Pathfinders (Seventh-day Adventist) - History - Timeline

Timeline

• 1907 - Missionary Volunteer (MV) Society (forerunner of the Adventist Youth) was founded
• 1928 - At Southern California's first youth camp in San Gabriel Canyon, Arthur Spalding first challenged youth to be "Pathfinders" like John C. Fremont, early California explorer, and like David Livingston, missionary to Africa.
• 1928 - "Pathfinder" first used as name of a summer youth camp, near Julian, in Southeastern California
• 1946 - The first conference-sponsored Pathfinder Club, in Riverside, California
• 1946 - Pathfinder Club emblem designed by John H. Hancock
• 1949 - Henry T. Bergh composed the Pathfinder song
• 1950 - General Conference authorized the Junior Missionary Volunteers (JMV) Pathfinder clubs for world field
• 1950 - First Conference-wide Pathfinder fairs: the "Field Day," or "Harvest Festival," in St. Helena, Northern California; and the Southern California fair, one week later, in Lynwood, Calif.
• 1954 - The first Pathfinder Camporee was held on May 7–9 in Idyllwild, California
• 1960 - The first Union Camporee was held on April 11–14, Lone Pine, California
• 1983 - The first SAD Pathfinder Camporee "From nature to Creator" was held in Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
• 1985 - The first NAD Pathfinder Camporee was held in Camp Hale, Colorado, (USA)
• 1987 - The current NAD Pathfinder emblem was designed by Norm Middag
• 1994 - "Dare to Care" International Pathfinder Camporee, August 2–6, Denver, Colorado
• 1999 - "Discover the Power" International Pathfinder Camporee held in Oshkosh, WI (USA)
• 2001 - "No. 1 with Jesus" International EUD Pathfinder Camporee in Friedensau, Germany.
• 2003 - "Follow to Lead" first ever Thailand Mission-wide Pathfinder camporee
• 2004 - NAD Pathfinder Ministries under the leadership of James Black and Ron Whitehead hosted the "Faith on Fire" International NAD Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA).
• 2006 - "Get Real Get Jesus" Southern England Conference Adventurer Camporee
• 2007 _ First South Pacific Division camporee "12th Gait" Stuarts Point NSW Australia
• 2008 - "Live" Pathfinder Parade (London)
• 2009 - "Courage to Stand" International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA).
• 2010 - "Faithbook" International Camporee in Iso Kirja, .
• 2011 - Australian union Under Oath Camporee, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Jan 2011
• 2011 - "Walk with Paul" International EUD Pathfinder Camporee in Rome, Italy.
• 2012- "Love,Live,Lead" Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee in San Bernardino, California (USA).
• 2014 - "Forever Faithful" International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA).