Editing Pitcairn Islands (section)

=== Religion ===
The only church building on the island is [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-day Adventist]].<ref name="CIA"/> The Seventh-day Adventist Church is not a [[state religion]], as no laws concerning its establishment were passed by the [[local government]]. A successful Seventh-day Adventist mission in the 1890s was important in shaping Pitcairn society. In recent years, the church population has declined, and {{as of|2000|lc=y}}, eight of the then forty islanders attended services regularly,<ref name="ANN">{{cite news |url=http://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2001-05-28/turning-point-for-historic-adventist-community-on-pitcairn-island/ |title=Turning Point for Historic Adventist Community on Pitcairn Island |date=28 May 2001 |work=Adventist News Network |location=Silver Spring, Maryland |publisher=General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019232148/http://news.adventist.org/en/all-news/news/go/2001-05-28/turning-point-for-historic-adventist-community-on-pitcairn-island/ |archive-date=19 October 2015 |url-status=live |quote=Although the Adventist Church has always maintained a resident minister and nurse on Pitcairn, there have been fewer adherents and some church members have moved away from the island. By the end of 2000, regular church attendees among the island population of 40 numbered only eight. |df=dmy-all }}</ref> but most attend church on special occasions. From Friday at sunset until Saturday at sunset, Pitcairners observe a day of rest in observance of the [[Sabbath and Seventh-day Adventism|Sabbath]], or as a mark of respect for observant Adventists.
[[File:Pitcairn - Church of Adamstown.jpg|thumb|Church of Adamstown|alt=Adamstown]]
The church was built in 1954. The Sabbath School meets at 10 am on Saturday mornings, and is followed by Divine Service an hour later. On Tuesday evenings, there is another service in the form of a prayer meeting.