Leader: Elder Sydney McDonald
Title: Sabbath School Superintendent

The Sabbath School is the primary religious education system of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and has four purposes: study of the s-c-r-i-p-ture, fellowship, community outreach, and world mission emphasis.

'The Sabbath school is an important branch of the missionary work, not only because it gives to young and old a knowledge of God's word, but because it awakens in them a love for its sacred truths, and a desire to study them for themselves above all, it teaches them to regulate their lives by its holy teachings.' Counsels on Sabbath School Work, pp. 10, 11.

'The Sabbath school, if rightly conducted, is one of God's great instrumentalities to bring souls to a knowledge of the truth.' Counsels on Sabbath School Work, p. 115.

The officers, teachers, and entire Sabbath School membership&nbspcooperate with the other departments of the church in all outreach (missionary) work and soul-saving activities, as well as energetically carrying on Sabbath School evangelism by means of the regular Sabbath School classes, and such activities as pastors' Bible classes, Community Guest Days, Vacation Bible Schools, and branch Sabbath Schools, including Neighborhood Bible Clubs and Story Hours. In churches which have a Children's Ministries Department, Vacation Bible Schools, children's branch Sabbath Schools, Neighborhood Bible Clubs, and Story Hours will come under the direction of the Children's Ministries Department. 

(As taken from the General Conference Website, Church Manual - Pages 95-96)
http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/church_manual/chapter9.html#95

STATEMENT OF MISSION

The Sabbath School of&nbspour church is established to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ in response to the Great Commission. It is our conviction that the Sabbath School seek to win. hold and train men, women, boys and girls for Jesus Christ who will serve as a magnet that draws souls to experience the love of God.

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