SDARM General Conference
Governing body for the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement
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SDARM General Conference is the governing authority for the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement denomination. Officers of the General Conference are elected at a delegation session composed of delegates from the various international units and serve for a four-year term. The last delegation session was held August 25 to September 8, 2015 in Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
Officers
President
| Term | President | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–1934 | Otto Welp | Germany |
| 1934–1942 | Wilhelm Maas | Germany |
| 1942–1948 | Albert Mueller | Germany |
| 1948–1951 | Carlos Kozel | Germany |
| 1951–1959 | Dumitru Nicolici | Romania |
| 1959–1963 | Andre Lavrik | Romania |
| 1963–1967 | Clyde T. Stewart | Australia |
| 1967–1979 | Francisco Devai | Brazil |
| 1979–1983 | Wilhelm Volpp | Germany |
| 1983–1991 | João Moreno | Brazil |
| 1991–1995 | Neville S. Brittain | Australia |
| 1995–2003 | Alfredo Carlos Sas | Brazil |
| 2003–2011 | Duraisamy Sureshkumar | India |
| 2011–2019 | Davi Paes Silva | Brazil |
| 2019–Present | Eli Tenorio | Brazil |
1st Vice-President
| Term | Vice-President | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1928–1931 | Wilhelm Maas | Germany |
| 1931–1948 | vacant | |
| 1948–1951 | Albert Mueller | Germany |
| 1951–1959 | Andre Lavrik | Romania |
| 1959–1963 | Dumitru Nicolici | Romania |
| 1963–1967 | Emmerich Kanyo Benedek | Austria |
| 1967–1971 | Ivan W. Smith | Australia |
| 1971–1979 | Wilhelm Volpp | Germany |
| 1979–1987 | Francisco Devai Lucacin | Brazil |
| 1987–1995 | Daniel Dumitru | Argentina |
| 1995–1997 | Neville S. Brittain | Australia |
| 1997–1999 | vacant | |
| 1999–2003 | Duraisamy Sureshkumar | India |
| 2003–2011 | Davi Paes Silva | Brazil |
| 2011–2015 | Duraisamy Sureshkumar | India |
| 2015–2019 | Peter Lausevic | Australia |
| 2019–2024 | Rolly Dumaguit | Philippines |
| 2024-Present | David Zic | Canadá |
Secretary
| Term | Secretary | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–1934 | Wilhelm Maas | Germany |
| 1934–1948 | Alfred Rieck | Germany |
| 1948–1951 | Dumitru Nicolici | Romania |
| 1951–1955 | Clyde T. Stewart | Australia |
| 1955–1963 | Ivan W. Smith | Australia |
| 1963–1967 | Alfons Balbach | Lituania |
| 1967–1971 | Alex Norman Macdonald | United States |
| 1971–1980 | Alfons Balbach | Lituania |
| 1980–1987 | Alex Norman Macdonald | United States |
| 1987–1995 | Alfredo Carlos Sas | Brazil |
| 1995–1999 | Davi Paes Silva | Brazil |
| 1999–2001 | John Garbi | United States |
| 2001–2003 | Benjamin Burec | United States |
| 2003–2007 | David Zic | Canada |
| 2007–2011 | Paul Balbach | Brazil |
| 2011–2019 | Eli Tenorio | Brazil |
| 2019–Present | Liviu Tudoroiu | Romania |
Treasurer
| Term | Treasurer | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–1928 | Albert Krahe | Germany |
| 1928–1934 | Wilhelm Maas | Germany |
| 1934–1948 | Otto Welp | Germany |
| 1948–1951 | Carlos Kozel | Argentina |
| 1951–1955 | LaVeta Ehrlich | United States |
| 1955–1959 | Ivan W. Smith | Australia |
| 1959–1963 | Helen Rogel | United States |
| 1963–1967 | Edith Lavrik | United States |
| 1967–1971 | Alex Norman Macdonald | United States |
| 1971–1975 | John Baer | Canada |
| 1975–1979 | Benjamin Burec | United States |
| 1979–1991 | John Garbi | United States |
| 1991–1999 | Ruffo Lopez Trivino | Ecuador |
| 1999–2011 | Roberto Martins Duarte | Brazil |
| 2011–2025 | Rudolfo Gessner | Brazil |
| 2025-Present | Wagner Guidini | Brazil |
See also
References
- The History of the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement. Alfons Balbach, Reformation Herald Publishing, 1999.
- The Reformation Herald, January – March 2004, pp. 10, 34, 35.