Union conference

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A Union conference is a mid-level administrative unit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that oversees and coordinates the work of multiple local conferences within a defined geographic territory.

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Label Occurrences
Union conference canonical 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative unit of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
mid-level church administrative structure ⓘ
canBeReorganizedBy division or General Conference ⓘ
coordinates activities of local conferences ⓘ
educational institutions within its territory ⓘ
evangelistic work ⓘ
health and medical ministries within its territory ⓘ
publishing and media ministries within its territory ⓘ
differsFrom General Conference ⓘ
division ⓘ
local conference ⓘ
union mission ⓘ
existsWithin a specific country or group of countries ⓘ
follows Seventh-day Adventist Church Manual and Working Policy ⓘ
governedBy constituency session ⓘ
constitution and bylaws ⓘ
hasBody executive committee ⓘ
hasFunction administration of church policies ⓘ
coordination of departmental ministries ⓘ
financial oversight of local conferences ⓘ
strategic planning for mission ⓘ
support and training for pastors and workers ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver multiple local conferences ⓘ
hasLegalStatus usually recognized as a legal entity in its territory ⓘ
hasOfficer secretary ⓘ
treasurer ⓘ
hasResponsibility church membership records at the union level ⓘ
operating union-level institutions ⓘ
ordination approval in coordination with divisions ⓘ
hasScope defined geographic territory ⓘ
headedBy union conference president ⓘ
isCreatedBy action of a division or General Conference session ⓘ
language English term used in Seventh-day Adventist polity ⓘ
levelInHierarchy above local conference ⓘ
below division ⓘ
maySubdivideInto local missions ⓘ
oversees local conferences ⓘ
partOf Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
reportsTo General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists ⓘ
division of the General Conference ⓘ
linked to: General Conference
subdividesInto local conferences ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.