For the past 40 years, he has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a Pastor, Youth Director, a Conference Executive Secretary and a Conference President.
About Us
A Brief Overview
The Office Of Regional Conference Ministries is responsible for working with the Regional Conference Presidents and other Regional Conference Officers for developing and implementing the agenda for Regional Conferences. The headquarters for the Office for Regional Conference Ministries is located in Huntsville, AL. The Office for Regional Conference Ministries supports/subsidizes ministries such as Breath of Life, Message Magazine, BAYDA, PELC, United Youth Congress, the Bradford/Cleveland/Brooks Leadership Center and National Bible Bowl, and it publishes the Regional Voice Magazine.
It provides two internships yearly for Oakwood students to work in two Regional Conferences in the summer in order that those students might earn tuition monies for school and gain experience in and exposure to the work of Regional Conferences. Future plans include the building of an Office for Regional Ministries/Regional Conference Retirement Building on the campus of Oakwood University, a National Young Adult Summit in Atlanta in December and two other major, historic initiatives-one that has already been finalized and one that is in the works but is not quite ready to be announced publicly as yet.
Mission
Present the Adventist message
The mission of North American Division Regional Conferences is to present the Adventist message with a primary focus to black Americans and to any and all other people groups without regard to race, culture or national origin.
Vision
Embrace the Second Coming
The Vision of Regional Conferences is to passionately embrace the second coming of Christ.
Core Values
Seven values
Excellence: We commit to spiritual, effective, efficient, collaborative leadership, and responsible service to God and people.
Respect: We follow the practice of open membership without regard to race, color, or national origin.
Integrity: We are above reproach in all that we do ensuring that our actions are consistent with the character of Christ.
Stewardship: We receive gifts from the generosity of Gods’ grace and other resources to support His ministry.
Preaching: We proclaim new life in Christ in public speech and action giving all glory, honor and praise to God.
Unity: In and with Christ as our model of service we stand in unity with the oneness of purpose, mission, structure, and goals of the church.
Worship: We believe that God is worthy and we gather together each Sabbath with praise giving glory to salvation in Christ.
Beliefs
28 fundamental beliefs
Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as the only source of our beliefs. We consider our movement to be the result of the Protestant conviction Sola Scriptura—the Bible as the only standard of faith and practice for Christians.
Our Leadership Team
Our Director
Our Team
Assistant Director
Elaine Allston
Twenty-seven years and counting, Elaine has worked in denominational service in a variety of positions.
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director
Margaret Weathers
Mrs. Weathers holds a BS degree in Business Management with HR Management Concentration. She has worked in denominational service for approximately 13 years.
Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer
Margaret Neckles
Margaret Neckles is currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer / Treasurer of the Office for Regional Conference Ministries in Huntsville AL.
Communications Director
Gerson Pancorbo
Gerson Pancorbo is a native of Jaen, Spain. He holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in audiovisual communications from Valencia University.
Regional Conferences
Allegheny East Conference
767 Douglass Drive
Douglassville, PA 19512
610-326-4610 Fax: 610-326-3946
Website: www.visitaec.org
President – Marcellus Robinson
Executive Secretary – Gary Wimbish
Vice President for Finance – Lawrance Martin
Allegheny West Conference
1080 Kingsmill Parkway
Columbus, OH 43229
614-252-5271 Fax: 614-252-3246
Website: www.awconf.org
President – Marvin Brown
Executive Secretary – Joel Johnson
Treasurer – Keisha Stubbs Bone
Bermuda Conference
41 King Street
P.O. Box 1170
Hamilton HMEX, Bermuda
441-292-4110 Fax: 441-295-4993
Website: www.seventhdayadventistsbermuda.org
President – Kenneth Manders
Executive Secretary – DeJuan Tull
Treasurer – Aaron Spencer
Central States Conference
3301 Parallel Parkway
Kansas City, KS 66104
913-371-1071 Fax: 913-371-1609
Website: www.central-states.org
President – Roger Bernard
Executive Secretary – Cryston Josiah
Treasurer –Kelley Paris
Lake Region Conference
19860 S. LaGrange Road
Mokena, Illinois 60448
773-846-2661 Fax: 773-846-5309
Website: lrcsda.com
President – Garth Gabriel
Executive Secretary –Abraham Henry
Treasurer – Kent Nichols
Northeastern Conference
115-50 Merrick Blvd.
Jamaica, NY 11434
718-291-8006 Fax: 718-291-1450
Website: www.northeastern.org
President – Abraham Jules
Executive Secretary – Eldeen King
Treasurer – Brian McDonald
North Pacific Union Conference
5709 N. 20th Street
Ridgefield, WA 98642
Office (360) 857-7000
FAX (360) 857-7001
Website: npuc.org
President – John Freedman
Executive Secretary – Bill McClendon
Treasurer – Mark Remboldt
VicePresident for Regional Affairs – Byron Dulan
Pacific Union Conference
2686 Townsgate Rd.
Westlake Village, CA 91361
P.O. Box 5005
Westlake Village, CA 91359
805-497-9457 Fax: 805-495-2644
Website: adventistfaith.com
President – Bradford Newton
Executive Secretary – Sandra Roberts
Treasurer – Stephen Mayer
Vice President for Black Ministries – Virgil Childs
South Atlantic Conference
3978 Memorial Drive
Decatur, GA 30032
Phone: 404.792.0535 – Fax: 404.792.7817
Website: sacsda.org
President –Calvin B. Preston
General Vice President – Dr. Everton Ennis
Executive Vice President – David Smith
Treasurer – Merkita Mosely
South Central Conference
715 Youngs Lane
Nashville, TN 37207
615-226-6500 Fax: 615-226-4280
Main Fax – 615-226-9837
President’s Office Fax: 615-258-3190
Website: iamsouthcentral.org
President – Benjamin Jones
Executive Secretary – Dr. Toussaint Williams
Treasurer – Sonya Crayton
Southeastern Conference
1701 Robie Avenue
Mt. Dora, FL 32757
352-735-3142 Fax: 352-735-3562
Website: secsda.org
President – Michael Owusu
Executive Secretary –Pierre Francois
Treasurer –Emmanuel Charles
Southwest Regional Conference
2215 Lanark Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75203
P.O. Box 226289
Dallas, TX 75222-6289
214-943-4491 Fax: 214-946-2528
Website: mysouthwestregion.org
President – Carlton Byrd
Executive Secretary – Jason North
Treasurer – Philip Palmer