Is there a Church of God (Seventh Day) congregation near me?
You can check for a congregation near you by looking for your city and state under Locations on our web site. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us at offices@cog7.org. Please note: only congregations in North America are listed.

How can I find out more about your doctrines?
You can read our doctrinal beliefs, available on our web site.
For additional questions, contact the General Conference office at offices@cog7.org. Your question will be forwarded to someone either in the office or on e-mail. Please allow several days for a response.

How can I get a subscription to the Bible Advocate magazine (print version)?
Bible Advocate subscriptions are free to those who personally request them. Sample copies may be given or sent to prospective readers, with the invitation to become subscribers at their personal request. Gift subscriptions are allowed but must be accompanied by an offering. You may order through e-mail at bap.orders@cog7.org.

Club subscriptions of six or more copies sent to the same address may be ordered at the prevailing cost per copy. Write to the Bible Advocate Press for cost information, or send an e-mail to bap.orders@cog7.org.

Do you have an online magazine?
We sure do! The Bible Advocate Online is not a duplicate of the print version. It provides articles that are more inclusive of non-Christians. Writers interested in writing for either the print or online BA can download writer's guidelines and theme lists. An archive of past issues is also available. Visit the magazine at www.baonline.org. Please note: The Bible Advocate Online is not distributed electronically.

What is the history of the Church of God (Seventh Day)?
For a brief history, read "Introducing the Church of God (Seventh Day)" on our web site. For a more detailed account, you can order the booklet The Story of the Church of God (Seventh Day), by Robert Coulter. Send $2.95 (postage paid) to Bible Advocate Press, P.O. Box 33677, Denver, CO 80233.

What are the differences between Church of God (Seventh Day) and the Seventh-day Adventist Church?

• Both of these church organizations began in the mid-1800's as outgrowths of the William Miller Adventist movement. The two share several major teachings in common, including these:
• We both believe that the whole Bible, Old and New Testaments, is the Word of God.
• We both believe that salvation is by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ.
• We both believe that all of the Ten Commandments are standards for God's people today and that the seventh-day Sabbath is to be observed on Saturday.
• We both believe there is no consciousness for humans between death and resurrection.
• We both believe that Jesus Christ will soon return physically to the earth.
• We both believe that the wicked will finally be annihilated, not suffer eternal torment in hell.

Most differences between the groups involve the role and writings of Ellen G. White. Mrs. White was a founder of the SDA Church and is regarded by it as a true prophetess. The Church of God (Seventh Day) considers Mrs. White as it would any other writer since the completion of the biblical canon: Her “truth” is mixed with error. It regards neither Mrs. White nor her writings to be an expression of the "Spirit of Prophecy." This is the fundamental difference between the two churches.

Beyond this basic difference, here are some teachings of the Church of God (Seventh Day) that are not endorsed by Seventh-day Adventists:

• We believe that the year 1844 has no special significance in Bible prophecy. We believe that provision for salvation was completed when Jesus died, rose from the dead, and returned to heaven — not in 1844. Therefore, we believe that SDA teachings about the cleansing of the sanctuary and the investigative judgment are invalid.
• We believe that the earth will be inhabited by the saints — not desolate — during the 1,000-year reign of Christ.
• We believe that the entombment of Christ was for three full days and nights, from Wednesday evening until Sabbath evening.
• We believe that the common celebrations of Christmas and Easter are seen as a compromise with pagan customs and should not be practiced by the Church.

What connections did/does the Church of God (Seventh Day) have with Herbert Armstrong and the Worldwide Church of God?
Herbert W. Armstrong was a licensed minister of the Oregon Conference of the Church of God (Seventh Day) for several years in the 1930s. He was personally known by many of the Church's ministers at that time and worked in cooperation with them. In the late 1930s, Mr. Armstrong left the Church to begin his own work, which became known as the Radio Church of God and eventually the Worldwide Church of God. The two churches have had unofficial dialogue among leaders in recent years, but no official connection exists between them.

Do you celebrate the feast days? If not, why not?
The Church of God (Seventh Day) teaches that Christians are not obligated to observe the feast days, the annual Hebrew holy days of Leviticus 23. Here are seven reasons for this position:

• The annual holy days were part of the Levitical law of the old covenant and were intimately linked to its system of animal sacrifices.
  The annual holy days were neither Creation ordinances nor included among the Ten Commandments, but they belong to a portion of law that may be called ceremonial.
• The annual holy days were commanded to the nation of Israel when it departed from Egypt and were to be observed where the Lord placed His name: Jerusalem.
• The annual holy days have an agricultural framework, inextricably tied to the land, crops, and climate of ancient Palestine.
• The annual holy days were observed according to an ancient (Hebrew) calendar that is impossible to decipher from Scripture.
• The purpose of the annual holy days was for the Hebrew nation to celebrate its own history and to anticipate the greater salvation that would come through Messiah.
• Observance of the annual holy days often casts a shadow on the final work of redemption and grace that was accomplished by Christ on the cross.

For a more detailed study of this topic, please request our booklet A Study of the Feast Days Given to Israel.

Where can I get hard copies of your tracts and booklets?
Several of our tracts and booklets are available on our web site. You may order hard copies of these from the Bible Advocate Press at bap.orders@cog7.org.

Requests for small quantities
We encourage you to request small quantities for personal study or to share in small groups. We don't charge for small orders, but we appreciate donations to maintain a supply of literature in stock. You can order small quantities through e-mail at bap.orders@cog7.org. Please provide your regular mailing address.

Requests for large quantities
For churches and individuals who order large quantities for distribution, we ask for contributions to the Literature Fund that are adequate to pay for replacing the literature they are ordering. Please request a literature production cost data sheet to help you determine the replacement cost. Send your written order to Bible Advocate Press, P.O. Box 33677, Denver, CO 80233.

The following books are also available. Send your written order and payment to Bible Advocate Press, P.O. Box 33677, Denver, CO 80233. Please include $1.00 for postage.

• Making Sense of Scripture, 79 pp. $6.00
• Discovering the Gospel, 80 pp. $5.95
• Who is Jesus?, 77 pp. $5.95
• How We Got the Bible, 61 pp. $4.25
• The Story of the Church of God (Seventh Day), 58 pp. $2.95 (postage paid)
• The Duration of Jesus' Entombment, 31 pp. $1.50 (postage paid)
• A Study of the Holy Spirit, 40 pp. $1.50 (each or 6 or more at $1.00 each)
• A Change of Heart: Studies for Renewal, 44 pp. $1.50
• The 2300-day Prophecy of Daniel Eight, 67 pp. $2.50

Would you consider linking to another site?
Sure! All requests must be approved by the Director of Administration. Contact offices@cog7.org