Structure of the Seventh-day Adventist Church With a membership of over 17 million worldwide it is very important for the Seventh-day Adventist Church to have a sound working structure. At present this consists of four layers:

General Conference (split into 13 Divisions world-wide)

Union (usually following national boundaries)

Conference or Mission (subdivisions of Unions)

Local Church Congregation

Leadership in each of these four levels is elected on a democratic basis with representation from the local church being significant at every level. This particular web-site is maintained at Conference level.