The Seventh-day Adventist Church has about 18 million members worldwide, including more than 278,000 in eight Southern states. The North America division of the church put together a series of talking points on the film, Weber said. The Desmond Doss Council, the group committed to protecting Doss’ story, helped compile that information.
While the denomination does proselytize, the church views the movie not as an evangelism tool, but as an outreach opportunity, he said.
“I think it’s going to be a good awareness piece for us,” Weber said.
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