Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists

What Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists does

The Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists is a regional administrative body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, headquartered at 777 S. Burleson Blvd. in Burleson, Texas, and operating under the church's North American Division. Founded in 1902 and operating with a small administrative staff of 22 employees, the union coordinates ministries, educational resources, and community services across five constituent conferences covering Arkansas-Louisiana, Oklahoma, Southwest Region, Texas, and Texico (New Mexico and parts of Texas). Its primary constituents are Seventh-day Adventist church members, affiliated Adventist K-12 schools, Pathfinder youth club participants, and ministry leaders within the region; affiliated institutions include Southwestern Adventist University and AdventHealth campuses referenced in its broader denominational ecosystem.

The organization's service surface centers on a web-based digital platform (southwesternadventist.org) that functions as an information portal and member-resource hub, complemented by 23+ departmental program areas spanning Children's Ministries, Youth/Young Adult Ministries, Women's Ministries, Prison Ministries, Multicultural Ministries, Stewardship, Planned Giving & Trust Services, and others. Its flagship operational products are recurring annual events — the Pathfinder Camporee at Lake Whitney Ranch in Clifton, Texas; the Women's Ministries Retreat in Frisco, Texas; and the Children's Ministries Training Retreat at Lone Star Camp in Athens, Texas. Digital infrastructure is limited to a content website, Vimeo for video content, and third-party integrations with Eventbrite for event ticketing and NADyouth.com for Pathfinder club registration; no proprietary technology, patents, or AI/ML capabilities are evidenced.

The business model is structured as a religious nonprofit funded primarily through tithes and offerings remitted from member churches across the five conferences, supplemented by incremental event registration fees (typically $40-$200 per attendee, tiered by registration window). Distribution is community-led and channeled through the church and school network rather than through commercial sales motion; marketing relies on the website, organic social media (Facebook, Instagram), Vimeo, email, and Eventbrite to reach existing members and event participants. The organization has no public ticker, no venture or private equity investors, no M&A activity, no patents or trademarks, and does not publicly disclose financial figures.

Name

Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists

Legal name

The Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Website

https://southwesternadventist.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists is a regional administrative body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, coordinating ministries, education, and community services across five constituent conferences spanning Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico from its Burleson, Texas headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Administrative Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

Keywords

• Religious administrative organization
• Church conference coordination
• Ministry programs
• Christian education
• Faith-based community services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burleson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: As a Seventh-day Adventist conference, the organization receives tithes and offerings from member churches within its five conferences (Arkansas-Louisiana, Oklahoma, Southwest Region, Texas, and Texico).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists is a regional administrative body of the Seventh-day Adventist Church that coordinates the activities of multiple constituent conferences across the southwestern United States. It oversees ministry programs (including youth, women's, and children's ministries), supports K-12 and higher education institutions, and facilitates church planting and community outreach across its territory.

Product overview

Southwestern Union of Seventh-day Adventists operates primarily as a religious administrative organization with its main digital presence being the southwesternadventist.org website. The organization offers various ministry programs including the annual Pathfinder Camporee, Women's Ministries Retreat, Children's Ministries Training, and other church-related events. The website serves as an information portal for the union's five conferences (Arkansas-Louisiana, Oklahoma, Southwest Region, Texas, and Texico) and provides access to departmental resources, event registration, and church/school finder services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pathfinder Camporee
• Women's Ministries Retreat
• Children's Ministries Training Retreat

Segments3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Arkansas-Louisiana ConferencecoreOthersOne of five constituent conferences of the Southwestern Union, covering Arkansas and Louisiana territory. Churches and members in this conference participate in union-wide events and programs.
• Oklahoma ConferencecoreOthersOne of five constituent conferences of the Southwestern Union, covering Oklahoma territory. Participates in union-wide programming and events.
• Southwest Region ConferencecoreOthersOne of five constituent conferences of the Southwestern Union, serving the Southwest Region. Participates in union-wide programming and events.
• Texas ConferencecoreOthersOne of five constituent conferences of the Southwestern Union, covering Texas territory. Largest conference in the union, participates in union-wide programming.
• Texico ConferencecoreOthersOne of five constituent conferences of the Southwestern Union, covering New Mexico and part of Texas. Participates in union-wide programming and events.
• Southwestern Adventist UniversitystrategicOthersHigher education institution affiliated with the Southwestern Union, referenced in union statistics as part of the regional ecosystem.
• AdventHealthstrategicOthersHealthcare system affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church, referenced in union statistics as part of the regional Adventist ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: SDA union conference covering the northeastern United States. Functions as a peer administrative body with similar governance over multiple local conferences, schools, and institutions.
• Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: A sister SDA union conference covering the southeastern United States (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, etc.). Operates the same organizational role within the SDA denomination as the Southwestern Union and is directly comparable in mission, structure, and operations.
• Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: SDA union conference serving the Great Lakes region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin). Closely comparable administrative structure, constituent conferences, and ministry portfolio.
• Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: Another SDA union conference covering the western United States. Has a comparable governance role within the North American Division and runs a parallel mix of conferences, schools, and ministries.
• Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: SDA union conference covering the mid-Atlantic region. Operates the same role across multiple states with a similar conference-level governance structure and university affiliation (Kettering College).
• Mid-America Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: SDA union conference covering central U.S. states (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming). Directly comparable as a peer union conference within the same North American Division.

Regional players

• Baptist General Convention of Texas: A regional denominational governance body for Texas Baptist churches, providing administrative coordination and shared services across a multi-state regional footprint — directly analogous in role to the Southwestern Union within its own denominational structure.

Others

• Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: A constituent conference of the Southwestern Union, included as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the subject organization. Provides insight into the operational structure of one of the union's conferences.
• North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists: The parent administrative body overseeing all SDA union conferences in the U.S. and Canada, including the Southwestern Union. Comparable as the broader organizational context, though it operates at a higher hierarchical level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SouthwesternUnion
• Instagraminstagram.com/southwesternadventist
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southwestern-union-conference-of-seventh-day-adventists

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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