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The Corona Seventh-day Adventist Church traces its beginning to the literature evangelist ministry of the Northeastern Conference over 40 years ago, when, in October 1953, a Plans Committee meeting was called to discuss the beginning of an Adventist church for the Corona community.
In January 1954, church services began in the basement of Brother Earl Nunnally's own home, with a congregation of 23 worshippers. With God's help and guidance, the congregation grew slowly each year, and by October 1959, the mission was officially organized and became the Corona Seventh-day Adventist Church; three years later, we moved into the building that presently houses our church at 35-30 103rd Street. Over the years the church embarked on a massive remodeling project, with ninety percent of the work done by church members: this was in response to the Biblical concept of using God-given talents in His service.
Since those humble beginnings in 1954, Corona SDA has instituted a cassette tape ministry to distribute the Sabbath services to those shut-ins unable to attend church; the Community Services Department expanded to provide a health food store to provide access to vegetarian consumers. Community Services also launched a successful Sunday breakfast and lunch program, with the outreach program growing to include food distribution and referrals to government agencies. Without a doubt, the Corona SDA Church has been blessed of God with pastors and church members who have appeared at the opportune moment to provide the direction we needed at each stage of our development.
The Corona Seventh-day Adventist Church has grown from a small dedicated group commencing work in the Corona community to a membership of approximately three hundred, with the collective intention of fulfilling the vision: preparing the community to meet and know the goodness of God.
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