Office of the Secretary

What We Do

The Office of the Secretariat actively oversees various organizational aspects of 132 Seventh-day Adventist churches, 15 companies, and eight groups comprising of 34,212 members (as of September 30, 2020).
Accumulates statistics and generates regular membership reports for the Pacific Union Conference (PUC), the North American Division (NAD), and the General Conference.
Furnishes local church clerks with resource materials and supplies, and assists clerks by training in recordkeeping for individual congregations.
Updates and maintains continuous service records for all Central California Conference (CCC) employees, in cooperation with the Human Resources (HR) department.
Processes calls for incoming pastors, conference departmental directors, and conference officers.
Processes denominational credentials and licenses for CCC employees and chaplains at Adventist Health medical centers within our conference territory.
Facilitates scholarship applications (in cooperation with the PUC and the NAD) for our conference ministerial interns to attend the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.
Coordinates the various installations of pastors new to congregations.