List of Presidents Of The Seventh Day Adventist Church From 1863 Till Date - Updated

The list contains the names, pictures, countries and durations of the general conference president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church from 1863 till date.

Updated - 2017. The Seventh Day Adventist Church runs a democratic system of government which means decisions are made by elected committees through the vote of members led by the Holy Spirit.
The organization consist of the following levels:

• General Conference
• Division
• Union Conference/Mission 
• Conference/Mission
• District
• Local Church 

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A President is elected at the General Conference Session every 5 years and presides over the Executive Committee. Below is the list of G.C Presidents from 1863 till date with their respective pictures.

1. John Byington- He was the first president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Country: United States
Duration: 1863-1865



2. James Springer White : He was also known as Elder J White and the husband of an Adventist pioneer, Author and prophetess - E.G White
Country: United State
Duration: 1865-1867




3. John N. Andrews -He was elected as the third president of the General Conference in 1867, following John Byington and James White.
Country: United States
Duration: 1867-1869



4. James Springer White- He was re-elected as the president of Seventh Day Adventist church in 1869
Country:United States
Duration: 1869-1871

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5. George I Butler-  He replaced James White as president of the general conference in 1871
Country:United States
Duration: 1871-1874



6. James Springer White - He returned to the presidency in 1874 to becomes the 6th president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Country: United States
Duration: 1874-1880



7. George I Butler: He resumed the office again in 1880
Country: United States
Duration: 1880-1888




8. Ole A. Oslen: The 1888 General Conference Session elected Olsen as president.
Country:  Norway
Duration: 1888-1897



9. George A. Irwin: He was elected President of the General Conference at the General Conference session held in Lincoln, Nebraska
Country: United States.
Duration: 1897-1901



10. Arthur G. Daniells: He happened to be the longest serving president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Country: United States
Duration: 1901-1922



11. Williams A. Spicer: With the experience acquired as General Conference Secretary, Spicer was elected as president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church during the 1922 General Conference session
Country: United States
Duration: 1922-1930



12. Charles H. Watson:  From 1922- 1926, he served as vice-president and associate treasurer of the General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventist. He returned to North America in 1930 to attend the General Conference Session, where he was elected President of the General Conference
Country: Australia
Duration: 1930-1936

13. James L. McElhany
Duration: 1936-1950



14. William Henry Branson: He was elected as president of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in 1950.
Country: United States
Duration: 1950-1954



15. Reuben Richard Figuhr:15th President of the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Country: United States
Duration: 1954-1966



16. Robert H.Pierson: Pierson was the third-longest serving president of the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Country: United States
Duration: 1966-1979



17. Neal C.Wilson:
Country:  United States
Duration: 1979-1990



18. Robert S Folkenberg:
Country:  Puerto Rico
Duration: 1990-1999 



19. Jan Paulsen:19th President of the General Conference of Seventh day Adventist Church
Country:Norway
Duration: 1999-2010



20. Ted N.C. Wilson: He is the current president of the General Conference of the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Country: United States

Duration: 2010-2020