Erton Köhler

Erton Carlos Köhler
21st President of the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventists
Köhler in 2025
ChurchSeventh-day Adventist Church
DioceseGeneral Conference
Installed4 July 2025
PredecessorTed N. C. Wilson
Orders
Ordination19 June 1982
Personal details
BornErton Carlos Köhler
(1969-06-26) June 26, 1969
DenominationSeventh-day Adventist
ResidenceSilver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseAdriene Marques Köhler
Children2
Alma materAdventist University Center of São Paulo,
Andrews University
MottoFaithful to the Mission

Erton Carlos Köhler (born June 26, 1969) is a Brazilian Seventh-day Adventist pastor, theologian, and administrator serving as the President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, the denomination’s highest office, since 4 July 2025. He previously served as the General Conference’s Executive Secretary (2021–2025) and as President of the South American Division (2007–2021). Köhler is the first South American to lead the global Adventist Church.