Vision:
Proclaiming Christ,
Nurturing Believers,
Serving Humanity.

Mission:
Our mission is providing strategic leadership,
support, and resources
to our conferences and national entities
to achieve our shared vision.

Beliefs

Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's current understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. The following are the 28 fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

  1. The Holy Scriptures:
The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God's acts in history.
  • Psalms 119:105
  • Proverbs 30:5, 6
  • Isaiah 8:20
  • John 17:17
  • 1 Thessalonians 2:13
  • 2 Timothy 3:16, 17
  • Hebrews 4:12
  • 2 Peter 1:20, 21
The 28 Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  1. The Holy Scriptures
  2. The Trinity
  3. The Father
  4. The Son
  5. The Holy Spirit
  6. Creation
  7. The Nature of Man
  8. The Great Controversy
  9. The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ
  10. The Experience of Salvation
  11. Growing in Christ
  12. The Church
  13. The Remnant and Its Mission
  14. Unity in the Body of Christ
  15. Baptism
  16. The Lord's Supper
  17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries
  18. The Gift of Prophecy
  19. The Law of God
  20. The Sabbath
  21. Stewardship
  22. Christian Behaviour
  23. Marriage and the Family
  24. Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary
  25. The Second Coming of Christ
  26. Death and Resurrection
  27. The Millennium and the End of Sin
  28. The New Earth

Membership

The primary prerequisite for membership in the Adventist church is baptism by immersion. This, according to the church manual, should only occur after the candidate has undergone proper instruction on what the church believes.

The church is one of the world's fastest-growing organizations, primarily due to increases in membership in the developing nations. Today, less than 7% of the world membership reside in the United States, with large numbers in Africa as well as Central and South America. Depending on how the data was measured, it is reported that church membership reached 1 million between 1955 and 1961, and grew to five million in 1986. At the turn of the 21st century the church had over 10 million members which grew to over 14 million in 2005, and 16 million in 2009. It is believed that over 25 million worship weekly in Seventh-day Adventist churches. The church operates in 202 out of 230 countries and areas recognized, making it "probably the most widespread Protestant denomination".

The church has been described as having close social networks, and has been described as "something of an extended family", and as having "two-degrees-of-separation social networks".

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Need Hope Today?

Where can we find hope when we are confused, depressed, or looking for the meaning of life? Is hope found in success? A relationship? A movie or magazine? Perhaps a bottle or drug?

Some people spend a life-time looking for inner peace and assurance only to have it slip from their grasp. Perhaps you are on this search for hope. For lasting joy, peace, and contentment.

The Hope Channel wants to assist you in discovering what millions have already found-real abiding hope is found in the Word of God. In four steps the Bible will lead you to feel the hope that comes from a God who loves you immensely.
Steps to Hope

Step One

Recognize that God loves you and created you to know peace, happiness, and hope. You were created for a purpose. You are not here by chance. Your existence has meaning. The God who created the world knows you and wants you to have true happiness. No matter our situation in life there is reason to hope when we recognize the eternal God not only knows us, but also has planned for us to experience peace, joy, and hope.

"For I know the purposes which I am purposing for you, says Jehovah; purposes of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 (MKJV).

Jesus said, "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10 (KJV)

If this is true, then why don't we experience the abundant life of inner peace and happiness Jesus promised?
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