page_title: Advent Christian Church
section_title: Early history
hierarchical_section_title: Advent Christian Church / Early history
caption_attribution_description: English: William Miller, American Baptist preacher
context_page_description: The Advent Christian Church, also known as the Advent Christian General Conference, is a "first-day" body of Adventist Christians founded on the teachings of William Miller in 1860. The organization's Executive Director is Reverend Steve Lawson, and its President is Reverend Paul Dean.
  Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the functions of its central offices include global missions, leadership development, church health, student ministries, family ministries, and communications efforts. These ministries are under the leadership of the organization's Executive Director, Rev. Steve Lawson, who is accountable to the organization's executive council. This council, a governing board made up of elected representatives from Advent Christian Churches, is chaired by the organization's president, Rev. Paul Dean.
  In addition to the work of the central offices, more localized work is done in five regions of the U.S. and Canada under the direction of five regional superintendents, as well as in several state conference bodies and in 30 countries around the world.
caption: William Miller
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