Kandoje, Levison Austain2025-10-022025-10-022024-03https://irepository.aua.ac.ke/handle/123456789/799Full text thesisThe study evaluated a history of the Seventh-day Adventism in Malawi, particular it focused on the South Malawi Conference from 1958 to 2020. The paper focused on the different approaches that helped the growth and development of the South Malawi Conference and other regions across the borders. Some historians wrote information about Malamulo mission and other institutions and not much about the South Malawi Conference. The study investigated what others have written on the same subject, what is there in archives, methods used in helping to open mission stations, and how the work extended to other parts of the country and the neighboring countries. The research work postulated that the South Malawi Conference started in 1902 at Malamulo through the opening of education institution after acquiring a land from the Seventh Day Baptist under Joseph Booth; and later, Thomas Branch and his wife were engaging in Bible study and helping in medical work that led it to become a big institution that opened other mission stations at Chileka, Matandani, Luwazi in the north, then central region. Currently, South Malawi conference has over 410,000 members. To accomplish its goals and objectives, the study used historical and qualitative research methodology. In order to obtain enough data, the study compared, contrasted, outlined, and characterized the resources available. Furthermore, the researcher conducted oral interviews to obtain the original data, access to written documents, including hard copies and digital copies. A thematic approach is used. Malawi Union Conference then known as South-East Africa Union Mission was organized and entrusted to lead the work in Zambia and Mozambique. The research did not claim to be special in its findings but recommended that the church should revive schools that were closed and establish more to be run by local churches as well as conferences, since it has proven to be a tool in reaching people with the gospel. Conferences are to support equipping pastors and other frontline workers such as teachers, healthcare workers, global mission pioneers both in urban and remote areas, encouraging members to return faithful tithes and offerings that will help the work to progress.enSeventh-day Adventist ChurchChurch historySouth Malawi ConferenceMalawiMission developmentThesis