Gary Rustad

The Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists oversees more than 200 churches, 35 companies, and 39 elementary and high schools located in Georgia, Eastern Tennessee, and Cherokee County in North Carolina. Also within this region are four Adventist hospitals, nine Adventist Community Services Centers, and one Adventist University. There more than 42,600 Seventh-day Adventist members of the Georgia-Cumberland Conference. The conference employs over 400 pastors, teachers, and support staff.