Hartland Institute, officially Hartland Institute of Health and Education, is an independent educational organization operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It is located in Rapidan, Virginia in the United States. The institution started in 1983.
It consists of Hartland College, a Christian missionary college. It also runs a natural health center, a K-9 school, and a publishing house. Its lifestyle center offers natural healing techniques and hydrotherapy. Its educational training program is centered around the Bible and the counsels of Ellen White to the Adventist church. 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.
Its first president was Colin Standish . Key figures in the history of Hartland Institute include Dr. Colin Standish and Hal Mayer. Since March 2011 Norbert Restrepo, Jr. assumed the role of the new President of Hartland Institute. He was elected in May 2010 by the Hartland Institute Board's unanimous vote. When selected, he was the Director of Las Delicias Institute located in Armenia, Colombia, South America, for 14 years .
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