- Weimar Institute
Weimar Institute of Health & Education, is located in Weimar,
California It is an institution that now highlights Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) principles; especially those espoused by an early SDA founder Ellen White, who wrote voluminously on Health and Education. It has not been legally affiliated with theSeventh-day Adventist Church since 1977.History
In 1919, Weimar Institute opened as a small
tuberculosis sanatorium. In 1957 it changed focus to the Weimar Chest Center, treating other pulmonary diseases. It was then renamed the Weimar Medical Center in 1960 and in 1966 Weimar Medical Center developed into a general community hospital. The hospital was closed 1972 due to financial cuts by the state and counties. Following the closure the property changed hands several times and in 1975 it reopened as Hope Village, a temporary relocation center for Vietnamese refugees. [ [http://www.weimar.org/ Weimar Institute] ]In May 1977, a group of
Seventh-day Adventists purchased the 457 acres. In 1978 it was registered as the nonprofit organization, Weimar Institute of Health & Education. In 1978 Weimar College opened and 1981 Weimar Academy was established as a private four-year Christian boarding high school. [ [http://academy.weimar.edu/ Weimar Academy] ]In early 2008 Weimar Institute merged with
Amazing Facts . A combined board will oversee the operations of Weimar Institute and it's divisions.:"After two years of heartfelt prayer, study, discussion, and observing the leading of the Lord, Amazing Facts and Weimar Institute voted on April 6, 2008 to proceed with a bold new joint venture. Their respective boards approved an agreement whereby the operations of Weimar Institute will be administered by Amazing Facts with a new board of directors providing direction to both ministries."
See also
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Independent ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church References
External links
* [http://www.weimar.org/ Official Website]
* [http://www.newstart.com/ NEWSTART Program]
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