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Who are

Seventh-Day Adventists?

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Our Church

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.


Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father's will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.


When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor. He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven. Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.


Adventists believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything—the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us—is part of His plan. Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.



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Our Conference

GAA is owned and operated by the Southern California Conference (SCC) of Seventh-day Adventists, located in Glendale, CA. The SCC's Office of Education staff are dedicated to helping GAA and our sister schools in this conference thrive.


Our school is part of the largest Protestant educational system in the world with over 1.5 million students enrolled in over 7,500 schools.

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Our Union

 There are close to a quarter of a million Adventists living in the Pacific Southwest states of Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah, with more than seven hundred church communities to choose from. Seventh-day Adventists have long-established passions for healthcare and education, particularly in the Pacific Southwest where our fine Christian elementary and secondary schools, universities, and health system including more than 20 first-rate hospitals make a practical difference to our communities.