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Ted N. C. Wilson, a vice president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists and the son of a former church president, was today elected to serve as president of the 16.3-million member global Protestant denomination.
Wilson was appointed by the church's 246-member Nominating Committee and confirmed by the General Conference Session delegation, which is an international body of 2,410 appointed members and the highest governing body in the church. Wilson replaces Jan Paulsen, who has served as president since 1999. The appointment took place at the church's 59th General Conference Session, being held at the Georgia Dome and adjacent World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. "This is not just an organization, this is not just another denomination. This is God's remnant church," Wilson said in an address to delegates after his appointment. Wilson, 60 years old, was elected as a general vice president of the Adventist Church in 2000 during the General Conference Session in Toronto. His 36 years of denominational service include administrative and executive posts in the Mid-Atlantic United States, Africa and Russia. Wilson began his church career as a pastor in 1974 in the church's Greater New York Conference. He served as an assistant director and then director of Metropolitan Ministries there from 1976 to 1981. He went on to serve in the church's then Africa-Indian Ocean Division, based in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, until 1990. There he served as a departmental director and later as executive secretary, the second highest officer. Following his post in West Africa, he served at the church's world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, as an associate secretary for two years before accepting the position of president of the church's Euro-Asia Division in Moscow, Russia, from 1992 to 1996. Wilson then came back to the United States to serve as president of the Review and Herald Publishing Association in Hagerstown, Maryland, until his election as a General Conference vice president in 2000. An ordained minister, Wilson holds a doctorate degree in religious education from New York University, a master of divinity degree from Andrews University and a master of science degree in public health from Loma Linda University's School of Public Health. During his address to delegates, Wilson was joined on stage by his wife, Nancy Louise Vollmer Wilson, a physical therapist. The couple has three daughters. "Our spouses are so important. This wonderful woman is a spiritual backbone for me," Wilson said. Wilson is the son of former General Conference president Neal C. Wilson, who served in the post from 1979 to 1990. Many delegates on the floor of the Georgia Dome said Wilson's election demonstrated the church's confidence in his leadership.
Delegates voting in the Georgia Dome unanimously approved the Nominating Committee's recommendations, which occurred just four hours after selecting Ted Wilson as General Conference president -- three significant actions that, observers said, occurred with remarkable speed. Ng, a native of Singapore, began his ministry in war-torn Cambodia in the 1970s where he and his wife fled before the capital city Phnom Penh was taken by the Khmer Rouge political party. He later worked in various positions in Asia, including that of professor, and eventually received a call to the church's world headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, where he serves as the secretariat liaison between the GC and three of the church's 13 world regions. Addressing the delegates who voted him into the job for the next five years, Ng called the appointment a humbling experience. Never in my wildest imagination will I ever imagine t hat I would ever be put in this position of responsibility," Ng said, "but the Lord has his way." He replaces Matthew Bediako, who was elected in 2000. Edwin Manuel Garcia/ANN April 2010SUD News, April 2010 Communication Department, T P Kurian HAPPY LIVING SEMINAR IN HAPPY LIVING SEMINAR was conducted by our Brethrens from 1. Dr. Paoring Ragui – Vice President, AIIAS (Adventist Institute of Advance Studies) Indian 2. Mr. Puring Ragui – AIIAS, Filipino 3. Benjamin Mckenzie – AIIAS, 4. Dr. Arden Perdon – Vice President, AUP ( 5. Dr. Mrs Imelda Gomez Perdon – Filipino 6. Dr. Ben Mergal – Professor AIIAS, Filipino 7. Ms Anelyn Orbe – Public Health Instructor AIIAS, Filipino 8. Mr. Eleivan Tingugan – AIIAS, Filipino 9. Ms. Evelyn G. Cezar – AIIAS, Filipino 10. Dr. Hilario Dela Torre Jr – AIIAS, Filipino 11. Dr. Mrs. Mabel Dela Torre – AIIAS, Filipino 12. Dr. Jacqueline R. Salagubang – AIIAS, Chinese- Filipino 13. Jan Romuel Salaubang – Filipino 14. Pastor Joo Youngchoel – AIIAS, Korean 15. Mrs. Eun Hye Joo – Korean 16. Joo Jochyun – Korean 17. Hyun Joo Kim – Korean 18. Dr. Eduard H. Michael Palar – Indonesian 19. Ms. Jenny Ramrar – AUP, Indian 20. Ms. Ellyscia Situmorang (Olga) - Indonesian 21. Mr. F. Sangliana, U.S.A 22. Mrs. Thangmawii, U.S.A 23. Mr. Ropuia, AIIAS Among these team members, there are Medical Doctors, Public Health Instruction, Professors and Theologians. The group had a meeting with Mr. Lalthanhawla, Chief Minister of Mizoram on Friday evening on May 23, 2010. The seminar teams felt very much privileged to have such a courtesy visit to the Chief Minister to pay homage respect and offer prayer for his leadership role in Mizoram, in spite of his busy and hectic schedule. The First Lady Rii Lalthanhawla warmly received them and had a tea party at the end of the meeting and dialogue. The seminar team members were divided into various smaller groups and were sent to 11 churches in The seminars were scheduled to start at 7:00 p.m Sunday evening April 25, 2010 at five different places. The venue of the seminars and the speakers were: 1. Vanapa Hall – Dr. Paoring Ragui, Mr. F. Sangliana, Mr. Benjamin Mckenzie and Evelyn G. Cezer and Jenny Ramrar as Children’s Program in charge and health talk. 2. ITI community hall – Pastor Joo Youngcheol, Dr. Arden Perdon as speakers and Dr. Jacquiline Salagubang and Dr. Imelda G. Perdon as health lecture, clinic and Children’s program in charge. 3. Chawlhhmun Community hall – Dr. Helario Dela Torre and Mr. Benjain Mckenzie were the speaker, Mrs. Puring Ragui and Dr. Mabel Dela Torre were the Health Talk and Children’s program in charge. 4.Thuampui Community Hall – Dr. Michael Palar and Dr. Ben Mergal were the speaker, Anelyn Orbe and Elievan Tangugan were health and Children’s Program in charge. 5. Ramhlun – In this area, evangelistic crusades had been conducted as ground work, eight people had been baptized, during this Happy Living Seminar, another serious of meeting had been conducted by local pastors and evangelists. The seminar in fact, evangelistic meeting series were short. However, the local pastors and evangelists had been working giving Bible studies and cottage meetings for two and half months prior to the seminars as ground work. Therefore, this Happy Living Seminar was the reaping evangelism. May 1, 2010 Sabbath Day, the appointed day for baptism came. Baptismal pools were made on the dry Ten pastors, one in each pool were baptizing 139 precious souls. Large crowd of Adventist members attended the solemn ceremony. This was one of the most remarkable events of the Mizo Conference of SDA history. We were all filled with the joy of victory in Christ. “This is the Lord’s doing and it is marvelous to our eyes”. |
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