SDA Organization

[Gregory Matthews]

Those interested in how the SDA Church is organized will find the following article informative.

https://spectrummagazine.org/views/union-or-division-how-global-growth-tests-mission-and-management/

 

[Asia Joe]

In our place we have a new Mission and now a new Union Mission. 

In the Philippines, there has been a major drive by the Division president to divide this all up. 

The reason to divide here is because of geography. The Old Union had over 13 major islands. Almost impossible to keep up with.  Now ours is 2 conf and 2 missions on 3 island chains. Very easy to manage and visit. 

This will spur growth because the leaders are more involved with the local pastors and churches. Travel time is minimal now. 

I expect our Union mission to grow to a Union Conference in 5 years, because there is already a strong financial base. 

With the local missions, there is no rush to become a conference. The focus is on growth.  In the next 5 years, they will probably divide this union into at least one more mission. Again, the goal is growth.

The two other unions they divided were also very spread out. So now they will grow well too.   In the 2025 Autumn Meetings our division is the fastest growing. With all these changes, I expect it to continue to be the leader.  The geography really hampered effective management and growth here. 

It's a very exciting time here.