The Andrews University Story

Founded in faith. Forward in mission!

This year, Andrews University celebrates 150 years since its founding as the first Seventh-day Adventist institution of higher education. This is how the story began.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church, formally established in 1863, arose from the Millerite movement of the 1830s and 1840s that ultimately focused on the expected return of Christ on Oct. 22, 1844. Not long thereafter, these believers began to consider the question of formal education. Many families were concerned with the lack of Christian principles in the local schools and sensed the importance of providing an education for their children in harmony with their faith.

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