Seventh-day Adventists strive daily to develop a closer relationship with Jesus Christ, to become more like Him, and to serve others as He did.

The heart of our mission is to help others realize the hope found in experiencing a personal relationship with a living God and loving Saviour, and nurturing them in preparation for His soon return.

Adventists believe a Trinity of three Persons - the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit - make up one God.  They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father's will.  When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.

When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor.  He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven.  Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.

We believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything - the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us - is

 part of His plan.  Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.

Each Saturday, Adventists enjoy a 24-hour Sabbath rest from work and school to join family and fellow believers in worship, fellowship, prayer, and communion with God.

Visit the official website of the Adventist church for a more detailed description of our beliefs.

Photos from the booklet, "Seventh-day Adventists are Hands of Hope" © Copyright 1998, 2000 General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church was born out of the Millerite movement of the 1840s when thousands of Christians searched for greater understanding of biblical prophecy.

Among these believers was a small group in New England that rediscovered the seventh-day Sabbath.  They chose the name "Seventh-day," which refers to the biblical Sabbath, Saturday, ordained by God at Creation.  "Adventist" means we're looking for the return of Jesus Christ.

In 1863, the new Sabbathkeepers officially organized into a denomination with 3,500 members worshipping in 125 churches.

They soon began sharing their faith outside of North America, first in Switzerland in 1874, then in Russia, Ghana, South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.

Today, as one of the fastest-growing Christian Protestant churches, 12 million baptized Seventh-day Adventist members live in 204 countries of the world. 

See www.adventist.org/history for more information.