Seventh-day Adventist Church

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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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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

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Branch Davidians splitFrom Seventh-day Adventist Church