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Seventh-day Adventism Spread Map

Where and when Seventh-day Adventism spread, arrived, was established, declined or was revived, in the places and years the historical record gives.

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Seventh-day Adventism Spread Map Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Finland France French Polynesia Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guam Guatemala Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Ivory Coast Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kuwait Laos Latvia Lebanon Libya Lithuania Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Malta Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vatican City Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe The Great Disappointment Sets Adventism's Course, United States, 1844, ArrivedThe Seventh-day Adventist Church Organizes In Battle Creek, United States, 1863, EstablishedJohn Andrews Opens Adventism's First Overseas Mission In Switzerland, Switzerland, 1874, EstablishedThe 1888 Minneapolis General Conference Debates Righteousness by Faith, United States, 1888, EstablishedThe 1901 General Conference Reorganizes Adventism Into Union Conferences, United States, 1901, EstablishedEllen G. White Dies at Elmshaven, United States, 1915, EstablishedSoviet Repression Dissolves Nearly All Adventist Communities, Russia, 1930 to 1939, SuppressedThe Voice of Prophecy Begins Coast-to-Coast Broadcasting, United States, 1942, EstablishedAdventist Leaders Publish Questions on Doctrine, United States, 1957, EstablishedThe Euro-Asia Division Ends Soviet-Era Isolation For Adventism, Russia, 1990, RevivedAdventist Missionaries Open Work In Mongolia, Mongolia, 1991 to 1998, ArrivedThe General Conference Votes No on Regional Ordination Authority in San Antonio, United States, 2015, EstablishedTed N. C. Wilson Is Re-Elected at the 61st General Conference Session, United States, 2022, EstablishedErton Kohler Is Elected the Twenty First President of the General Conference, United States, 2025, EstablishedAdventist Leaders Launch the Intercultural Mission Training Institute at the First Intercultural Mission Church Planting Summit, Trinidad and Tobago, 2026, Established

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Marker size and shape show how established the tradition was there: a small filled dot for an arrival, a larger one for an established or dominant presence, and a hollow, distinct marker where it was suppressed or nearly disappeared, never simply absent.

1 event has a recorded place with no map coordinate yet, so it is not marked on the map above: The General Conference Adopts the Statement of 27 Fundamental Beliefs in Dallas (Texas). It is complete in the list below.

Spoken Chronology

The Great Disappointment Sets Adventism's Course. United States, 1844, Arrived. Source, Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia).

The Seventh-day Adventist Church Organizes In Battle Creek. United States, 1863, Established. Source, Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia).

John Andrews Opens Adventism's First Overseas Mission In Switzerland. Switzerland, 1874, Established. Source, J. N. Andrews (Wikipedia).

The 1888 Minneapolis General Conference Debates Righteousness by Faith. United States, 1888, Established. Source, General Conference Session of 1888 (Adventist Encyclopedia).

The 1901 General Conference Reorganizes Adventism Into Union Conferences. United States, 1901, Established. Source, Adventist Pioneers in the West: Inventing a New Church Structure (Pacific Union Recorder).

Ellen G. White Dies at Elmshaven. United States, 1915, Established. Source, Ellen G. White: A Brief Biography (Ellen G. White Estate).

Soviet Repression Dissolves Nearly All Adventist Communities. Russia, 1930 to 1939, Suppressed. Source, V. A. Shelkov and the True and Free Seventh-Day Adventists of the USSR (Sapiets, 1980).

The Voice of Prophecy Begins Coast-to-Coast Broadcasting. United States, 1942, Established. Source, Voice of Prophecy Turns 95 Years Old (Adventist Review).

Adventist Leaders Publish Questions on Doctrine. United States, 1957, Established. Source, Adventist-Evangelical Conferences, 1955 to 1956 (Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventism).

The General Conference Adopts the Statement of 27 Fundamental Beliefs in Dallas. Texas, 1980, Established. Source, Creeds (Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists).

The Euro-Asia Division Ends Soviet-Era Isolation For Adventism. Russia, 1990, Revived. Source, Mikhail P. Kulakov (Wikipedia).

