The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination that was founded on 21 May 1863 by Joseph Bates, James Springer White, Ellen G. White, and John Nevins Andrews. It is distinguished by its observance of Saturday as the Sabbath and by its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming of Jesus. It grew out of the Adventist movement, and it preaches the unconscious state of the dead and the doctrine of investigative judgment. It also emphasizes diet and health, its holistic understanding of the person, promotion of religious liberty, and its principles and lifestyle. By 2018, it had over 20 million baptized members and 25 million adherents.