=====Eastern Territory===== The territory was created in 1920 alongside the [[Western Territory|Western]] and [[Central Territory|Central]] territories. In June of 2012, [[R. Steven Hedgren|Commissioner Hedgren]] petitioned the General to be relieved of their leadership of the territory due to ongoing health issues. ====Territorial Commanders==== ^Commander^From^Until^ |Commissioner [[Thomas Estill]]|1920|1926| |Commissioner [[Richard E Holz]]|1926|(1930)| |Commissioner [[John McMillan]]|(1930)| | |Commissioner [[Ernest Pugmire]]|1942|1947| |Commissioner [[Donald McMillan]]|1947|1953| |Commissioner [[Ronald Irwin]]|(1997)|(1997)| |Commissioner [[Joe Noland]]|September 1998|July 2002| |Commissioner [[Lawrence Moretz II|Lawrence Moretz]]|July 2002|2010| |Commissioner [[R. Steven Hedgren]]|August 2010|August 31, 2012| |Commissioner [[Israel Gaither]] (Pro Tem)|September 1, 2012|February 1, 2013| |Commissioner [[Barry Swanson]]|February 1, 2013| | |Commissioner [[William Bamford III|William Bamford]]| |December 31, 2023| |Commissioner [[Ralph Bukiewicz]]|January 2024| | ====Chief Secretaries==== ^Officer^From^Until^ |[[Donald McMillan]]| | | |[[John Waldron]]|1972|January 8, 1976| |Lt. Colonel [[Paul Rader]]|January 1989|October 1989| |[[William Francis]]|January 2000|January 2003| |[[R. Steven Hedgren]]|October 2008|August 2010| ====Presidents of Women's Ministries==== ^President^From^Until^ |Commissioner [[Judith Hedgren]]|August 2010|August 31, 2012| |Commissioner [[Eva Gaither]] (Pro Tem)|September 1, 2012|February 1, 2013| |Commissioner [[Sue Swanson]]|February 1, 2013| | ====Secretaries in Territorial Finance==== ^Secretary^From^Until^ |[[Claude Ellsworth Bates]]|1917|1917| ====Private Secretaries to Territorial Commander==== ^Secretary^From^Until^ |[[Claude Ellsworth Bates]]|1918|1922| ====Secretaries for Personnel==== ^Secretary^From^Until^ |[[William Francis]]|January 1997|January 2000| |Lt. Colonel [[Mark Tillsley]]| | | ====Older Adult Ministries Bureau==== ^Officer^From^Until^ |Major [[Joy Slye]]|November 1, 2011| | ====Missing Persons Bureau==== ^Officer^From^Until^ |Captain [[Milagros Santiago]]|September 30, 2011| | ====Program Secretaries==== ^Officer^From^Until^ |[[Lawrence Moretz II|Lawrence Moretz]]|1993|1997| ====Assistant Territorial Youth Secretaries==== ^Officer^From^Until^ |[[Lawrence Moretz II|Lawrence Moretz]]|1977|1979| ====Divisions in the Territory==== * [[PenDel Division|Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware Division]] * [[Empire State Division]] * [[Greater New York Division]] * [[Massachusetts Division]] * [[New Jersey Division]] * [[Northeast Ohio Division]] * [[Northern New England Division]] * [[Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Division]] * [[Southern New England Division]] * [[Southwest Ohio and Northeast Kentucky Division]] * [[Western Pennsylvania Division]]