In which country did David Livingstone serve?
Africa
What does Revelation 14:7 say?
"Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters."
Who nailed 95 theses to which door & in what year?
Martin Luther, Wittenberg Castle Church, October 31, 1517
Who was burnt at the stake?
John Huss & Jerome
What was the name of the colony where the first settlement that had full religious freedom was founded?
Rhode Island
What did the preaching of John Knox do in Scotland?
Shake the foundation of apostasy
What did William Tyndale give to the common people of England?
The Bible in their own language
Who first preached the first angel's message in Sweden?
The Petri Brother
What did the Waldenses keep burning in the Dark Ages?
The light of truth
Where did John G. Paton serve?
The South Pacific
Where did William Carey serve?
India
Who is known as the herald of reform?
John Wycliffe
Into what language did Adoniram Judson translate the Bible?
Burmese
Which friend of Martin Luther help to draft the Augsburg Confession?
Philip Melanchthon
What did the second angels' message announce?
That Spiritual Babylon is fallen
What did the first angels' message warn about?
The judgement hour has come
What periodical on the second coming did Himes produce?
Signs of the Times
What happened on November 13th, 1833?
The falling of the stars
In which country did Johann A. Bengel serve?
Germany
In which country did Joseph Wolff serve?
Asia
What was the real name of Juan Ben-Ezra?
Manuel De Lacunza
Where did Francis Louis Gaussen serve?
Switzerland
Where did H. Heintzpeter serve?
Holland
Who wrote the book The coming of the Messiah in Glory and Majesty?
Manuel De Lacunza/Juan Ben-Ezra
What was Joseph Wolff known as?
Missionary of the world
What is the "Midnight Cry" referring to?
Calling attention to the believed second coming of Christ in 1844
How did Ellen Harmon feel about becoming a prophet?
She did not want the gift at first and prayed that God would remove it
What did William Miller believe the cleansing of the sanctuary referred to?
Cleansing of the Earth by fire and the second coming of Christ
Where in the Bible can you read about the second angels' message?
Revelation 14:8
What was the reason for the great disappointment?
The misunderstanding or misinterpretation of the Scriptures and signs
In vision Ellen Harmon had the fourth commandment pointed out to her by
A halo of light
Where was the first Seventh-day Adventist Church?
Washington, New Hampshire
What was the name of the book J. N. Andrews wrote about the Sabbath?
History of the Sabbath
What does the third angels' message tell us about?
Warn men and women against receiving the mark of the beast
How old was Ellen Harmon when she became God's messenger?
17
Who was the first Seventh-day Adventist author to print a tract on the Sabbath?
Joseph Bates
What was the name of the book on the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation that Uriah Smith write?
Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation
What vision did William Foy refuse to relate?
The ultimate victory of the saints
In what year did Ellen White die?
1915
In what year was the Great Disappointment?
1844
What vision did Hiram Edson receive?
Jesus moving from the Holy Place to The Most Holy Place in the Heavenly Sanctuary
Who wrote the book The Great Controversy?
Ellen G. White
On what subject did Rachel Preston distribute tracts?
The Bible Sabbath
What happened in 1844?
The Advent believers waited on the second coming of Christ only to be disappointed. This is known today as the Great Disappointment
Where did the Seventh-day Adventist Church begin?
New Hampshire
What did early Adventist think about church organization?
Strong feelings and vocal negative opinions
What is the correct way to write the name of our church?
Seventh-day Adventist
How was the gospel ministry to be supported?
Systematic benevolence
What was the first step towards church organization in 1853?
Identity cards issued to ministers
Where was our first General conference session held?
Michigan
Who was the first General Conference President?
John Byington
In what year was the first General Conference session held?
1863
In what year was the General Conference moved to Washington D. C.?
1903
In what year was the paper Present Truth first published?
1849
In what year was the Youth's Instructor first published?
1852
In what year was the first tent meeting held?
1854
In what year was the name "Seventh-day Adventist" adopted by our church?
1860
Who pioneered the first church school?
Goodloe H. Bell
What happened in Michigan in 1868?
First camp meeting
The first mission ship to the Pitcairn came as a result of offerings from which department?
Sabbath School
In what year was the first Camp Meeting?
1868
In which country did Philipp Reiswig serve?
Russia
J. N. Andrews was the first official what? And in what year?
Overseas missionary; 1874
Where did J. G. Matteson serve?
Scandinavia
Where did D. T. Bourdeau serve?
France
How did the payment of tithe affect our church?
Strenghten all phases of the ministry
Where did our first Seventh-day Adventist missionary go?
India
In which country did J.E. Fulton serve?
Fiji Inslands
Who opened the permanent work in New Zealand?
Elder Haskell
What did Abram La rue do in Hong Kong & China?
prepared the way for missionaries Edwin H. Wilbur and J. N. Anderson to enter China fourteen years later.
Who was M. E. Kern?
First Youth Director of the General Conference
Who founded Avondale College?
Ellen G. White
What society did Luther Warren help to organize?
Young People's Society
Who originated the plan for Ingathering?
Jasper Wayne
Who are trained at Loma Linda University?
Physicians
What church paper was first used when Ingathering?
Signs of the Times
In which country did F.A. Stahl serve?
South America
When did Ingathering begin?
1903
Who died in 1915?
Ellen G. White
What did H.M. S. Richards pioneer in 1926?
Religious radio broadcasting
In what year did was the Adventist Theological Seminary established in Washington, DC
1936
In what year was the Adventist Theological Seminary moved to Berrien Springs?
