Our Local Church and District
The towns of Grafton and Philippi, West Virginia, are located in rural mountains about 130 miles west of Washington, DC.  Our church building is in Grafton, but our membership is drawn from both towns and from other nearby communities.  We are one of three churches in our district, and we share our Pastor with our sister churches in Fairmont and Clarksburg, WV.   We are part of the family of Adventist churches in the Mountain View Conference, which includes our churches in most of West Virginia and a portion of western Maryland.

Grafton SDA is part of the sisterhood of churches in the worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church, a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 22 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.

Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father's will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.

When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor. He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven. Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.

Adventists believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything—the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us—is part of His plan. Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.