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The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is a Protestant denomination founded in America the mid-19th century during the [[Second Great Awakening]]. The basic tenets of Adventism were based on a version of [[premillennial]] evangelical Protestantism and focused on the prophecy that Christ would return in 1844. They also strongly held the belief that the [[Sabbath'' was Saturday (the 7th day), so they opposed laws making Sunday the Sabbath.  

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is a Protestant denomination founded in America the mid-19th century during the [[Second Great Awakening]]. The basic tenets of Adventism were based on a version of [[premillennial]] evangelical Protestantism and focused on the prophecy that Christ would return in 1844. They also strongly held the belief that the [[Sabbath'' was Saturday (the 7th day), so they opposed laws making Sunday the Sabbath.  

The church was organized in 1863 around the belief that Jesus indeed had entered the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary in 1844. [[Ellen G. White]] (1827-1915), while holding no official role, was the dominant personality and moved the denomination to a concentration on missionary and medical work. Beginning in the 1890s, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was impacted by the [[Holiness Movement]]. Borrowing from the holiness movement, Albion Fox Ballenger and Sarepta M. I. Henry sought to bring together law and gospel themes, and thereby fill a spiritual need not met by Adventist emphasis on moral behavior. Revival focused on being filled with the Holy Spirit and healing. Mission and medical work continues to play a central role in the 21th century.

The church was organized in 1863 around the belief that Jesus indeed had entered the most holy place of the heavenly sanctuary in 1844. Ellen G. White (1827-1915), while holding no official role, was the dominant personality and moved the denomination to a concentration on missionary and medical work. Beginning in the 1890s, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was impacted by the [[Holiness Movement]]. Borrowing from the holiness movement, Albion Fox Ballenger and Sarepta M. I. Henry sought to bring together law and gospel themes, and thereby fill a spiritual need not met by Adventist emphasis on moral behavior. Revival focused on being filled with the Holy Spirit and healing. Mission and medical work continues to play a central role in the 21th century.

The church professes 28 fundamental beliefs which it sees as being based on the Bible, and which it states is the only basis of its faith, though historically it has privileged the teaching of Mrs White.  Healthy food is part of the religion. Adventists are vegetarians and reject caffeine and alcohol.  Adventists in Battle Creek, Michigan, developed America's [[Breakfast cereals|breakfast cereal industry]].

The church professes 28 fundamental beliefs which it sees as being based on the Bible, and which it states is the only basis of its faith, though historically it has privileged the teaching of Mrs White.  Healthy food is part of the religion. Adventists are vegetarians and reject caffeine and alcohol.  Adventists in Battle Creek, Michigan, developed America's [[Breakfast cereals|breakfast cereal industry]].