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Raymond Forrest Cottrell (April 21, 1911, Los Angeles, California – January 12, 2003, Calimesa, California) was an Adventist theologian, missionary, teacher, writer and editor. He was an associate editor of both the Adventist Review (the church's official news magazine) and the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary.
Calimesa's only currently-operating elementary school—and only currently operating high school—is Mesa Grande Academy, a private K-12 school owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The nearest community college is Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA) [5] is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination [6] [7] which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, [8] the seventh day of the week in the Christian and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, [7] its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist ...
Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists is a Seventh-day Adventist church on the Loma Linda University campus in Loma Linda, California, United States. By membership, it is the largest Adventist church in the world, with about 6,400 members. [2] [3]
Catholic Church in Australia: 23.25 Australia: Catholicism: Extrapolated figure from calculating assets and investments in the state of Victoria. [7] Seventh-day Adventist Church: 15.6 United States: Adventism: As of 1998. [8] Church of England: 13.84 United Kingdom: Anglican: Endowment funds. [9] Church of Sweden: 11.41 Sweden: Lutheran: FY2012.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church runs a large educational system throughout the world. As of 2008, 1678 [ 1 ] secondary schools are affiliated with the Church. Some schools offer both elementary and secondary education.
James Springer White (1821–1881) – a founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church; founder of The Present Truth, and 2nd, 4th, and 6th President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (1865–1867, 1869–1871, and 1874–1880); husband of Ellen White [123] [124]
In 1860, the fledgling movement finally settled on the name, Seventh-day Adventist, representative of the church's distinguishing beliefs. Three years later, on May 21, 1863, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists was formed and the movement became an official organization.