South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists | |
Abbreviation: | SPD |
Type: | Religious / Non-Profit |
Headquarters: | Wahroonga, 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 |
Leader Title: | President |
Leader Name: | Glenn C. Townend |
Parent Organization: | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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]