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 About Us There are Bible study classes for toddlers through adult, as well as the main worship service, all geared to broaden our understanding of the Bible and bring us closer to God. Local History Excerpted from “A History of.. The Seventh Day Adventist Church in Lafayette, Indiana” by Jane Smith The earliest records… A Record of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the Lafayette area dates back to 1873. The actual establishment of the church as an entity was probably in 1885. In about 1919 Elder Clause White, pastor, came to Lafayette to hold tent meetings. The first series was held at South 21 st and Kossuth Streets, another was held in the northern part of Lafayette, and one was held in West Lafayette. The meetings were well attended and successful, and a fine group of people accepted the messages presented. The Wabash Valley Hospital was established as a Seventh-day Adventist institution in 1906 under the direction of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg. The facility rested on 25 acres of land along the Wabash River and was originally recorded as “Indiana Medical Missionary and Benevolent Association”. In its beginning it was operated as a general hospital, specializing in hydrotherapy and dietary regimens. In the 20's it operated a three-year nurses course. In the early 30's the emphasis was on nervous disorders. It continued as an institution of the church until 1931, and at the time it was sold to Roy Kinzer, a local Adventist businessman. In 1939 a non-profit corporation was formed to operate the “San”, and emphasis became “rest-cure”, and hospitalization was lengthy. In 1969, the facility merged and became the Mental Health Center for Tippecanoe County. A side light to the history of the Lafayette church is that camp meeting for the Indiana Conference was held in this area from the early 1930's to the early 40's. The conference rented facilities in Battle Ground from the United Methodists who owned the church camp ground. For a short time after the tent meetings ended, the church members met in the Woodmen of the World Hall on 3 rd and Columbia Streets. Membership is listed in 1920 at 68 persons. A church building..1920-1937 On November 19, 1920, the Indiana Association of Seventh-day Adventists purchased the old home of Dr. and Mrs. William H. Levering at 805 N. 8 th Street, often referred to as the Dr. Levering Home. It was about the same time that plans were finalized for a church operated elementary school. The church school was held for a few weeks at the Wabash Valley Sanitarium, and then it was moved into a large upstairs room at the recently purchased Levering home. In this large room a curtain separated the upper grades from the lower grades. Later, there were two school rooms upstairs. The Levering home continued to serve as the Church and the church School until 1937. A permit was granted to the church on June 22, 1937 to block the sidewalk and a portion of the street at the corner of 8 th and Union for the purpose of razing and removing the old Levering house. It was on May 23, 1938 that a building permit was granted to construct the basement of a church, (to be covered with a temporary roof), at a cost of $5,000. Church services were held in the Brown Street Methodist church and later in the First Church of God until the building was completed and ready for occupancy in 1941. The headstone from over the front entrance is now incorporated in the planter dominating the foyer of the current church facility. On April 28, 1966, the church building was sold to the United Fund for Greater Lafayette and Tippecanoe County. For a few weeks the church services were held in the Church of the Brethren. Later the congregation met in the Grace United Methodist Church. For one year the school occupied temporary quarters in a residence on East Union Street, and in July 1967, they purchased the old Monitor School and Sabbath services and the school were held there until our present facilities were completed. Twenty acres of ground on Soldiers Home Road were purchased on January 16, 1968. Glenwood Builders, Inc bought 13.55 acres of the original twenty acres on April 17, 1968, leaving the remaining property owned by the church. A ground breaking ceremony was held Sunday, March 24, 1968. Five months later, September 9, the church school opened with two school rooms and the gymnasium, and Sabbath School wing completed. Our present Sanctuary… June 25, 1978, the members held another ground breaking ceremony for the present Sanctuary and an additional wing. The completed facility now houses the Sanctuary, classrooms for Sabbath School, pastor's study, secretarial office, literature room, two school rooms, gymnasium, kitchen, vegetarian food store, Pathfinder room for youth, and a library that will serve both the church and the school. The church and school were dedicated debt free on April 21, 1984. In 1990 we dedicated to God's glory our stained glass windows and our organ. The Dorcas Society… The congregation operated a community outreach called the Dorcas Society while they were located in the sanctuary at 8 th and Union streets. Clothing needs in the community were the main focus in this outreach program. In 1980, the Community Services Department at the present Church complex opened to the public, with a focus on clothing and food needs. It has continued uninterrupted until the church purchased a home at 420 North 5 th Street, near downtown Lafayette, on October 20, 1988. The membership of the church in 2003 was 166. We operate an elementary school called Pleasantview Christian School. This edifice stands as a monument to sacrificial giving on the part of the membership whose desire is to see God's work grow rapidly in this area. As through faithful witnessing the membership has steadily grown in the past, so by faithfulness and zeal will the message of Jesus' soon return be made known and all who will respond be gathered in the clouds. About Seventh-day Adventists What Seventh-day Adventists Believe Fundamental Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. More >> Home | About Us | Devotional | Calendar | Ministries | News | Online Giving | Bible Study | Prayer | Media | Purdue SDA Fell. | Bookstore | Sermons & Music | Contact Us | Links |
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