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For the conservative public policy think tank based in Chicago see The Heartland Institute.

Hartland Institute, officially Hartland Institute of Health and Education, is an independent educational organization operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.^[1] It is located in Rapidan, Virginia in the United States. The institution started in 1983.

It consists of Hartland College, a Christian missionary college. It also runs a natural health center,^[1] a K-9 school, and a publishing house. Its lifestyle center offers natural healing techniques and hydrotherapy. Its educational training program is centered around the Bible and the counsels of Ellen White to the Adventist church. It is also the home of the traveling singing group The Three Angels' Chorale, its touring choir. They have trimonthly convocations which include sermons and songs.

Its first president was Colin Standish [1983-2011]. Key figures in the history of Hartland Institute include Dr. Colin Standish and Hal Mayer. Since March 2011 Norbert Restrepo, Jr. [born 1970] assumed the role of the new President of Hartland Institute. He was elected in May 2010 by the Hartland Institute Board's unanimous vote. When selected, he was the Director of Las Delicias Institute located in Armenia, Colombia, South America, for 14 years [1996-2010].

History

Hartland opened in 1983,^[1] with Hartland Publications established in 1984.^[2] It has been accused of become increasingly critical of the Adventist church, claiming it has departed from past beliefs and practices.^[1] According to Gary Land, "by the end of the 20th century the institute was largely estranged from the denominational leadership."^[1]

Robert S. Folkenberg, General Conference president during the 1990s, accused Hartland of being critical of the church.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Hartland Institute website
  • The Three Angels' Chorale website
• "Report on Hope International and Associated Groups", a statement of concern by the General Conference about Hartland Institute and other groups. Published in the Adventist Review in August 31, 2000, Ministry in August 2000DjVu, and by the Biblical Research Institute on their website