Seventh-day Adventist Church

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Christian denomination Protestant denomination Sabbatarian church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination known for its observance of Saturday as the Sabbath, emphasis on Christ’s imminent second coming, and distinctive teachings on health, education, and biblical prophecy.

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Observed surface forms (8)

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Seventh-day Adventism 3
Seventh-day Adventist 3
Adventism 2

Statements (71)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination ⓘ
Protestant denomination ⓘ
Sabbatarian church ⓘ
baptismPractice Baptists ⓘ
surface form: Believer's baptism
coreBelief Biblical creationism ⓘ
Conditional immortality ⓘ
Great Controversy theme ⓘ
Investigative judgment ⓘ
Sanctuary doctrine ⓘ
Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
Soul sleep ⓘ
Trinitarianism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
discourages Alcohol consumption ⓘ
Recreational drugs ⓘ
Tobacco use ⓘ
educationSystem One of the largest Protestant school systems in the world ⓘ
emphasis Biblical prophecy ⓘ
Education ⓘ
Health and lifestyle reform ⓘ
Medical missionary work ⓘ
eschatology Premillennialism ⓘ
foundedInPlace Battle Creek ⓘ
surface form: Battle Creek, Michigan
foundedInYear 1863 ⓘ
governingBody Seventh-day Adventist Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
hasCreedalStatement 28 Fundamental Beliefs ⓘ
hasFounder Ellen G. White ⓘ
James White ⓘ
Joseph Bates ⓘ
hasKeyPioneer J. N. Andrews ⓘ
Uriah Smith ⓘ
hasLevelOfOrganization Division ⓘ
General Conference ⓘ
Local church ⓘ
Local conference ⓘ
Union conference ⓘ
hasMembership Over 20 million members worldwide ⓘ
hasOfficialName General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists ⓘ
hasOrdinance Baptism by immersion ⓘ
Foot washing ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Lord's Supper
hasPropheticFigure Ellen G. White ⓘ
headquartersCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
headquartersLocation Silver Spring, Maryland ⓘ
healthSystem One of the largest Protestant health care systems in the world ⓘ
languageOfWorship Multiple languages worldwide ⓘ
observesSabbathOn Saturday ⓘ
operates Clinics ⓘ
Hospitals ⓘ
Publishing houses ⓘ
Religious media networks ⓘ
Schools ⓘ
Universities ⓘ
organizationalStructure Global church ⓘ
Representative democracy ⓘ
presentIn More than 200 countries and territories ⓘ
promotesDiet Vegetarianism ⓘ
publishes Adventist Review ⓘ
Adventist Review ⓘ
surface form: Adventist World
regardsAsProphet Ellen G. White ⓘ
rejectsDoctrine Eternal conscious torment in hell ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sabbathHours Friday sunset to Saturday sunset ⓘ
scripture Bible ⓘ
supportsDoctrine Religious liberty ⓘ
Separation of church and state ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Evangelical ⓘ
Restorationist ⓘ
theologicalTradition Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Protestantism
viewsHellAs Annihilation of the wicked ⓘ
worshipDay Saturday ⓘ

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle Creek College → affiliation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Loma Linda University → affiliation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Solusi University → affiliation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Solusi University → denomination → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church → governingBody → Seventh-day Adventist Church self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Battle Creek → hasHistoricAssociation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist Church health reform movement
American Protestantism → hasOrganization → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist Church (North American Division)
Christian Roma → hasReligiousDenomination → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Protestant Christianity → hasSubtradition → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adventism
Restorationism → influenced → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Second Great Awakening → influenced → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adventist movement
Bible Student movement → precededBy → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adventist movement
Pitcairn Islands → primaryReligion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventism
Adele Sherbert → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventism
Afro-Grenadians → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Caribbean Americans → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Herbert Blomstedt → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Jonas Wendell → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Adventism
Mervyn Warren → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Will Keith Kellogg → religion → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist
Loma Linda University → religiousAffiliation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist
Solusi University → religiousAffiliation → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
Battle Creek College → religiousTradition → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventism
Solusi University → sponsors → Seventh-day Adventist Church ⓘ
this entity surface form: Seventh-day Adventist Church in Zimbabwe