The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ, and its annihilationist soteriology. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the mid-19th century and it was formally established in 1863. Among its co-founders was Ellen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church.
The Inter-European Division (EUD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in a portions of Europe, which include the nations of Andorra, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland. Its headquarters is in Bern, Switzerland.
Hope Channel International, Inc. is a Christian lifestyle television network and is a subsidiary company of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The network operates globally, with 67 Hope Channels worldwide, each providing programs contextualized to the language and culture of their audience. Focusing on balanced, Christian living, Hope Channel programs cover topics such as mind, body, spirit, family, and community. Hope Channel is available on DirecTV channel 368 in the United States, cable, satellite, multiple channels are available via Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Chromecast devices, Hope Channel app available at App Store for Apple users and at Google Play for Android users, via FaithStream and online at www.HopeTV.org. Derek Morris serves as president of Hope Channel International.
Nuevo Tiempo is a Spanish Christian TV channel and radio station for Central and South America, a version in Spanish language of the Brazilian channel Novo Tempo. Produced at the Adventist Media Center-Brazil from Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro. There are repeaters stations in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru & Uruguay. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Nuevo Tiempo features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Nuevo Tiempo is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite and cable networks in South America and is available over-the-air in some communities.
The Three Angels Broadcasting Network, or 3ABN, is a Christian media television and radio network which broadcasts Seventh-day Adventist religious, music and health-oriented programming, based in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States. Although it is not formally tied to any particular church or denomination, much of its programming focuses on Seventh-day Adventist theology and Adventist doctrine.
Loma Linda Broadcasting Network (LLBN) is a non-profit, community and variety television, Christian broadcasting network in Loma Linda, California founded in 1996. Broadcast can be received via GloryStar Satellite Systems - Galaxy 19, Internet video streaming on each website, IPTV services such as Roku and Roku devices, Joozoor TV and many more, and Verizon FiOS and cable/low and high power TV stations in select areas. LLBN English broadcasts on Glorystar channel 105, along with LLBN Arabic on Glorystar channel 405 and LLBN Latino on Glorystar channel 505. It is located in Loma Linda which is known as one of only five blue zones worldwide from the surrounding Seventh-day Adventist community from which it draws for its programs, with values and lifestyle centered on the Seventh-day Adventist Church and from the Loma Linda University and Hospital nearby.
K19FD-D is a low-power television station serving Camp Verde, Arizona. It broadcasts in digital on UHF channel 19 from its transmitter located on Squaw Peak south of town, and is an affiliate of The Hope Channel, the flagship station of the Adventist Television Network (ATN), operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The station is locally owned by Central States Communications.
Protestantism in Brazil began in the 19th century, and grew in the 20th century. The 2010 Census reported that 22.2% of the Brazilian population is Protestant, while in 2020 the percentage was estimated to have risen to 31% of the population, meaning over 65 million individuals, making it the second largest Protestant population in the Western world.
The Adventist Church of Promise is an evangelical Christian denomination which is both Sabbatarian Adventist and classical Pentecostal in its doctrine and worship. It was founded in Brazil in 1932 by pastor John August Silveira, as a split-off from the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The South American Division (SAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in most of South America, which includes the nations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its headquarters is in Brasilia, Brazil. The Division membership as of June 30, 2021 is 2,545,366
Speranța TV is a Christian television channel in Romania, broadcast in the Romanian language. It is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Speranța TV features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Speranța TV is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite.
Hope Channel Europe is a multilingual Christian TV channel for Europe. It is operated by Stimme der Hoffnung in Germany, and is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Programmes are broadcast in English, Romanian, Portuguese, Czech, French, Italian, Norwegian, Russian and Ukrainian. Hope Channel Europe features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Hope Channel Europe is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite.
Hope Channel Deutsch is a German Christian TV channel for Germany and Eastern Europe. It is operated by Stimme der Hoffnung in Germany which is owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Programmes are also broadcast in Russian. Hope Channel Deutsch features programming produced by Adventist churches, colleges, hospitals and institutions, covering religious, health, educational and family life topics. Hope Channel Deutsch is a 24-hour broadcaster on satellite.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a significant presence in the People's Republic of China with a reported 472,314 members as of June 30, 2020. Many of its pastors in China are women. There are or used to be more than 350 SDA congregations in Jilin Province. Pastor Jan Paulsen, a former Adventist world church president, visited China in 2009. There he said "so many things have changed in China over the last two decades, and while freedom -- the increase of freedom -- is difficult to compare, I am very, very grateful for the fact that so many changes have taken place in this country."
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a small presence in Thailand. The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Thailand (มูลนิธิคริสตจักรวันเสาร์แห่งประเทศไทย) began in 1919. The Thailand Adventist Mission had a reported 14,997 members as of 30 June 2020.
Hope Channel Philippines is a religious network of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Philippines. Its TV stations are owned by Gateway UHF Television Broadcasting, while its radio stations are owned by Digital Broadcasting Corporation. Founded and launched on September 26, 2010, in the South Philippines and in January 2011 in Luzon and Visayas. It was first seen on UHF Channel 25 in Cagayan de Oro in the Northern Mindanao region.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a major Christian denomination with a significant presence in Brazil with over 1,721,758 members as of June 30, 2020. The Seventh-day Adventist Church splits Brazil into eight Unions.
Created and maintained by the Adventist University Center of São Paulo (UNASP) São Paulo campus, the UNASP São Paulo Memory Center is the first museological institution in Capão Redondo. It aims to preserve and disseminate the memory of UNASP, as well as of the early days of the Capão Redondo neighborhood, located in the southern part of the city of São Paulo. The museum produces research, exhibitions, events and books relating the history of the neighborhood and the memory of its sustaining institution, as well as of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and the Adventist Education Network.
