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===Seventh-day Adventist Church=== {{Main|Seventh-day Adventist Church}} The '''Seventh-day Adventist Church''', founded in 1863, had over 19,500,000 baptized members (not counting children of members) worldwide as of June 2016.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.adventistreview.org/church-news/story4262-adventist-church-membership-reaches-195-million|title=Adventist Church Membership Reaches 19.5 Million|date=5 August 2016|access-date=15 October 2016|archive-date=9 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209201035/http://www.adventistreview.org/church-news/story4262-adventist-church-membership-reaches-195-million|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is best known for its teaching that Saturday, the seventh day of the week, is the [[Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism|Sabbath]] and is the appropriate day for worship. However, the second coming of Jesus Christ, along with Judgment Day based on the three angels' message in Revelation 14:6β13, remain core beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists. ====Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement==== {{Main|Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement}} The '''Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement''' is a small offshoot with an unknown number of members from the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] caused by disagreement over military service on the Sabbath day during [[World War I]]. ====Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association==== {{Main|Shepherd's Rod}} The '''Davidians''' (originally named '''Shepherd's Rod''') is a small offshoot with an unknown number of members made up primarily of voluntarily disfellowshipped members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. They were originally known as the Shepherd's Rod and are still sometimes referred to as such. The group derives its name from two books on Bible doctrine written by its founder, [[Victor Houteff]], in 1929. ;Branch Davidians The [[Branch Davidian]]s were a split ("branch") from the Davidians. A group that gathered around [[David Koresh]] (the so-called ''Koreshians'') abandoned Davidian teachings and turned into a [[cult (religious practice)|religious cult]]. Many of them were killed during the infamous [[Waco Siege]] of April 1993.
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