larry r evans
					LARRY R EVANS, UNDERSECRETARY OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE Larry R Evans was born in Pampa, Texas but spent the largest portion of his childhood and youth in the Pacific Northwest. He was graduated from Walla Walla College with a B.A. degree in Theology. He also earned the Master of Divinity and Doctor of Ministry degrees from Andrews University . He was ordained in 1976. He is married to Carolyn (Bigger) and they have two sons, Jeffrey and Jonathan. Evans began his ministry in the Upper Columbia Conference as pastor. He later served in the Oregon Conference as Church Growth Coordinator, Associate Ministerial Director, Church Consultant and then as Assistant to the President which included being the director for Multi-cultural Ministries. He served as Conference Secretary in the Potomac Conference before becoming president of the New Jersey Conference and later the president of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. He was then invited to serve as the Assistant to the President for the North American Division. He became Undersecretary of the General Conference in November of 2002. His responsibilities are largely administrative which include giving support to the General Conference Secretary in general matters pertaining to the overall work of the Secretariat. Evans supervises the annual preparation of the revised General Conference Working Policy as well as preparing any amendments or revisions of the General Conference Constitution and Bylaws. These responsibilities place him on several committees which are quite diverse in nature. He works closely with the various General Conference officers in the preparation of agendas and minutes of several meetings, including the General Conference Administrative and Executive Committees. As part of the Secretariat, Evans works to give support to the global mission work of the church. He serves as the General Conference liaison for the South Pacific Division and as Undersecretary works to assist the Associate Secretaries in their efforts as they serve the various world divisions for which they are responsible.