Youth

The church’s Youth Ministries department seeks to motivate young people to take an active role in Adventist ministry, service and outreach. Through clubs such as Adventurers and Pathfinders, Adventist young people have opportunities to learn practical skills, impact their communities and build relationships for eternity.

Timeline:

• 1890: Young Adventists help raise money to send the missionary boat SS Pitcairn to the South Pacific
• 1909: Junior Missionary Volunteer Society is established, later called Pathfinder Club
• 1953: The first issue of Guide magazine is published
• 1969: First world youth congress held in Switzerland
• 1999: Adventist youth establish a new world record for Bible writing from memory