El Salvador: Follow-up to SLV38087.E of 3 January 2002 on the situation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in El Salvador; treatment of Adventists by authorities (1996-April 2002)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 15 July 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | SLV39492.E |
| Reference | 5 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, El Salvador: Follow-up to SLV38087.E of 3 January 2002 on the situation of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in El Salvador; treatment of Adventists by authorities (1996-April 2002), 15 July 2002, SLV39492.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3df4beacc.html [accessed 3 November 2019] |
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According to statistics found in the Adventist Yearbook 2002, an annual publication of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, there are 150 churches and 50,228 members in the East El Salvador Mission (Office of Archives and Statistics 2002a) and 176 churches and 52,798 members in the El Salvador Conference (ibid. 2002b). The East El Salvador Mission is active in the following departments: Cabanas, Cuscatlan, La Paz, La Union, Morazan, San Miguel, San Vicente, and Usulutan (ibid. 2002a). The El Salvador Conference is active in the departments of Ahuachapan, Chalatenango, La Libertad, San Salvador, Santa Ana and Sonsonate (ibid. 2002b). Mailing addresses, names of individuals involved in administration and executive committees, and names of ordained ministers can be found in the Adventist Yearbook 2002 (ibid. 2002a, ibid. 2002b).
In correspondence dated 29 April 2002, the Religious Liberty Director of the Inter-American Division, General Conference, wrote that, in El Salvador, "Seventh-day Adventist[s] are able to worship freely. ... [T]he authorities have a high concept of the church; in general its members are well respected in the society."
Please note that SLV38087.E of 3 January 2002 refers only to Conference (rather than Conference and Mission) membership when citing membership information from the Adventist Yearbook 2001.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
References
General Conference, Inter-American Division Headquarters, Seventh-day Adventist Church [Miami, Florida]. 29 April 2002. Correspondence from Religious Liberty Director.
Office of Archives and Statistics, General Conference, Seventh-day Adventist Church. 2002a. "East El Salvador Mission." Adventist Yearbook 2002.
_____. 2002b. "El Salvador Conference." Adventist Yearbook 2002.
