Province.

Wat Preah Yesu is a children's orphanage, school and church located outside Siem Reap, run by members of the Adventist church.

Laos

Adventists are one of the three main Christian groups in Laos. As of 2008 there was one church and 1,740 Adventists in Laos.[1]


See also

The Territory of the Division was adjusted in Oct 2011 by deleting responsibility for Guam Micronesia Mission (Guam, Wake Island, Northern Mariana Island, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands) which was shifted to North American Division and adding on responsibility for the church in Pakistan.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.adventistdirectory.org/view_AdmField.asp?EntityID=13090
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