Ted N. C. Wilson
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Ted N. C. Wilson, is the current President of the General Conference
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
as of his naming to that position in June, 2010. Prior to this appointment, he served as General Vice President of the church since July, 2000.
Wilson, 60, was appointed by the church's 246-member Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegation the highest governing body in the church consisting of an international body of 2,410 appointed members. He succeeds Jan Paulsen
, who had served as president since 1999.
President Wilson's nomination and subsequent election had been expected. In the 2010 General Conference session, President Wilson emphasized the need to turn to the scriptures and ascertained the church's strong and standing belief of Ellen White.
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists is the governing organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is located in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, where it moved in 1989...
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
as of his naming to that position in June, 2010. Prior to this appointment, he served as General Vice President of the church since July, 2000.
Wilson, 60, was appointed by the church's 246-member Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegation the highest governing body in the church consisting of an international body of 2,410 appointed members. He succeeds Jan Paulsen
Jan Paulsen
Dr. Jan Paulsen was elected President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists on March 1, 1999, at the age of 64...
, who had served as president since 1999.
President Wilson's nomination and subsequent election had been expected. In the 2010 General Conference session, President Wilson emphasized the need to turn to the scriptures and ascertained the church's strong and standing belief of Ellen White.