Ellen G. White Board of Trustees

While the composition of the Board of Trustees (now numbering 15) has changed from time to time, ^{7With the demands upon them increasing steadily with the growth of the church and numerous constituencies to be represented, in 1950 the trustees increased the board’s membership from five to seven and in 1958 amended the bylaws of the corporation to provide for a constituency and board of nine, seven to be life members and two to be elected for a term corresponding to that of General Conference elected personnel (originally four years, but now five). In 1970 the board was increased to 11; in 1980, to 13; and in 1985, to 15. The number of life members has remained at seven. At quinquennial meetings the board also elects the secretary (now called director) and associate secretaries (directors), as well as officers of the corporation, as provided for in the bylaws.} its mandate has remained clear: to make the writings of Ellen White available throughout the world in the most appropriate manner possible. Since 1934, when the Board made its first change of membership, it has authorized numerous compilations, including devotional books and a CD-ROM collection (The Published Ellen G. White Writings on Compact Disc) that “includes every known book, article, and pamphlet written by Ellen White during her 70-year ministry, as well as many thousands of pages that have been put into print from manuscripts unpublished at the time of her death in 1915.” Also included on the disc is the six-volume Ellen G. White Biography, Ellen G. White in Europe, and the King James Version of the Bible. A summary of the scope of Ellen White’s ministry and the development of her major publications is found in Ellen G. White and Her Writings, a small pamphlet that accompanies the disc. ^{8“A Guide for Users,” of The Published Ellen G. White Writings on Compact Disc.} All of Ellen White’s published works are also available on the Internet.MOL 528.6