Inter-European Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Inter-European Division (EUD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in a portions of Europe, which include the nations of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland. Its headquarters is in Bern, Switzerland.
Abbreviation | EUD |
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Formation | 1928 |
Type | Religious/Non-Profit |
Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland |
Region served | Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland |
Membership | 178,378 |
President | Mario Brito[2] |
Parent organization | General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |
Website | eud |
Until 2012 this Division was the Euro-Africa Division, which included areas in the Middle East and North Africa that were detached from the Division for administrative reasons and placed directly under the General Conference.[1] Founded in 1928, the division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 178,378.[2]
Sub Fields
The Inter-European Division is divided into six Unions Conferences and five Union of Churches. These are divided into local Conferences.[3]
- Austrian Union of Churches Conference
- Bulgarian Union of Churches Conference
- Czecho-Slovak Union Conference
- Bohemian Conference
- Moravia-Silesian Conference
- Slovakian Conference
- Franco-Belgian Union Conference
- Belgian-Luxembourg Conference
- North France Conference
- South France Conference
- Italian Union of Churches
- North German Union Conference
- Berlin-Central German Conference
- Hanse Conference (merger of the former Conferences of Lower Saxony and Hansa)
- Northern Rhenish-Westfalian Conference
- Portuguese Union of Churches Conference
- Romanian Union Conference
- Banat Conference
- Moldavia Conference
- Muntenia Conference
- North Transylvania Conference
- Oltenia Conference
- South Transylvania Conference
- South German Union Conference
- Baden-Württemberg Conference
- Bavarian Conference
- Central Rhenish Conference
- Spanish Union of Churches Conference
- Swiss Union Conference
- French-Italian Swiss Conference
- German Swiss Conference
References
- "Adventist Review : 32 CN: Annual Council Promotes Community, Outreach Initiatives". Archived from the original on 2012-12-26. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Inter-European Division". Adventist Yearbook. Retrieved 2022-03-30.
- "Inter-European Division-Organizational Units". Adventist Organizational Directory. Retrieved 2019-10-23.