Videos Currently viewing This Week in Adventist History (2020) All Videos Did you know that the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists (ESDA) launches next month? We'll be bringing you stories from Adventist history (and from the Encyclopedia) in "This Week in Adventist History"! This Week in Adventist History (December 25, 2020) This week, we learn about the career of Joni Mae Pierre-Louis, Adventist musician and educator. This Week in Adventist History (January 1, 2021) For the last week in 2020 and the first day of 2021, we hear from David Trim and Dragoslava Santrac about the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists and its contribution to Adventist history. This Week in Adventist History (January 3, 2020) This week, we learn about the Frost family and their services as Seventh-day Adventist church workers in China and the United States. This Week in Adventist History (January 10, 2020) This week, we focus on the life of John Byington, first president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. This Week in Adventist History (January 17, 2020) We learn about Lucina French, an early Seventh-day Adventist missionary to what is now Ghana. This Week in Adventist History (January 24, 2020) This week, the Adventist Church's medical mission expands to eastern Africa, and the sixth-ever conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is formed in Iowa. This Week in Adventist History (January 31, 2020) This week, the University of Eastern Africa, Baraton, opens its doors. This Week in Adventist History (February 7, 2020) This week, we hear about long-serving missionaries and church administrators. This Week in Adventist History (February 14, 2020) This week, the first evangelistic series done by Seventh-day Adventists in Australia took place, and another conference was created in the U.S. state of California. This Week in Adventist History (February 21, 2020) This week, we learn about the life and ministry of John Mark Hopkins. This Week in Adventist History (February 28, 2020) Welcome to a Leap Year edition of 'This Week in Adventist History'! This Week in Adventist History (March 6, 2020) This week, we hear about the medical work that Seventh-day Adventists do. This Week in Adventist History (March 13, 2020) This week, we focus on the life and ministry of N. Z. Town. This Week in Adventist History (March 20, 2020) This week, learn what Sir Isaac Newton has in common with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This Week in Adventist History (March 27, 2020) This week, we cover events from this week in Adventist history. Enjoy! This Week in Adventist History (April 10, 2020) Dr. David Trim shares stories and events about people from Adventist history. This Week in Adventist History (April 17, 2020) This week we learn about Adventist church schools in Iran and in Peru. This Week in Adventist History (April 24, 2020) Dr. Trim tells us about Maria Huntley and the Tract and Missionary work, as well about a young man who met Stalin. This Week in Adventist History (May 1, 2020) This week, we learn a little bit about Adventists and perseverance. This Week in Adventist History (May 8, 2020) This week we focus on Adventist education. This Week in Adventist History (May 15, 2020) Dr. David Trim tells us about early Adventist mission work in Brazil and South Africa, along with some stories from Seventh-day Adventist history. This Week in Adventist History (May 22, 2020) This week we look at early efforts undertaken by Adventists in Equatorial Guinea and Kenya. This Week in Adventist History (May 29, 2020) What were Adventists doing seventy-five years ago? Dr. David Trim dives into events from all over the world involving Adventists in 1945. This Week in Adventist History (June 5, 2020) This week, learn about Drs. John and Jean Morse. This Week in Adventist History (June 12, 2020) D This Week in Adventist History (June 19, 2020) This week, we cover a variety of events that happened around the world during this week in Adventist history. This Week in Adventist History (June 26, 2020) This week, we learn about the life of Adventist Church worker Jessie Rogers, and hear a poem that she wrote! This Week in Adventist History (July 3, 2020) This week, Dr. David Trim and Dr. This Week in Adventist History (July 10, 2020) Dr. David Trim speaks to us about the history of the growth of the Adventist Church in the country of Brazil. To visit the new Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists, visit encyclopedia.adventist.org. This Week in Adventist History (July 17, 2020) This week, we learn about two Adventist medical institutions. This Week in Adventist History (July 24, 2020) Dr. David Trim tells us about the lives of Edwin, Florence, and Alma Butz, three early Adventist missionaries to Pacific islands and Australia. This Week in Adventist History (July 31, 2020) This week, the Adventist Church in Paraguay and Uruguay is established. Dr. Michael Younker brings us these stories. This Week in Adventist History (August 7, 2020) This week, early Church leaders point out the dangers of spiritualism, and Dr. Trim traces the history of the Church's growth in Mozambique. This Week in Adventist History (August 14, 2020) This week, we learn about the lives of two Adventist women, Susan (Trimble) Bright and Irene (Morgan) Kirkaldy. This Week in Adventist History (August 21, 2020) This week, we hear about the Hancocks and the Laceys, two early Adventist Church missionaries. This Week in Adventist History (August 28, 2020) This week in Adventist history, Battle Creek College opens and Atoifi Hospital opens. This Week in Adventist History (September 4, 2020) This week, we focus on the life of Dr. Lillis Starr, a groundbreaking Adventist physician. This Week in Adventist History (September 11, 2020) Dr. Trim tells us about the beginnings of Adventist institutions in the US state of North Carolina. This Week in Adventist History (September 18, 2020) Dr. Trim and Dr. This Week in Adventist History (September 25, 2020) Dr. David Trim presents this week's "This Week in Adventist History". This Week in Adventist History (October 2, 2020) This week, we hear about the formation of the Wisconsin and Illinois Conferences, the opening of Hinsdale Hospital, and the start of Adventist World Radio. This Week in Adventist History (October 9, 2020) This week, Dr. David Trim tells the stories of Arthur L. White and Herman O. Olson. This Week in Adventist History (October 16, 2020) This week, we learn about the lives of George Drew and Edith Bruce. This Week In Adventist History (October 23, 2020) This week, we learn about the establishment of Radio Lira in the country of Costa Rica. This Week in Adventist History (October 30, 2020) This week, we learn about the growth of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Russia and countries surrounding Russia, and about the life of Donald Barrett. This Week in Adventist History (November 6, 2020) This week, we learn about Florence Welty Merrell and hear a poem that she wrote around 1911. This Week In Adventist History (November 13, 2020) Dr. David Trim recounts how, during this week in Adventist history, Ellen White had a dream that kickstarted the beginning of the Adventist Church's publishing ministries. This Week In Adventist History (November 20, 2020) This week, Elizabeth Henry shares the story of Marian Hay, Adventist author and editor. This Week In Adventist History (November 27, 2020) This week, we learn about Seventh-day Adventist mission work in the Philippines and in Japan. This Week In Adventist History (December 4, 2020) Classes begin for the very first time at Bogenhofen Seminary, and the church in the southern part of Africa begins to get organized, during This Week in Adventist History! This Week in Adventist History (December 11, 2020) This week we hear about the life and service of James and Ina Robison. This Week in Adventist History (December 18, 2020) This week we learn about Andrew Cudney, the first ordained minister to be sent to Pitcairn Island.