Founders & Early Pioneers
This woman, considered the prophetic voice of the Advent movement, received her first vision at age 17.
Who is Ellen G. White?
The Seventh‑day Adventist Church was officially organized in this year.
What is 1863?
This is the oldest continuously published Adventist periodical.
What is the Adventist Review? (formerly Review and Herald)
This man was the first official Adventist missionary sent overseas.
Who is J.N. Andrews?
This Adventist university in Michigan is the flagship institution of the denomination.
What is Andrews University?
This man is known as the “Father of Adventist Education.”
Who is Goodloe Harper Bell?
This city served as the first headquarters of the General Conferee.
What is Battle Creek, Michigan?
This publishing house, founded in 1855, became the center of early Adventist literature.
What is the Review and Herald Publishing Association?
This country was the first non‑North American region to receive Adventist missionaries.
What is Switzerland?
This Adventist health institution became world‑famous for longevity research.
What is Loma Linda University?
This pioneer wrote Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation, shaping early prophetic interpretation.
Who is Uriah Smith?
This man became the first president of the General Conference.
Who is John Byington?
This magazine, launched in 1908, became the flagship Adventist missionary journal.
What is the Signs of the Times?
This Adventist missionary to Africa became known as the “Apostle to the Congo.”
Who is W.H. Anderson?
This institution, founded in 1874, was the first Adventist college.
What is Battle Creek College?
This Adventist co‑founder was known for his strong leadership and publishing work.
Who is James White?
This major reorganization in 1901 decentralized authority and created union conferences.
What is the 1901 General Conference reorganization?
This Adventist radio ministry began broadcasting in 1937.
What is Voice of Prophecy?
This global initiative launched in 2010 focuses on reaching the world’s largest cities.
What is Mission to the Cities?
This Adventist youth organization was formally established in 1950.
What are the Pathfinders?
This early Adventist preacher and formerly a sea captain introduced the Sabbath truth to the Millerite believers.
Who is Joseph Bates?
This 1903 event reversed parts of the 1901 reorganization and strengthened GC presidential authority.
What is the 1903 General Conference Session?
This Adventist media ministry, founded in 1950, pioneered television evangelism.
What is Faith for Today?
In 1876, he became medical superintendent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, ten years after it was opened.
Who is Dr. John Harvey Kellogg?
These two teenagers organized the first young people's society within the SDA church.
Who are Harry Fenner and Luther Warren?