Seventh Day Adventist project - genealogy and history

Question

Hello! Was wondering if anyone here has an interest in cataloging notable members of the Seventh Day Adventist church, or your personal family's involvement.

My dad is 4th generation SDA, they originally joined in Accomack VA. Somewhere my grandma has a copy of her grandparents' church records. Needless to say, this is a personal interest of mine.  

I didn't find an existing page so I made a free space project: [[Space:Seventh_Day_Adventists|Seventh Day Adventists]]

I am new to this aspect of Wikitree and would greatly appreciate advice or help from anyone interested! My direct email is caitlin.paul117@gmail.com feel free to contact me there.

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Answer 1

Hi Caitlin, 

While I won't be able to help much on this project, I would just suggest that on your page you explain the difference between the Seventh Day Adventists and the Seventh Day Baptists, as there is already a page for them. I've found that a lot of people get confused between the two (myself included).

Good luck with your research!

Comments

Hi Eric,

The difference between Seventh-day-Baptists and Seventh-day-Adventists is actually in the name. Seventh-day-Baptists also began in the 17th century while Seventh-day-Adventists began in the 19th century. However, the founder of the SDA (Seventh-day-Adventist) Church was a former Baptist preacher, so that is a little confusing. SDB (Seventh-day-Baptists) also believe the Bible is the only true Word of God and is the only authority for church teachings and doctrine. SDA get a lot of their teachings from their founders, especially Ellen G. White, who some consider a prophetess. Hope that cleared some things up!

Answer 2

Ellen White is on Wikitree.

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