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Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists company history timeline

1902

In 1902, the number of Sabbath keepers in Arkansas was 449 whereas Oklahoma had 1,346.

1905

In 1905, the General Conference, the Southern Union Conference, and the Louisiana Conference joined together to purchase a two-story twelve-room house at 810 Jackson Avenue in New Orleans.

1907

Since this is true the canvasser is one of the most important laborers of the conference, in building it up and helping to finish the work” (Watts, 1907).

1916

An extensive list of file titles relating to the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Loma Linda University from approximately 1916 to date.

1921

(1921) Yearbook of the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination.

1932

Events below are listed chronologically by state until Arkansas and Louisiana are joined as a conference in 1932.

1950

On January 17, 1950, the Southwestern Mission constituency met in Dallas, Texas, to hold its first biennial session.

1968

In 1968, the SWRC purchased the current building on Lanark Street which provided space for the conference headquarters.

1970

In 1970, our conference began the first sustained work for the Spanish by Spanish workers.

1971

They continued to meet in the youth chapel of the First Seventh-day Adventist Church but began making plans for a building that would more adequately serve their needs for Sabbath school and growth (Sharpe, 1971).

1977

The Revista Adventista was subsidized so a subscription was only $2.00 per year per family (May, 1977).

1980

Elder, W. H. (1980, Jun.

1981

An open house was held December 20, 1981, followed by a dedication service (Griffin, 1981). Meanwhile, the northeast corner of the property had been designated for the Book and Bible House (later Adventist Book Center). It opened for business in 1981.

1988

(1988, May 28). Adventists to Celebrate Centennial.

1996

For several years, the president was the only regular employee (Beeler, 1996).

2016

With some renovations and a new sign added in the fall of 2016 after the original one was destroyed in a tornado, the office building on Interstate 20 still serves our conference today.

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