Make plans to come to a once-in-a-life-time celebration. On May 10, a historical anniversary celebration will take place in Kettering, Ohio, to commemorate what Seventh-day Adventists have come to call "The Great Controversy Vision," received by Ellen White in Lovett's Grove, Ohio, on Mar. 14, 1858. The celebration will take place behind the Kettering Seventh-day Adventist Church and across the street from Kettering Medical Center.

James R. Nix, director of The Ellen G. White Estate, Inc., will present "A Vision of Hope," outlining the historical sketch during Sabbath school, followed by Jon Paulien, dean of the School of Religion, Loma Linda University. Paulien will speak on "Paul, the Remnant, and the Great Controversy." He will share a Bible study on the identity of the remnant and the church's special connection to the Christianity, Judaism and Islam faiths.

Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, is the featured speaker for the eleven o'clock hour. In his keynote address, "Love of the Ages," Paulsen will share his passion for the greatest gift ever given to the world, Jesus Christ our Savior.

In the afternoon Smuts van Rooyen, pastor of the Vallejo Drive Seventh-day Adventist Church in Glendale, Calif., will present "Central Issues of the Great Controversy." To close out the day, Charles D. Bradford, retired president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America, will present "Sabbath: God's Sign of Freedom."

Concerts throughout the day will be provided by Heritage Singers; Ponder, Harp, and Jennings; and ten-time Grammy winners, Take 6.

The youth/young adult division will meet in the Kettering Church auditorium. Speakers include Michael Knecht, pastor of the CrossWalk Church in Redlands, Calif.; Karl Haffner, senior pastor of the Kettering Adventist Church; Clarissa Worley Sproul, musician and speaker from Salem, Ore.; and Jose Rojas, director of Office of Volunteer Ministries for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America. Music will be provided by Kettering College of Medical Arts, Spring Valley Academy, Mount Vernon Academy and Indiana Academy.

Free lunch meal tickets are available. The first 3,000 ticket orders will be honored. There is no limit to the number of tickets for a family or group. E-mail your order to information@ohioadventist.org (preferred method). Or phone your order to 1-740-397-4665, ext. 165. The ticket order deadline is Friday, May 2, at noon, provided tickets are still available.

This event is co-sponsored by Kettering Medical Center, Columbia Union Conference, Ohio Conference and Able Rental Co. For a schedule and more information visit ohioadventist.org.

Hubert Cisneros, executive secretary, Ohio Conference of Seventh-day Adventists