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      Global Division Secretaries and Treasurers Elected to Support World Church

      Division secretaries and treasurers elected during the 62nd General Conference Session in St. Louis, Missouri.

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      Global Division Secretaries and Treasurers Elected to Support World Church

      Delegates affirm leadership teams to coordinate mission and finance across 13 world divisions.

      Adventist News Network
      July 9, 2025

      On July 8, 2025, during the 62nd General Conference (GC) Session in St. Louis, Missouri, delegates elected secretaries and treasurers for the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s 13 world divisions for the 2025–2030 quinquennium.

      Each division secretary is responsible for overseeing administrative operations, church records, and coordination of mission strategy and personnel across their region. Each division treasurer manages financial resources, reporting, and accountability systems to support the church’s mission through education, health care, evangelism, and humanitarian outreach.

      East-Central Africa Division

      • Secretary: Moses Maka

      • Treasurer: Yohannes Olana Beyene

      Euro-Asia Division

      • Secretary: Ivan Velgosha

      • Treasurer: Oleg Voronyuk

      Inter-European Division

      • Secretary: Ruben De Abreu

      • Treasurer: Norbert Zens

      Inter-American Division

      • Secretary: Pierre Caporal

      • Treasurer: Ivelisse Herrera

      North American Division

      • Secretary: Kyoshin Ahn

      • Treasurer: Judy Glass

      Northern Asia-Pacific Division

      • Secretary: Toshio Shibata

      • Treasurer: Tae Seung (Ted) Kim

      South American Division

      • Secretary: Edward Heidinger

      • Treasurer: Edson Medeiros

      South Pacific Division

      • Secretary: Michael Sikuri

      • Treasurer: Francois Keet

      Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division

      • Secretary: Gideon Reyneke

      • Treasurer: Hopekings Ngomba

      Southern Asia Division

      • Secretary: Ujwal Anant Kandane

      • Treasurer: Riches Christian

      Southern Asia-Pacific Division

      • Secretary: Samuel Yotam Bindosano

      • Treasurer: Jacinto M. Adap

      Trans-European Division

      • Secretary: Robert Cs. Csizmadia

      • Treasurer: Nenad Jepuranovic

      West-Central Africa Division

      • Secretary: Vincent Roger Same

      • Treasurer: Sarfo Marfo Dickson

      These leaders join the broader administrative structure of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, serving alongside division presidents and other regional leaders to facilitate effective mission coordination and financial stewardship in their territories.

      The election is part of the General Conference Session’s broader decision-making process, where global delegates gather every five years for worship, business meetins, and the selection of world Church leadership.

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