Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

The Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Texas Conference) is one of two organizational bodies of the Seventh-day Adventist Church for the eastern 2/3 of the state of Texas, United States. It is based in Alvarado, Texas.

Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Formation1878
TypeReligious/Non-Profit
HeadquartersAlvarado, Texas
Region served
Texas
President
Carlos Craig
Parent organization
Southwestern Union, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Websitewww.ecd.adventist.org
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Headquarters building of the Texas Conference

The "Texas Conference" is a subdivision of the Southwestern Union, which in turn is part of the North American Division, one of the 13 worldwide organizational Divisions of the church.

Its territory includes all of the State of Texas except the westernmost portions of the state. As of 2018, more than 60,000 Texas Adventists are members at more than 300 churches.[1]

History

The Texas Conference was organized in 1878 and reorganized in 1932.

Education

Texas Adventist schools are accredited by the Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges, and Universities which is a recognized member of the National Council for Private School Accreditation and the Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC) and is recognized as accredited by the Texas Education Agency.

Adventist Community Services

Adventist Community Services (ACS) is the humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist church in the United States. The Texas Conference ACS operates a storage and distribution warehouse in Keene, Texas from which Texas Mobile Distribution Units are dispatched to disaster areas.

Publications

The Texas Conference publishes two quarterly magazines The FLAME in English and La LLAMA in Spanish which are distributed to all members of the conference.

Auxiliary operations

The conference operates a full service print shop including graphic design for member churches. A transportation department provides moving services for pastors and educators.

Presidents

  • W.S. Greer, 1892–1902
  • W. A. McCutchen, 1902–1914 (Texas and S. Texas)
  • J. I. Taylor, 1912–1916 (N. Texas)
  • J. A. Leland, 1914–1916 (S. Texas)
  • David Voth, 1916–1919 (N. Texas)
  • E. L. Neff, 1916–1919 (S. Texas)
  • J. F. Wright, 1919–1924 (N. Texas)
  • F. L. Perry, 1924–1926 (N. Texas)
  • R. P. Montgomery, 1919–1926 (S. Texas)
  • Roy L. Benton, 1926–1930 (N. Texas)
  • W. R. Elliott, 1926–1929 (S. Texas)
  • F. L. Perry 1929–1930 (S. Texas)
  • F. L. Perry 1930–1936 (N. Texas)
  • G. F. Eichman 1930–1937 (S. Texas and Texas)
  • J. D. Smith 1937–1938
  • F. D. Wells 1938–1943
  • L. L McKinley 1943–1950
  • Reggie Dowers 1950–1957
  • Robert H. Pierson 1957–1958
  • Benjamin E. Leach 1958–1966
  • G. Charles Dart 1966–1976
  • Cyril Miller 1976–1987
  • Bill May 1987–1988
  • Don Aalborg 1988–1989
  • Robert Wood 1989–1994
  • L. Stephen Gifford 1994–2004
  • Leighton Holley 2004–2011
  • Larry Moore 2011–2011
  • Carlos Craig 2011–Present
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References
  1. "Texas Conference: Who We Are". Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
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