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The four elected executive officers are president, executive secretary (VP for Administration), treasurer (VP for Finance), and superintendent of schools (VP for Education). The administrative team also includes an assistant to the president.
The team exists to serve the needs of the Oregon Conference constituency in various ways:
Through their service, administration seeks to empower leaders throughout the conference to fulfill their ministry potential in sharing the good news of Jesus Christ in their own territories.
Don Livesay served as the Oregon Conference president from 2001 - 2008, before taking a call to serve as Lake Union president prior to his retirement in 2017.
Livesay’s ministry journey has included serving as pastor for five churches, an academy chaplain, departmental youth work, communication, stewardship and health, conference executive secretary, and conference and union president.
Hleadership mantras include: 1) Lead with authorship, not authority, 2) Do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, and for the right reason, and 3) Positive spiritual outcomes are God’s highest priorities… and should also be mine.
View information on Oregon Conference membership and record keeping
Dr. Kara Johnsson has served the Seventh-day Adventist Church in various roles over the past 20 years, including teaching, chaplaincy, and pastoral ministry. She holds degrees in both education and theology, and a doctorate in leadership from George Fox University.
Born in Australia, Kara was raised in a family committed to serving God wherever He called. Her childhood included many years in Papua New Guinea where her parents served as missionaries. She grew up with a strong sense of God’s calling on her life, and an appreciation for diverse cultures.
A lover of God and people, Kara is passionate about building communities who experience God’s Kingdom now: sharing life together and being a blessing in the wider community. She is married to Dr. Terry Johnsson and they love the adventure of a life journeyed with God.
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Corder brings a wide range of experience in financial leadership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Before retiring in 2021, he served as the Lake Union's assistant treasurer and Trust Services director. Previously, serving as association treasurer for the North Pacific Union Conference as well as treasurer in the Upper Columbia and Oregon Conferences.
His experience working in Adventist Education includes serving at Upper Columbia Academy as vice principal for finance and at Pacific Union College as controller. Corder is known for his dedication to fiscal integrity and his commitment to supporting ministry at the local church level.
He and his wife, Cheri, currently live in Michigan where they enjoy spending time with their adult children and their two beloved grandsons.
Pastor Jonathan Russell believes that stories bring people together. That's why he loves telling the stories of God's leading in the lives of Oregon Conference members. He has the privilege of working with our Oregon Conference churches to place pastors that will provide care and minister to our local members. He also works with the conference communication team to enhance the ministry of local churches by providing timely, meaningful communication that inspires people and supports local ministry.
Before serving at the Oregon Conference, Pastor Jonathan served as a pastor in Oregon for over a decade.
He currently lives in Vancouver with his wife Jaclyn, three children, and a collection of family pets. When they're not serving a church community, they can be found reading books together, appreciating good music, playing in the yard or exploring the great Pacific Northwest.
Contact Administration at (503) 850-3500
Church clerks in the Oregon Conference can access their church membership records using the eAdventist website.
They can also have the ability to update their church's organization information—which is displayed on our Find a Church section—as well as their member and nonmember records. Visit the eAdventist website.
Church secretaries in the Oregon Conference can have access to their church membership records using the eAdventist website.
They can also have the ability to update their church's organization information—which is displayed on our Find a Church page—as well as their member and nonmember records. Visit the links below to learn more. Visit the eAdventist website
Membership Basics (PDF)
Member/Non-member Records (PDF)
Pastors in the Oregon Conference receive church and membership information from their church's clerk and/or secretary.
However, they can also have access to their church membership records using the eAdventist website which allows them to view and print reports for their congregation(s), enter weekly attendance for Sabbath School and Worship Services, etc.
Membership Basics (PDF)
Member/Non-member Records (PDF)
