The South American Division (SAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in most of

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sou ...

, which includes the nations of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to t ...

, and

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

. Its headquarters is in Brasilia, Brazil. The Division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 2,545,366

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The South American Division is divided into four Union Conferences, ten Union Missions, and two Union of Churches Missions. These are divided into local Conferences and Missions. * Argentina Union Conference **Buenos Aires Conference **Central Argentine Conference **Central West Argentine Mission **North Argentine Conference **North Buenos Aires Mission **Northwest Argentine Mission **South Argentine Conference *Bolivia Union Mission **Central Bolivia Mission **East Bolivia Mission **West Bolivia Mission *Central Brazil Union Conference **Central São Paulo Conference **East São Paulo Conference **São Paulo Conference **São Paulo Valley Conference **South São Paulo Conference **Southeast Sao Paulo Conference **Southwest São Paulo Conference **West São Paulo Conference *Chile Union Mission **Central Chile Mission **Central South Chile Conference **Metropolitan Chile Conference **North Chile Conference **Pacific Chile Mission **South Austral Chile Conference **South Metropolitan Chile Mission *East Brazil Union Mission **Bahia Conference **Central Bahia Conference **North Bahia Conference **Sergipe Mission **South Bahia Conference **Southwest Bahia Mission *Ecuador Union Mission **North Ecuador Mission **South Ecuador Mission *North Brazil Union Mission **Maranhao Conference **Northeast Maranhao Mission **North Para Conference **Para-Amapa Mission **South Maranhao Mission **South Para Conference **West Para Mission *North Peru Union Mission **East Central Peru Conference **North Pacific Conference **North Peru Mission **Northeast Peru Mission **West Central Peru Mission *Northeast Brazil Union Mission **Alagaos Mission **Ceara Conference **Central Pernambuco Conference **Northeast Brazil Mission **Pernambuco Conference **Piaui Mission *Northwest Brazil Union Mission **Amazonas-Roraima Conference **Central Amazon Conference **South Rondonia Conference **West Amazon Conference *Paraguay Union of Churches Mission *South Brazil Union Conference **Central Parana Conference **Central Rio Grande Do Sul Conference **North Parana Conference **North Rio Grande do Sul Mission **North Santa Catarina Conference **Rio Grande Do Sul Conference **Santa Catarina Conference **South Parana Conference **West Parana Conference *South Peru Union Mission **Central Andina Mission **Central Peru Conference **Central South Peru Mission **East Peru Mission **Lake Titicaca Mission **South Peru Mission **Southeast Peru Mission *Southeast Brazil Union Conference **Central Minas Conference **East Minas Conference **Espirito Santo Conference **North Minas Mission **Rio de Janeiro Conference **Rio Fluminense Conference **South Espirito Santo Conference **South Minas Conference **South Rio Conference **West Minas Mission *Uruguay Union of Churches Mission *West Central Brazil Union Mission **Central Brazil Conference **Central Planalto Conference **East Mato Grosso Conference **South Mato Grosso Conference **Tocantins Mission **West Mato Grosso Mission

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