Adventists Reelect World President
Delegates to the Seventh-day Adventist World Session have reelected Jan Paulsen as their world president and have elected Michigan Pastor Don C. Schneider as their North American president.
Paulsen, 65, was first elected in March 1999, replacing Robert S. Folkenberg, who resigned amid allegations that he was involved in fraudulent business dealings.
Paulsen, a native of Norway, will serve in the presidential post for a full five-year term.
Schneider, 57, of Berrien Springs, Mich., served as president of the church’s Lake Union Conference, which includes 480 churches and 70,000 members in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.
He also begins a five-year term, replacing Alfred C. McClure, who has retired after 10 years as the church’s North American president.
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