History
The roots of OCI can be traced back to the early 1900s when, with Ellen G. White's influence and support, E.A. Sutherland and P.T. Magan established the Madison School. Then known as self-supporting work, many new institutions sprang up around the world.
By 1982, Warren Wilson - then president of Wildwood Sanitarium and Hospital - realized these independent institutions would benefit by joining together. He envisioned an organization to facilitate the growth of self-supporting work, train and strengthen leaders, give encouragement, and form a network. Thus OCI was established.
OCI's name and calling are derived from a quote by Ellen G. White:
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- Repeatedly the Lord has instructed us that we are to work the cities from outpost centers. In these cities we are to have houses of worship, as memorials for God, but institutions for the publication of our literature, for the healing of the sick, and for the training of workers, are to be established outside the cities. Especially is it important that our youth be shielded from the temptations of city life.
Read more about this topic: Outpost Centers International
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