Pine Forge Academy, a historically African-American boarding school, formerly Pine Forge Institute, opened for school on September 9, 1946, with an enrollment of 90 students. The campus resides on the historical property of Thomas Rutter, an abolitionist iron miller, which was deeded to him by William Penn in the early 1700’s.
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The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes God as the ultimate source of existence and truth. In the beginning, God created in His image a perfect humanity, a perfection later marred by sin. Through Christ and His Spirit, God determined to restore humanity from its lost state. Through the Bible, God has revealed His will to the world, a revelation that supersedes human reason. Through His church on earth, God seeks the lost for His kingdom.
The basic tenets of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, as well as the inspired writings of Ellen G. White, are directed toward God's restorative plan for fallen humanity. The church conducts its own system of education to engender belief in these tenets, within the context of one's personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and to foster a desire to share that relationship with others.
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