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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