Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists explained

Southern Asia-Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
Abbreviation:	SSD
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
Membership:	1,868,258
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	Roger O. Caderma
Parent Organization:	General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

The Southern Asia-Pacific Division (SSD) 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. The Division has 1,868,258 members as of 2022.^[1]

Sub Fields

The Southern Asia-Pacific Division is divided into four Union Conferences, five Union Missions, one Union Section, one Attached Conference and two Attached Missions. These are divided into local Conferences, Missions, Sections, Region & Attached Fields.^[2]

Bangladesh Union Mission
- East Bangladesh Mission
- North Bangladesh Mission
- South Bangladesh Mission
- West Bangladesh Mission
Central Philippine Union Conference'
- Central Visayan Conference
- East Visayan Conference
- Negros Occidental Conference
- Negros Oriental-Siquijor Mission
- Romblon Mission
- Samar Mission
- West Visayan Conference
East Indonesia Union Conference
- Bolaang Mongondow and Gorontalo Mission
- Central Sulawesi Mission
- Luwu Tana Toraja Mission
- Maluku Mission
- Manado and North Maluku Conference
- Minahasa Conference
- North Minahasa Bitung Mission
- Northern Island Mission
- Papua Mission
- South Sulawesi Conference
- West Papua Mission
Malaysia Union Mission
- Peninsular Malaysia Mission
- Sabah Mission
- Sarawak Mission
Myanmar Union Mission
- Ayeyarwady Mission
- Central Myanmar Mission
- South East Mission
- Upper Myanmar Mission
- Yangon Mission
North Philippine Union Conference
- Cavite Mission
- Central Luzon Conference
- Mountain Provinces Mission
- Northeast Luzon Mission
- Northern Luzon Mission
- Palawan Mission
- South-Central Luzon Conference
- Southern Luzon Mission
Pakistan Union Section
- Northern Section
- Southern Section
South Philippine Union Conference
- Central Mindanao Mission
- Davao Mission
- North Central Mindanao Conference
- Northeastern Mindanao Mission
- Northern Davao Mission
- Southern Mindanao Mission
- Western Mindanao Conference
- Zamboanga Peninsula Mission
Southeast Asia Union Mission
- Cambodia Mission
- Thailand Mission
- Vietnam Mission
- Lao Mission
West Indonesia Union Mission
- Central Java Mission
- Central Sumatra Mission
- East Java Conference
- East Kalimantan Mission
- Jakarta Conference
- North Sumatra Mission
- Nusa Tenggara Mission
- South Sumatra Mission
- West Java Conference
- West Kalimantan Region
Singapore Conference
Sri Lanka Mission
Timor-Leste Mission

Statistics

Rank	Country	Union/Conference/Mission	Population(2023)	SDA Membership(2023)	Number of Churches
—	! scope="row" style="text-align: left; font-weight: normal;"	Southern-Asia Pacific Division	—	1,122,206,483	1,876,561	8,324
1	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Philippines	South Philippine Union Conference	37,462,978	765,687	2,403
2	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Philippines	North Philippine Union Conference	49,834,717	463,233	1,631
3	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Philippines	Central Philippine Union Conference	30,039,305	219,955	1,404
4	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Indonesia	East Indonesia Union Conference	15,946,559	131,035	1,025
5	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Indonesia	West Indonesia Union Conference	262,749,441	100,326	917
6	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Malaysia	Malaysia Union Mission	33,849,000	60,801	303
7	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"		Southeastern Asia Union Mission	190,448,000	41,305	92
8	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Myanmar	Myanmar Union Mission	55,425,000	37,741	246
9	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Bangladesh	Bangladesh Union Mission	174,430,558	31,894	127
10	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Pakistan	Pakistan Union Section	244,459,161	16,944	131
11	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka Mission of Seventh-day Adventists	21,940,664	3,592	35
12	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Singapore	Singapore Conference	5,485,000	3,231	8
13	! scope="row" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal;"	Timor-Leste	Timor-Leste Mission	1,361,000	812	2