Abner de los Santos elected president of Adventist Inter-American Division in St. Louis, Missouri

Delegates to the 62nd Congress of the General Association of the Seventh-day Adventist Church elected Pastor Abner De Los Santos as president of the Inter-American Division (IAD) on July 7, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Delegates confirmed him after his nomination by the General Association Congress Appointments Commission.

De Los Santos has served as General Vice President of the General Association since 2015. Before that, he was one of the three Vice-Presidents of the Inter-American Division from 2010 to 2015, and he previously served as President of the Mexican Union of the North.

An ordained pastor, De Los Santos holds a Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry from Andrews University. He obtained a Doctorate in the Ministry from the Inter-American Theological Seminary in 2012.

A native of Mexico, De Los Santos began his ministry as a district pastor. He then held administrative posts in his home country, including executive secretary of the association, executive secretary of the union and president of the union.

According to the source, he has more than 39 years of denominational service. That service includes 24 years in Mexico, 10 years in the General Association and 5 years at the Inter-American Division headquarters in Miami, Florida.

Source: Read the original report (translated from Spanish)