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[Christian B. Schäffler (APD Schweiz)]

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July 4, 2005
Adventist Press Service (APD)
Christian B. Schaeffler, Editor-in-chief APD
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Pastor Paulsen Re-Elected As Adventist World President

St. Louis, Missouri/USA,. (ANN/APD)  Pastor Jan Paulsen, 70, was 
re-elected July 1, 2005, as world president of the Seventh-day 
Adventist Church during the movement's 58th General Conference 
Session. He was elected by a unanimous vote of delegates to the church's 
58th General Conference Session in St. Louis, Missouri (USA). 

"It is a privilege to serve the Lord and the Church in the leadership role 
that you have asked me to fulfil. It is an honour, and I want to express 
appreciation for the trust you placed in me. And I will do my very best to 
serve the Lord and His church," Paulsen said immediately after the vote. 

"I need to know that the Holy Spirit will be a constant companion and 
support, and I believe He will. I want to express my appreciation to the 
many, many of you who have, since I came here, offered their support," 
he added. "Thank you for continuing to remember us in your prayers." 

Pastor Jere Patzer, president of the church's North-West Pacific region 
in the United States, is chairman of the nominating committee, with Dr. 
Delbert Baker, president of Oakwood College, as the vice chairman. 
The panel is composed of 196 delegates from around the world. 

The Norwegian-born Paulsen, church president since 1999, has more 
than 40 years of service as a Seventh-day Adventist Church pastor, 
missionary, educator and church executive. He is an ordained minister 
and has served his church in many areas, beginning in the West 
Norwegian Adventist church area. He has been a pastor, a Bible teacher 
in Ghana, teacher and principal in Nigeria, teacher and principal of 
Newbold College in England, and general secretary and education 
director of the Trans-European region, headquartered in England. In 
1983, Paulsen became president of that region, and was elected as 
general vice president of the General Conference in 1995, a position 
he held until he became president of the General Conference of 
Seventh-day Adventists.

Following early education in Norway and Denmark, Paulsen earned 
a bachelor's degree from Andrews University (Berrien Springs, 
Michigan/USA), a master's degree from Washington Theological 
Seminary, and a bachelor of divinity degree from the Adventist 
Theological Seminary at Andrews. He earned a doctor in theology 
degree from the University in Tubingen (Germany). In addition to 
numerous articles and papers, Dr. Paulsen is the author of several 
books, including "Let Your Life So Shine" and "When the Spirit 
Descends." 

Paulsen's re-election comes on a day when he and his wife, the 
former Kari Trykkerud, are celebrating 50 years of marriage. The 
Paulsens three adult children: Laila Paulsen Becejac, Jan-Rune, 
and Rein Andre. 

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant 
denomination that has 14.3 million baptized adult members in more 
than 200 countries and territories around the world. A total of 25 
million Adventist Christians worldwide attend Adventist worship 
services each week. [Editors: Mark A. Kellner and Christian B. 
Schaeffler for ANN/APD]

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Article and Profile of Jan Paulsen are available on the Web Site:
http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/800.html#art3902
<http://www.stanet.ch/apd/news/800.html> 

A reprintable photo is available on the Web Site:
http://www.gcsession.org/media-kit/photos/officers/jan_paulsen.jpg

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