Yes. In the 1970's a case on equal pay for equal work, don't even remember the name of the lady right now, but it was historic, and changed the pay scales in the church. She had been a writer and editor for several major Church publications for many years.
Local Seventh-day Adventist churches are part of a local district, which is part of conference/union, which is part of a division, which is part of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The hierarchy may vary a little bit in different areas or divisions, but that is the general organization. If a church becomes "independent," it ceases to be a Seventh-day Adventist church. To put it another way, the Seventh-day Adventist denomination does not follow congregationalist polity (hence the term "denomination"), but instead it is hierarchical.
As of March 2011, the current General Conference President of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is Ted N. C. Wilson.
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The world headquarters of the Seventh Day Adventist Church has been located in Silver Spring, Maryland since 1989. The headquarters building is known as the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist.
The first General Conference President was John Byington, who held that post from March 20, 1863 to May 17, 1865. He was followed by James White.
P. Gerard Damsteegt has written: 'Foundations of the Seventh-Day Adventist message and mission' -- subject(s): Seventh-Day Adventists 'Toward the theology of mission of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church' -- subject(s): General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists
Baptist General Conference was created in 1879.
SDARM General Conference was created in 1925.
Friends General Conference was created in 1900.
A Seventh-day Adventist who becomes a Christian minister of the gospel within that denomination is called a "pastor" or a "minister". He or she is not usually called "reverend" and is never called "father" (pastors have very little in common with Catholic priests). The Adventist Church has a worldwide church organization which includes several levels, the highest of which is the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The General Conference is led by one person, known as the GC president. The current GC president is Jan Paulsen.
General Conference Mennonite Church was created in 1860.
Church of God General Conference was created in 1921.