Our beginning...

The Church of God (Seventh Day) grew from the efforts of dedicated advent believes living in Michigian and Iowa in the late 1850’s. In1863, the Michigan church began to extend its influence into the eastern and central U.S. through a publication called The Hope of Israel. This magazine invited fellow Christians to assemble at conferences and camp meetings, and created intrest in their distinctive doctrines: the second advent of Christ an the seventh day Sabbath.

Through these means, the general Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) was organized in 1884 and incorprated in Missouri in 1899. Its offices were located in Stanberry, Missouri, until 1950, when they were transferred to Denver, Colorado. Over the years, the Hope of Israel also moved from Michigan to Iowa, then to Missouri. After several name chnages, it is now know as the Bible Advocate. More than 100 years later, this flasgship publicateion of the Church continues to be published and mailed ten times a year from the Denver offices.

...and now

The Church of God (Seventh Day) recognizes more than 165 congregations in the United States and Canada. It also has affiliated ministries in more than twenty countries outside North America, with a worldwide fellowship of over 125,000 members. As an agent of God’s grace, the church offers warm-hearted fellowship and willing support for people everywhere who trust and obey the same Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ. Its is in a serving people that the Church finds relevance fot its Bible-centered message and its God-inspired missions.