Southern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
   
Media Contacts:
Betty Cooney
Office: 818/546-8461; (cell ph) 818/516-6508
e-mail: bcooney916@earthlink.net
Belief Overview:
  The name Seventh-day Adventist highlights two distinguishing characteristics of the denomination: Seventh-day refers to Saturday, which is observed as the Sabbath, a day of delightful communication with God, Christ, the Holy Spirit and one another. Adventist refers to Adventists’ hope in Jesus’ soon return.

For further belief information, visit the official international church web site: www.adventist.org

For Los Angeles area churches and events, visit http://scc.adventist.org  

Demographics:

Ministry in the diverse Seventh-day Adventist membership in Southern California Conference is conducted within five regions, based on geographic areas or relating to preferred ethnicities: L. A. Metro, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific, African-American and West. Membership within each region reflects further cultural diversity and distinctives.

Languages and dialects spoken in Adventist churches in Los Angeles County include Armenian, Arabic, Cambodian, Chinese (Cantonese), Chinese (Fuchien), Chinese (Mandarin), Croatian, English, Farsi, Filipino (Tagalog), Filipino (Visayan), French, German, Hebrew, Hmong, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Serbian, Sign, Spanish, Thai, Tongan, Vietnamese.
Facts:
The 44,018 Seventh-day Adventists in Los Angeles County worship in 31 languages and dialects, in 127 churches under the administration of the Southern California Conference. Globally, more than twelve million baptized Seventh-day Adventist members live in 204 countries. The church operates 5,846 schools and 600 hospitals worldwide, and provides humanitarian and development aid through Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA).
Publications and Other Resources:
The Pacific Union Recorder is a monthly Adventist regional publication with news and features from an 8-conference area: Northern, Central, Southern and Southeastern California; Hawaii, Arizona and Nevada-Utah.
The Adventist Review is the denomination's official news and information weekly international magazine.
Other Web sites of Interest:
Seventh-day Adventist belief acknowledges the Scriptural description of our bodies as temples of God’s Holy Spirit and promotes preventive and restorative health care as part of church mission. The following health facilities are located in Los Angeles County:

http://www.glendaleadventist.com/

http://www.whitememorial.com/

Adventist educational philosophy focuses on the holistic development of the student: mental, physical, social and spiritual. SCC directs a system of K-12 Adventist schools, operating in concert with various agencies of the church working for the salvation of children and youth. For information about the 16 L. A. County Adventist schools, visit http://scceducation.org
 

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