Welcome to the 65th Constituency Session Website.
On this site, you will find valuable information about the mission and ministry of what God has done in the past four years through the Southern California Conference believers.
As we look retrospectively, we realize that the churches in our conference have been instruments in God’s hands, bringing good news — the Gospel — to thousands of people who live in our territory; for that, we praise God.
Therefore, we are thrilled to share inspirational stories, informational reports and motivational plans and objectives for the future.
Regardless of whether or not you are a delegate to the 2019 Constituency Session, I invite you to explore this website and become acquainted with what has been happening among God’s people beyond your home church.
For this gathering, we have chosen the theme “Exalting Christ,” because we are giving Him all the credit for every single soul brought to Jesus or for any deed done in His name to any of His children.
The 65th constituency session will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2019, at 7:55 a.m. at the White Memorial Seventh-day Adventist Church. Let’s pray for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on each one of the delegates and each meeting in preparation for this event.
Prayerfully,
Velino A. Salazar
SCC President
Committees
Bylaws Committee
Pre-Session Committee
- Purpose of Pre-Session Committee Meeting
- Article 3 – Pre-Session Procedures – Per Bylaws
- Pre-Session Committee – List of Pre-Session Committee Delegates
- Allocation of Members to Serve on Nominating Committee – Per Bylaws
- Nominating Committee Distribution Formula
- Previous Nominating Committee
- Previous Executive Committee
- Pre-Session Meeting Procedures
- Pre-Session Committee Minutes
Nominating Committee
- Nominating Committee Report
Email Nominating Committee Chair – Elder Ricardo Graham
Delegates
Town Halls
Monday, August 26
Lancaster Church, 43824 30th Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536
Agenda
Tuesday, August 27
Camarillo Church, 3975 Las Posas Road, Camarillo, CA 93010
Agenda
Thursday, August 29
Van Nuys Church, 14615 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, CA 91405
Agenda
Tuesday, September 3
Temple City Church, 9664 Broadway, Temple City, CA 91780
Agenda
Thursday, September 5
Los Angeles Adventist Academy, 846 East El Segundo Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90059
Agenda
Elections – Officers
President – Velino A. Salazar
Executive Secretary – John H. Cress
Treasurer – Orville Ortiz
Executive Vice President – James G. Lee, Jr.
Vice President for Education – Harold Crook
Elections – Executive Committee 2024-2029
Administrative Members
President
Executive Secretary
Treasurer
Vice President
Vice President for Education
Asian Pacific Region Director
Greater Los Angeles Region Director
Hispanic Region Director
Los Angeles Metro Region Director
West Region Director
Non-Administrative Members
Asian Pacific Region
Patricia Hokama, Central Japanese-American Church
Paul Cho, Chino Valley Chinese Church (pastor)
Norman Sacro*, Pasadena Church
Greater Los Angeles Region
Sonja Starks, Compton Community Church
Deborah Fountain, Tamarind Avenue Church
Adolphus Garnett*, Fifty-Fourth Street Church (pastor)
Jonathan Taylor, New Hope Adventist Company
Hispanic Region
Lorena Piedra, Glendora Spanish Church (educator)
Natanael Caballero*, Baldwin Park Bilingual Church
Maurin Paz-Thompson, El-Shaddai Spanish Church
Heleodoro Garcia, Central Spanish Church
Cindy Negrete, Monrovia Spanish Church
Ruby Meneses, Lincoln Heights Spanish Church
Los Angeles Metro Region
Christina Ceballos, Alhambra Church
Sandra Schultz, Glendale City Church
Jillian Lutes, West Covina Church (pastor)
Jon de la Paz, Temple City Church
Melody Cardenas, Living Stones Church
West Region
Michael Stevenson, Santa Clarita Church (pastor)
Laura Uhl, Santa Barbara Church
Neville Salvador*, Hollywood Church
*Returning committee members
Elections – Bylaws Committee 2024-2029
Asian Pacific Region
Dennis Imai, Gardena Japanese-American Church
Johmy Fajilan, Glendale Filipino Church
Greater Los Angeles Region
Greer Bosworth, Breath of Life Church
David Love, Ephesus Church
Hispanic Region
Daniel Castanaza, Adonai Church
Paul Negrete*, Monrovia Spanish Church
Los Angeles Metro Region
Rogelio Paquini, West Covina Hills Church
Daniel Dik, Alhambra Church
West Region
Richard Guy, Santa Clarita Church
Richard Roethler, Santa Monica Church
*Returning committee members
Session Materials
Agenda
- 64th Session Agenda – Final
- Placing Session Agenda Items – instructions and FORM sent to pastors and churches
- Extension for Placing Session Agenda Items – new instructions sent to pastors and churches
Preliminary Data
This page contains documents with information leading up to the 64th Constituency Session:
- 63rd Session Minutes – Approved Minutes of the 2011 SCC Constituency Session
- 64th Session Timeline – Timeline of events leading up to the Session
- Session Notice – Recorder – Bylaws require the notice to appear in the Pacific Union Recorder twice, prior to the Session
Parliamentary
This page contains documents outlining the rules and guidelines under which the 64th Constituency Session will operate.
2015 Session Parliamentarians:
- Karen La Madrid, Esq.
- Duane Montgomery, Esq.
Reports
President
Executive Secretary
Vice President
Treasurer
Superintendent of Education