Do you have a Seventh-day Adventist friend, or have you heard of the Seventh-day Adventist Church but don’t know much about it?  An informational story video will air at the Owosso Seventh-day Adventist Enrichment Center. 1215 Summit St., Owosso on May 30^th, 5:00-8:45 p.m.

The event is free, and a heartwarming presentation of this worldwide 23-million-member protestant church, the whole family will enjoy.

Based on true events, Tell the World tells the compelling story of a small group of farmers from the northeast of the United States. They set the foundation of an organization that has been at the forefront of issues such as health, education, communication and Biblical interpretation.

The film begins with a startling discovery made by farmer and former militia member William Miller. After years of study, Miller concludes that Jesus will return in 1843. His sermons along with the Biblical and historical evidence were so convincing that thousands of people sold everything, confessed their sins and waited for the event with high expectations. Eventually they settled for a specific date: October 22nd, 1844.

But the day came, and Jesus did not return. In addition to Miller and his wife Lucy, few people remained faithful to God, among them Ellen Harmon, James White, and Joseph Bates.

Produced by the Seventh-day Adventist church in Australia, the series presents vivid details of the pain and joy experience by writer Ellen G. White, considered one of the 100 most influential people in American history by the Smithsonian Institute. Her guidance and advice, obtained through Bible studies, as well as dreams and visions revealed by God, guided the steps of this church in becoming a worldwide movement of compassion in the areas of health, education, community development and disaster relief.

Written by H.G. Sloan and Aaron Harzler and directed by Kyle Portbury, with the aid of Allan Lindsay, George Knight and James Nixas consultants, this is the biggest production ever made about the history of Adventism. It shows the harsh beginnings of the church. When watching Tell the World, it’s likely that you will relate to your own experience, and may find that both the disappointment and the success of this movement were the key to their physical,mental and spiritual success.

The correct equations, but the wrong interpretation. The result was sadness, pain and discouragement.
That’s how the story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church begins.