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About the Phil Campbell Seventh-day Adventist Church
"Born to be a torchbearer of God's truth in the vicinity of Phil Camp-bell, our new church has a rendezvous with destiny. May God's richest blessings ever dwell with it and with Elders Abbott and Tompkins for their untiring efforts that made its organization a success. We also pray that God may see fit to continue the wonderful work being done by Elders Leiske, Heinrich, and Elliston for a long time to come in order that more groups of believers may be organized into the Church of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. We bid each and all God speed. Amen."
(from the Record of Organization of Phil Campbell, AL Seventh-day Adventist Church)
The Phil Campbell Seventh-day Adventist Church was made an official church on Saturday afternoon, April 28, 1956 at New Hope Methodist Church, twelve miles Northeast of Phil Campbell Alabama, on State Highway 81. Members of the Sheffield and Athens, Alabama Seventh-day Adventist Churches (along with Elders Leroy J. Leiske, Oscar L. Heinrich, M.B. Elliston who were officials of the Alabama-Mississippi Seventh-day Adventist Conference) assisted Elder Maurice Abbott and associate pastor, Elder Joel Tompkins in organizing a local group of God's believers into a legal church.
We continue forward, worshiping God and doing His will: to spread His Word and love to those who have yet to know it.
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 21 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.
