The Seventh-day Adventist Church did not form in a vacuum. The Reformation began a long process of rediscovering the truth that had been lost in the dark ages. The rediscovery was progressive and as the reformation drew to a close in Europe in the late 1700’s the epicenter of Christian innovation and progress would shift to the USA in the 1800’s. In the mid 1800’s the Seventh-day Adventist Church would rise as a movement to call people back to the Bible and take the message of God around the world.