AY Honor AUC Territory Answer Key

AUC Territory

Skill Level

1

Year

2021

Version

20.07.2026

Approval authority

Atlantic Union

1

The Atlantic Union Conference is the headquarters for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in which Region of the United States, and what other country?

Northeastern region of the US and Bermuda.

Maine, New Hampshire, Massachussetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Bermuda

2

Where is the headquarters for the Atlantic Union Conference located?

South Lancaster, MA

3

What is the history of the organization of the Atlantic Union Conference?

3a

Identify its original name.

Eastern Union Conference

3b

State when and where it was originally organized.

APril 16, 1901. Fourth GC Session in Battle Creek, MI.

3c

State when and where it was renamed to the current name.

Renamed during the first biennial session Nov. 27-Dec. 05, 1901, in South Lancaster at the Village Church.

4

What is the mission statement of the Atlantic Union Conference?

The mission is to support and facilitate our six conferences and institutions in reaching all people with the Adventist Christ-centered message of hope and wholeness.

5

State how many conferences make up the Atlantic Union and identify them by name.

• Northern New England (NNEC)
• Southern New England (SNEC)
• Greater New York (GNYC)
• New York (NYC)
• Northeastern (NEC)
• Bermuda

6

How many academic institutions are part of the Atlantic Union territory?

8 academies, 54 elementary schools

Atlantic Union College (now closed)

7

What is the significance of the Atlantic Union Conference territory in the history of the SDA church?

The Atlantic Union was the birthplace of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. William Miller (NY) began his ministry here. James and Ellen White, Captain Bates, and many others were born here and began their work here.

8

What is John N. Andrews’s relationship to the Atlantic Union Conference territory?

Born in Rochester, NY. Used the University of Rochester Library to research the history of the Sabbath.

9

What is Ellen G. White’s relationship to the Atlantic Union Conference territory?

Ellen G. White was born in Gorham, ME. She spent her early years in the NNEC, SNEC, and upstate New York.

10

Identify the name of your local conference.

11

Name your current conference administrators:

11a

President

11b

Executive Secretary

11c

Executive Treasurer

12

In what year was your local conference organized?

13

What is the total membership of your local conference?

14

How many churches are in your local conference?

15

Listen to Pathways of the Pioneers stories at the Ellen G. White Estate website. Scroll down to the downloadable versions of the documents. Listen to all twenty-two MP3 volumes of the historical account.

16

Identify the names of other prominent Seventh-day Adventist Pioneers from the Atlantic Union territory.

James and Ellen White, Joseph Bates, J.N. Andrews, J. N. Loughborough, Rachel Oakes Preston.

References

• Pathways of the Pioneers