This document provides a summary of the history of God's church from Eden to the present day. It describes how Moses was the first to record God's instructions and how various prophets throughout history called God's people by different names. It then outlines major periods and events in the development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from the 18th century to the present, including the ministry of William Miller, the Great Disappointment of 1844, the emergence of Sabbath-keeping Adventists, and the organization of the denomination in the 19th century. It profiles influential early Adventist pioneers and leaders and notes some anniversaries and current leadership of the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church.

1. PREPARED BY:
Josiah Sarpong Boateng
GNAAS-UCC
©2015

5.  God’s church stretches from Eden to
Eden. Those who have obeyed God
have been called by various names,
such
They all have the same fundamental
beliefs.

6. Moses was the first writer whom God used to record
permanent instructions for His church and to preserve
the people’s experiences for future generations.he wrote
the PENTATEUCH OR THE TORAH

20. Inside the Colosseum

25. 1320-1384

27. (GC 108-109

42. Others

45. Heralds of the Advent
MessageThree and Spectacular
Signs
1755-1843
 During this time period, numerous
spectacular signs appeared in the natural
world, which were interpreted by
theologians and secular media alike as
portents of grave things to come– maybe
even the second coming of Christ.

46. the Lisbon Earthquake

48. This happened as predicted Mark 13:24. The
newspapers of the day reported clearly the most
unusual circumstance Noah Webster, years later,
wrote, “No satisfactory reason has ever been given
to explain the reason for this darkness.”
Those describing the darkness of the night of May
19 said, notwithstanding there was a full moon,
that “if every luminous body in
the universe had been struck out of existence, the
darkness could not have been more complete.”

54. Many disfellowshiped from their churches
for attending William Millers crusade

56. JOSHUA V HIMES

59. Babylon is fallen

60. *The Midnight Cry

61. Final date decided upon
October 22, 1844

62. The Great Disappointment

63. The D -DAY

67. The Great Disappointment

68. The Millerites Went Through
Ridicules Upon Ridicules By
Individuals And News Papers

69. d. The Great
Disappointment

70. A drifting away after the
disappointment

71. The nucleus of the remnant
church

72. HIRAM EDSON –a great
source of encouragement to
the remnant

74. the bir

76. 1844-DATE

77. The Third Angel Begins

78. The SABBATH doctrine brought to
the remnants by RACHAEL OAKS

79. William Farnsworth and his family
first to accept the sabbath message

81. The first SDA church and
first SDA pastor

85. THE SABBATH ACCEPTED
LITTLE BY LITTLE

86. THE SABBATH CONFERENCE
WERE MEANS OF LEARNING
NEW TRUTH

87. OTHER PIVOTAL PIONEERS
OF THE CHURCH

88. Joseph Bates (1792-1872)

89. John Byington (1798-1887)

90. J. H. Waggoner (1820-1889)

91. URIAH SMITH (1832-1903)

92. Frederick Wheeler (1811-
1910)

99. John Nervins Andrews
1829-1883
An amazing bible scholar
with amazing brains . He
memorised the entire new
testament. And wrote many
periodicals And books. He is
chiefly responsible for the
expansion of the church in
switzerland And he is the
popounder of the stewardship
doctrine and systematic
benevolence.

100. He was first assistant editor, then
editor, of the Millerite journal The
Signs of the Times.
Among his works are Commentary
on the Revelation, The Time of the
End, and Analysis of Sacred
Chronology. He remained until his
death the editor of the Advent
Herald (a later name of The Signs
of the Times),
Sylvester Bliss (1814-1863)

101. Daniel T. Bourdeau (1835-
1905
“The French
Evangelist”

102. Owen Russell Loomis
Crosier 1820-1913
He collaborated with
Hiram Edson and Dr. F. B.
Hahn in publishing a
small Millerite paper, the
Day-Dawn & Day-Star
Extra. He was with Edson
on the morning after the
great disappointment on
October 22, 1844. Great
contributions to the
Sanctuary doctrine

103. Charles Fitch
Great
Millerite
preacher
and prophecy
expounder

104. In 1842, feeling the
need of an accurate
chart, Fitch and
Apollos Hale prepared
the famous chart
illustrating the
fulfillment of the last-
time prophecies of
Daniel. This was used
extensively by the
Millerites.

105. He was the
denomination’s first
historian, and wrote the
books, The Rise and
Progress of Seventh-day
Adventists and The
Great Second Advent
Movement.
J. N. LOUGBOUROUGH

106. The last pioneer to
pass on!
St. Helena
Sanitarium, where he
passed away
peacefully on April 7,
1924, at the ripe old
age of ninety-two.
J. N. LOUGBOUROUGH

107. Uriah Smith 1832-1903
Smith was the first
Secretary of the General
Conference starting in 1863.
He is best known for his
book, The Prophecies of
Daniel and the Revelation.
He was the first Bible
teacher at Battle Creek
College.

108. The Remnant Church
Organized
1853-1863

109. The church organised and a
name chosen

110.  b. Significant Anniversaries
 Beginning in 1960 and forward the church began celebrating various anniversaries
which have
 helped to remind us of God’s leading in the past. However, they also remind us that we
have not yet
 reached the promised “Rest” spoken of at the close of Hebrews chapter 11.
 1960– 100th of the adoption of the name Seventh-day Adventist
 1961– 100th of the formation of the first conference
 1963– 100th of the organization of the denomination
 1966– 100th of the first sanitarium (hospital)
 1968– 100th of the first camp meeting
 1972– 100th of organized educational system
 1974– 125th of the first periodical
 100th of the first missionary
 1976– 50th of camping ministry
 1979– 100th of first youth society, Hazelton Township Michigan
 1980– 100th of first Conference outside of North America– Denmark
 1981– 100th of death of James White
 1993– 100th of the opening work in Southern Asia– India
 1997– 75th of the Pathfinder
 1996– 50th of first Pathfinder Club, California
 1999– 120th of Youth Ministry
 2000– 50th of World Pathfinders

111. Current state

112. PRESIDENT OF GC
TED N.C. WILSON

113. SECRETARY OF GC
G. T. Ng

114. TREASURER OF GC
JUAN RAFAEL PRESTOL-PUESAN

115. VICE PRESIDENTS
GUILERMO E. BIAGGI ABNER DE LOS SANTOS
THOMAS L.
LEMON
GEOFFREY
MBANWAELLA SIMONS ARTUR STELE

116. ACTIVITIES
 REVIVED BY HIS WORD
 777
 MORE EMPHASIS ON THE WORK ON THE
HOLY SPIRIT
 CHURCH GGROWTH