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The development of the SDA church stemmed from preachers in the early 1840's preaching from the prophecies of Daniel that the end of the world was imminent. During the 1840, 1850's and 1860's Bible study and debate were common through journals. A community arose who held to common thoughts regarding the second coming of Jesus, salvation by faith alone, the continuing value of the 10 commandments, the guiding symbol of the wilderness sanctuary, and the errors of Catholics and some Protestant churches in teaching the immortal soul among other things. The loose-net movement ordained ministers, published tracks and pamphlets, and even sent missionaries.

In 1863, this movement of Bible students came together and formed what was to be known as the Seventh-day Adventists, as it seemed the best description of their common bond. Among those who were important in this formation were: James White, Joseph Bates, Ellen White, J. N. Andrews, John Loughbourough. The church was structured around a Methodist style of governance with conferences, and territory leaders and a general assembly for voting in new leaders.

Other answersThere were many. Here are a few. John Loughborough, Hiram Edson, James White, Joseph Bates, J. N. Andrews, Uriah Smith, Annie Smith, Ellen White, William Miller, Rachel Oaks, Prudence Bates, Sarah Harmon, David Hewitt, Marian Stowell, Charles Andrews, Mary Andrews, and F. E. Belden.

Technically, one could say that William Miller was who started the movement that led toward Adventism, but Sister Ellen G. White helped in the decision of the name "Seventh-day Adventist." For more information, see the link below.

There wasn't a founder of the Seventh-day Aventist Church. The church emerged from the Millerite movement. Most noted early leaders of the denomination were Joseph Bates, James and Ellen White, Hiram Edson, and J.N. Andrews.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is the largest of several Adventist groups which arose from the Millerite movement of the 1840s in upstate New York, a phase of the Second Great Awakening. Miller predicted on the basis of Daniel 8:14-16 and the "day-year principle" that Jesus Christ would return to Earth on October 22, 1844. When this did not happen, most of his followers disbanded and returned to their original churches.

Some Millerites came to believe that Miller's calculations were correct, but that his interpretation of Daniel 8:14 was flawed as he assumed it was the 'earth that was to be cleansed' or Christ would come to cleanse the world. These Adventists arrived at the conviction that Daniel 8:14 foretold Christ's entrance into the Most Holy Place of the heavenly sanctuary rather than his second coming. Over the next decade this understanding developed into the doctrine of the investigative judgment: an eschatological process commencing in 1844 in which Christians will be judged to verify their eligibility for salvation and God's justice will be confirmed before the universe. The Adventists continued to believe that Christ's second coming would be imminent, although they refrained from setting further dates for the event.

For about 20 years, the Adventist movement consisted of a small loosely knit group of people who came from many churches whose primary means of connection and interaction was through James White's periodical, The Advent Review and Sabbath Herald.They embraced the doctrines of the Sabbath, the heavenly sanctuary interpretation of Daniel 8:14, conditional immortality and the expectation of Christ's premillennial return. Among its most prominent figures were Joseph Bates, James White, and Ellen G. White. Ellen White came to occupy a particularly central role; her many visions and spiritual leadership convinced her fellow Adventists that she possessed the gift of prophecy.

The church was formally established in Battle Creek, Michigan, on May 21, 1863, with a membership of 3,500. The denominational headquarters were later moved from Battle Creek to Takoma Park, Maryland, where they remained until 1989. The General Conference headquarters then moved to its current location in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Seventh-day Adventists arose within an apocalyptic movement that stressed the nearness of the Second Advent. Their Christian heritage emphasized the down-to-earth implications of the ministry of the Saviour.

Joseph Bates, J. N. Andrews, and Ellen White are among the founders. William Miller was a predecessor (though he never joined the church), who helped start the Millerite Movement from which the Seventh-day Adventist Church was born.

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