Two New Union Presidents Appointed at SPD Meetings

Two new union presidents were among a number of leadership appointments made during the Division Executive Committee (DEC) meetings held at the South Pacific Division (SPD) headquarters in Wahroonga, Sydney, Australia.

Charley Jimmy, president of the Vanuatu Mission, has been appointed president of the Trans Pacific Union Mission. He replaces Maveni Kaufononga, who was elected as SPD vice president during the General Conference Session held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, in July. At the Papua New Guinea Union Mission, Danny Philip has been appointed president, replacing Malachi Yani. Philip has been serving as SPD discipleship strategy leader since 2021.

Quinquennial appointments for the Australian Union Conference and the New Zealand Pacific Union Conference will be voted at their sessions in the coming weeks.

 Hensley Moorooven, General Conference undersecretary, who serves as liaison officer to the SPD, was a special guest at the session. Kaufononga and David Potter, newly appointed SPD associate secretary, were also acknowledged. The Division Executive Committee, comprising members from across the South Pacific, also voted through a number of other key leadership appointments that will help shape the mission of the Adventist Church in SPD during the next quinquennium.

Union Mission Officers and Division Leaders Elected

Trans Pacific Union Mission

President: Charlie Jimmy
Secretary: pending
Treasurer: Fraser Alekevu

Papua New Guinea Union Mission

President: Danny Philip
Secretary: Leonard Sumatau
Treasurer: Kenton Ghona

SPD Ministry and Strategy Team

Director of Ministry and Strategy/Director of Youth Ministries: Terry Johnson
Director of Family Ministries: Edyta Jankiewicz
Director of Children’s Ministries: Ruth Batu
Director of Discipleship, Personal Ministries, and Sabbath School: Obed Yamasombi
Director of Adventist Health Ministries: Geraldine Przybylko
Director of Stewardship Ministries: Julian Archer
Director of ADRA and Community Development: Matthew Siliga

Adventist Mission

Director of Adventist Mission: Wayne Boehm
Associate Director of Adventist Mission, Global Mission, Church Planting, Mission to the Cities: Wayne Krause

Directors of Departments

Director of Communication: Tracey Bridcutt
Director of Education: Elisapesi Manson
Field and Ministerial Associate Secretary: Darius Jankiewicz
Associate Ministerial Association Secretary/Women in Ministry: pending

Directors of Institutes
Director, Institute of Public Evangelism: Lyle Southwell
Director, Institute for Discipleship: pending

Heads of SPD Institutions
CEO, Adventist Media: Brad Kemp
Vice Chancellor, Pacific Adventist University: Lohi Matainaho
Director, Health Food Department, CEO, Australian Health and Nutrition Association, Ltd., CEO, New Zealand Health Association, Ltd.: Kevin Jackson
CEO, Adventist HealthCare, Ltd.: Brett Goods

The original version of this story was posted on Adventist Record.