Hartland Institute

{{Short description|Seventh-day Adventist organization}} {{For|the conservative public policy think tank based in Chicago|The Heartland Institute}} {{redirect|WRLP|the former television station in Greenfield, Massachusetts|WRLP (TV)}} {{Primary sources|date=March 2010}} {{Notability|Company|date=April 2023}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Seventh-day Adventism}} '''Hartland Institute''', officially '''Hartland Institute of Health and Education''', is a self-supporting Seventh-day Adventist educational organization operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.<ref name="Land">"Hartland Institute of Health and Education" in ''Historical Dictionary of Seventh-day Adventists'' by Gary Land, p.124</ref> It is located in Rapidan, Virginia, in the United States. The institution was established in 1983.

It consists of Hartland College (a Christian missionary college), a lifestyle center,<ref name="Land"/> a K–9 school, and a bookstore. Its lifestyle center offers natural healing techniques and hydrotherapy. Its educational training program is centered on the Bible and the counsels of Ellen White. It is also the home of the traveling singing group The Three Angels' Chorale, its touring choir. They have trimonthly convocations which include sermons and songs.

Hartland Institute's first president was Dr. Colin D. Standish (1983–2011). Key figures in its history include Colin Standish and Hal Mayer. In March 2011, Norbert Restrepo, Jr. (born 1969) assumed the role of second President of Hartland Institute. He was elected in May 2010 by the Hartland Institute Board's unanimous vote. When selected, he had been Director of Las Delicias Institute located in Armenia, Colombia, South America, for 14 years (1996–2010).

Hartland Institute also owns and operates a radio station, 89.1 FM WRLP, which is licensed to Orange, Virginia, and is an affiliate of Radio 74 Internationale.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WRLP|title=WRLP Facility Record|accessdate=December 11, 2021|work=Federal Communications Commission, audio division}}</ref><ref>[https://radio-locator.com/info/WRLP-FM WRLP-FM 89.1 MHz - Orange, VA], radio-locator.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.</ref>

== History == Hartland opened in 1983,<ref name="Land"/> with Hartland Publications established in 1984.

==Hartland College== {{Infobox university |name = Hartland College |motto = Catch the Vision |established = 1983 |type = Private, Bible College | affiliation = Religious/Conservative |president = Norbert Restrepo Jr |city = Rapidan |state = VA |country = United States |campus = Rural |website = [http://www.hartland.edu/ www.hartland.edu] }} '''Hartland College''' is a division of Hartland Institute of Health and Education in Rapidan, Virginia, United States.

Founded in 1983 as one of the original divisions of Hartland, it claims to be an "expressly Christian missionary college"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hartland.edu/college/139/about-hartland-college |title=Hartland College {{!}} About Hartland College |access-date=2015-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617091744/http://hartland.edu/college/139/about-hartland-college |archive-date=2015-06-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and focuses on preparing students to be conservative, religious missionaries around the world.

Hartland College offers bachelor's degrees in Christian Elementary Education, Christian Secondary Education, Health Ministry, Health Education, Christian Media Management, Christian Publications Management, Bible Instruction, and Pastoral Evangelism. In addition to academic studies, the students learn practical skills including agriculture, auto mechanics, landscaping, food preparation, and the basics of medical missionary work.

It has one main building, the mansion, which hosts its administrative and business offices, cafeteria, library, and chapel. It also has a music building where music and writing classes are taught, a media center for technology classes, and a lifestyle center at which they accept health guests and train their health students in preventive medicine.

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== External links == * [http://www.hartland.edu/ Hartland Institute] website ** [http://www.3angelschorale.com/ The Three Angels' Chorale] website * "Report on Hope International and Associated Groups", a statement of concern by the General Conference about Hartland Institute and other groups. Published in the ''Adventist Review'' in [https://web.archive.org/web/20060512182701/http://www.adventistreview.org/2000-1538/hope-international.html August 31, 2000], ''Ministry'' in [http://www.adventistarchives.org/doc_info.asp?DocID=6828 August 2000] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528052725/http://www.adventistarchives.org/doc_info.asp?DocID=6828 |date=28 May 2009 }}{{DjVulink}}, and by the Biblical Research Institute on their [https://web.archive.org/web/20070718151130/http://www.adventistbiblicalresearch.org/Independent%20Ministries/HopeInternationalRpt.htm website]

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