1960
Where did Leo B. Halliwell serve?
Brazil
In what year was the Pathfinder Club officially accepted by the Seventh-day Adventist Church?
1946
What is the role of the Communications Department?
The mission statement of the Communication Department is "building bridges of hope." This is being accomplished by reaching the diverse church audiences, both within and externally, with an open, responsible and hope-filled communication program, and through the effective use of contemporary technologies and methods of communication.
What is the role of the Ministerial Association?
The Ministerial Association serves pastors, pastoral spouses and families, evangelists, Bible instructors and local church elders with encouraging spiritual nurture, professional development, practical resources and continuing education
What is the aim of every department of the church?
Win souls for Christ
What is the role of the Sabbath School Department?
It has four purposes:
1. Study of the Word, enabling members to study the Word of God systematically.
2. Fellowship, providing opportunity for social interaction.
3. Community outreach, teaching the gospel to those who do not know it.
4. World mission emphasis, making funds available for the worldwide expansion of the
church.
What is the role of the Education Department?
The Education Department provides coordination and supervision to the worldwide Seventh-day
Adventist educational system, from the elementary school to the university level
The Accent magazine is published by the General Conference for which department?
Youth Ministries
The Liberty magazine is for which two departments?
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
Who is Baraka Muganda?
Past Youth Director of the General Conference
Who was the first General Conference Youth Director?
M.E. Kern
In what year was the first Seventh-day Adventist college opened?
1874
Which department fosters religious radio and television programmes?
Communication
Which department publishes Ministry magazine?
Ministerial
Which department publishes Listen magazine?
Health and Temperance
Which department funds overseas missions?
Sabbath School
Which department prepares resources for the Christian Home and marriage?
Family Life
Which department fosters the development of churches and institutions?
Global Mission
Which department promotes the colporteur work?
Publishing
In which country did J. N. Andrews serve?
Switzerland
In which country did William Carey serve?
India
In which country did Adoniram Judson serve?
Burma
In what year was the five-day Plan introduced?
1962
In what year did the name Adventist Youth replace Missionary Volunteers?
1978
In what year was the Lisbon earthquake
1755
In what year was the Dark Day?
1780
In 1961 what happened to the College of Medical Evangelists?
Renamed as Loma Linda University
Where did A. G. Daniells serve?
New Zealand
Where is the Trans-European Division headquarters?
St. Albans, United Kingdom
Where is the Inter-American Division headquarters?
Miami, Florida
Which department promotes tithes?
Stewardship
Which department is responsible for promoting the Pathfinder club?
Youth Ministries
What are the objects of the Health Department?
To promote health and well-being of all members of the church and community.
To establish caring units such as hospitals, clinics, smoking-cessation support groups or even
AIDS support groups in churches, schools or other Adventist and non-Adventist institutions.
To promote abstinence from harmful substances. Health Ministries seeks to establish, above all, relationships with people regardless of race, gender, age or circumstances through which the healing power of God's grace can be disseminated.Which department wins good will to the church?
Which department is responsible for operating the Seventh-day Adventist school system?
Education
Which department was organized to train young people for Christian service?
Youth Ministries
What department preserves the right of every person to worship?
Public Affairs and Religious Liberty
What department makes up 70% of our church?
Women Ministries
True or False: The General Conference Session in 1901 became known as the "turning point toward unity, reform, solvency and ardent evangelism"
True
True or False: James White died in 1874
False, 1881
True or False: Dr. J. Kellogg mixed pagan beliefs with the Bible
True
John Byington was the second president of the General Conference.
False, First
True or False: J. N. Andrews was the first official overseas missionary
True
True or False: God warned the members living in Battle Creek to "spread out and take the good news"
True
True or False: The SDA headquarters were burned by fire so they moved near Washington, DC in 1903
True
Avondale College in Australia was founded by Ellen White in what year
1897
The tithing system replaced the systematic benevolence plan in what year
1878
Today thousands make their living through this ministry or earn school scholarships through this ministry during the summer months.
Colporteur
The first book that was colporteured was
Thoughts on Daniel and the Revelation by Uriah Smith
Colporteur ministry was introduced to the church by whom, in what year?
George King, 1881
In the year was the General Conference Youth Department was formally organized.
1907
The first young people's society was organized in where and what year
Hazelton Township, Michigan | 1879
Who started the young people's society
Harry Fenner, 17 & Luther Warren 14
When and where was the Missionary Society was formed, that became the Lay Activities Department and now the Personal Ministries Department.
1873
The ship that was sent to the Pitcairn Islands was called the "
Pitcairn
The first Sabbath School lessons were published what magazine? When? By Whom?
Youth Instructor, 1852, James White
The first OFFICIAL camp meeting was held on a farm in this state, when?
Michigan, 1868
When was the first OFFICIAL Seventh-day Adventist school was started ? By Whom?
1872, Goodloe H. Bell
In 1866 the health institution was opened called what? What is it now called?
The Health Reform Institute, The Battle Creek Sanitarium
Who is the current world Pathfinder Director?
Janatan Tejel
When was the first OFFICIAL "Signs of the Times" published?
1874
The United States government granted NONCOMBATANT status to Seventh-day Adventists in
1864
What is the name of our denominational church paper
Review and Herald
The name "Seventh-day Adventist" was selected to represent the movement in the year
1860
Where did Phillip Reiswig serve?
Russia
Where did Ferdinand A. Stahl serve?
South America
The "Present Truth" was published in what year?
1849
The "YOUTH INSTRUCTOR" began in what year and who wrote it?
1852 | James White