Adventist Missionaries Open Work In Mongolia. Mongolia, 1991 to 1998, Arrived. Source, Who We Serve: Mongolians (Adventist Frontier Missions).

The General Conference Votes No on Regional Ordination Authority in San Antonio. United States, 2015, Established. Source, Delegates Vote No on Women's Ordination (Inter-American Division).

Ted N. C. Wilson Is Re-Elected at the 61st General Conference Session. United States, 2022, Established. Source, Wilson Re-Elected as GC President and Other Actions from GC Session (Upper Columbia Conference).

Erton Kohler Is Elected the Twenty First President of the General Conference. United States, 2025, Established. Source, Erton C. Kohler Elected as General Conference President (North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists).

Adventist Leaders Launch the Intercultural Mission Training Institute at the First Intercultural Mission Church Planting Summit. Trinidad and Tobago, 2026, Established. Source, IAD Summit Sparks Renewed Push for Global Mission and Church Planting (Inter-American Division).

Full Chronology

Every recorded spread event for this tradition, in date order, complete: 16 events.

  1. The Great Disappointment Sets Adventism's CourseUnited States, 1844, Arrived
    Source Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  2. The Seventh-day Adventist Church Organizes In Battle CreekUnited States, 1863, Established
    Source Seventh-day Adventist Church (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  3. John Andrews Opens Adventism's First Overseas Mission In SwitzerlandSwitzerland, 1874, Established
    Source J. N. Andrews (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  4. The 1888 Minneapolis General Conference Debates Righteousness by FaithUnited States, 1888, Established
    Source General Conference Session of 1888 (Adventist Encyclopedia)
  5. The 1901 General Conference Reorganizes Adventism Into Union ConferencesUnited States, 1901, Established
    Source Adventist Pioneers in the West: Inventing a New Church Structure (Pacific Union Recorder)
  6. Ellen G. White Dies at ElmshavenUnited States, 1915, Established
    Source Ellen G. White: A Brief Biography (Ellen G. White Estate)
  7. Soviet Repression Dissolves Nearly All Adventist CommunitiesRussia, 1930 to 1939, Suppressed
    Source V. A. Shelkov and the True and Free Seventh-Day Adventists of the USSR (Sapiets, 1980)Marite Sapiets
  8. The Voice of Prophecy Begins Coast-to-Coast BroadcastingUnited States, 1942, Established
    Source Voice of Prophecy Turns 95 Years Old (Adventist Review)
  9. Adventist Leaders Publish Questions on DoctrineUnited States, 1957, Established
    Source Adventist-Evangelical Conferences, 1955 to 1956 (Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventism)
  10. The General Conference Adopts the Statement of 27 Fundamental Beliefs in DallasTexas, 1980, Established
    Source Creeds (Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists)
  11. The Euro-Asia Division Ends Soviet-Era Isolation For AdventismRussia, 1990, Revived
    Source Mikhail P. Kulakov (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
  12. Adventist Missionaries Open Work In MongoliaMongolia, 1991 to 1998, Arrived
    Source Who We Serve: Mongolians (Adventist Frontier Missions)Adventist Frontier Missions
  13. The General Conference Votes No on Regional Ordination Authority in San AntonioUnited States, 2015, Established
    Source Delegates Vote No on Women's Ordination (Inter-American Division)
  14. Ted N. C. Wilson Is Re-Elected at the 61st General Conference SessionUnited States, 2022, Established
    Source Wilson Re-Elected as GC President and Other Actions from GC Session (Upper Columbia Conference)
  15. Erton Kohler Is Elected the Twenty First President of the General ConferenceUnited States, 2025, Established
    Source Erton C. Kohler Elected as General Conference President (North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists)
  16. Adventist Leaders Launch the Intercultural Mission Training Institute at the First Intercultural Mission Church Planting SummitTrinidad and Tobago, 2026, Established
    Source IAD Summit Sparks Renewed Push for Global Mission and Church Planting (Inter-American Division)