List of presidents of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

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The president of the General Conference is the head of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the governing body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The president's office is within the offices of the General Conference, located in Silver Spring, Maryland.[1] As of June 2010, the current president is Ted N. C. Wilson.

Traditionally, the post has been held by an American. Of the 17 presidents, 13 were born in the United States, 1 born in Puerto Rico to North American missionaries, 1 born in Australia and 2 born in Norway, of whom one emigrated to the U.S. at age 5.

Past presidents

No. Portrait President Took office Left office Length
1 John Byington.jpg John Byington
(1798 – 1887) 		20 March 1863 17 May 1865 2 Years, 2 months
2 James S. White (1878)-1 (cropped).jpg James Springer White
(4 August 1821 – 6 August 1881) 		17 May 1865 14 May 1867 2 Years
3 John Nevins Andrews.jpg John Nevins Andrews
(22 July 1829 – 21 October 1883) 		1867 1869 2 Years
4 James S. White (1878)-1 (cropped).jpg James Springer White
(4 August 1821 – 6 August 1881) 		1869 1871 2 Years
5 GeorgeIdeButler.jpg George Ide Butler
(1834 – 1918) 		1871 1874 3 Years
6 James S. White (1878)-1 (cropped).jpg James Springer White
(4 August 1821 – 6 August 1881) 		1874 1880 6 Years
7 GeorgeIdeButler.jpg George Ide Butler
(1834 – 1918) 		1880 1888 8 Years
8 Ole A. Olsen.tif Ole Andres Olsen
(28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915) 		1888 1897 9 Years
9 George A. Irwin.jpg George A. Irwin
(17 November 1844 – 23 May 1913) 		1897 1901 4 Years
10 Arthur G. Daniells.jpg Arthur Grosvenor Daniells
(28 September 1858 – 18 April 1935) 		1901 1922 21 Years
11 William A. Spicer.jpg William Ambrose Spicer
(1865 – 1952) 		1922 1930 8 Years
12 Charles H. Watson.JPG Charles H. Watson
(8 October 1877 – 24 December 1962) 		1930 1936 6 Years
13 James Lamar McElhany.JPG James Lamar McElhany
(3 January 1880 – 25 June 1959) 		1936 1950 14 Years
14 [1] William Henry Branson
(1887 – 1961) 		1950 1954 4 Years
15 [2] Reuben Richard Figuhr
(20 October 1896 – 28 October 1983) 		1954 1966 12 Years
16 Robert Pierson (2).jpg Robert H. Pierson
(1911 – 1989) 		1966 1979 13 Years
17 [3] Neal C. Wilson
(5 July 1920 – 14 December 2010) 		3 January 1979 6 July 1990 11 Years, 6 months
18 [4] Robert S. Folkenberg
(1 January 1941 – 24 December 2015) 		6 July 1990 8 February 1999[2][3] 8 Years, 8 months
19 [5] Jan Paulsen[4]
(5 January 1935 – ) 		1 March 1999 23 June 2010 11 Years, 3 months
20 Ted N.C. Wilson.jpg Ted N. C. Wilson
(10 May 1950 – ) 		23 June 2010[5] present[6] –

See also

References

  1. ^ "Seventh-day Adventist Church World Headquarters". American Automobile Association. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  2. ^ Murphy, Caryle (1999-02-09). "Adventist Leader Resigns Over Controversy". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. ^ Lichtblaue, Eric (1999-02-09). "Seventh-Day Adventist Leader Resigns Over Financial Queries". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. ^ General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (March 12, 2007). "143rd Annual Statistical Report—2005" (PDF). adventistarchives.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 5, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
  5. ^ Poole, Shelia (2010-06-25). "Ted Wilson elected new president of Seventh-day Adventist Church". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  6. ^ "Ted Wilson re-elected as president of Seventh-day Adventists General Conference". LBS NewsDay. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
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