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The Advent Christian Church, also known as the Advent Christian General Conference, is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller in 1860. The organization's Executive Director is Rev. Ronald Thomas and its President is Rev. Steve Lawson.〔http://www.acgc.us〕 Headquartered in Charlotte, the functions of its national offices include global missions, nurture & leadership development, student & kids' ministries, women's ministries, and communications efforts.〔http://www.acgc.us〕 These ministries happen under the leadership of the organization's Executive Director, Rev, Ronald Thomas,〔http://acgc.us/Contact-Us/Contact-Us〕 who is accountable to the organization's executive council; a governing board made up of elected representatives from Advent Christian Churches.〔http://acgc.us/Portals/1/PDF/ARTICLES%20of%20Association%20and%20Bylaws%20-%20Policy.pdf〕 This board is chaired by the organization's president, Rev. Steve Lawson.〔http://acgc.us/Contact-Us/Executive-Council〕 In addition to the work of the national offices, more localized work is done in five regions of the U.S. and Canada under the direction of five regional superintendents,〔http://acgc.us/Contact-Us/Regional-Superintendents〕 as well as in several state conference bodies. The organization holds to a congregational structure, in which each of its member churches, and their members, have input into the overall direction of the organization.〔http://acgc.us/Portals/1/PDF/ARTICLES%20of%20Association%20and%20Bylaws%20-%20Policy.pdf〕 ==History== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Advent Christian Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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