Hartland Institute

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

Hartland Institute, officially Hartland Institute of Health and Education, is a self-supporting Seventh-day Adventist educational organization operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1] It is located in Rapidan, Virginia in the United States. The institution was established in 1983.

It consists of Hartland College, a Christian missionary college. It also runs a lifestyle center,[1] a K-9 school, and a bookstore. Its lifestyle center offers natural healing techniques and hydrotherapy. Its educational training program is centered on the Bible and the counsels of Ellen White. 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.


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hartland Institute of Health and Education" in Historical Dictionary of Seventh-day Adventists by Gary Land, p.124

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