Great Controversy Project

Great
Controversy
Project

The biggest media project of South Polish Conference

The idea for the project was born at a meeting of
the junior staff of the Southern Diocese, where they
considered taking a media direction for the next few
years. The project that seemed the least feasible to
implement was the 'Great Controversy’ project.

For the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the book by Ellen White is a very important material. For many years it has been a material that we have tried to make available to the widest possible audience. In the book, the author covers the history of the
church from the time of the apostles until the return of Jesus and the end of the history of evil. The book can be enjoyed by reading the paper version, or you can listen to the audio book, but we do not have the video material to present the issues raised in the book. Hence the „Great Controversy” project.

What if we combined the strengths of each form? Maybe there is no need to create footage that is only an alternative to the book? Maybe it would be worth trying to create a programm that could not so much duplicate the content of the book, but
expand it, diversify it, enrich it and advertise it? These kinds of questions guided our vision.

Considerations led us to the decision to publish a new version of 'The Great Controversy’ book. Yes, we know – why do we need another one when the previous ones are quite good. This time, however, it’s about something more.

The publication of the book is preceded by the recording of video footage in which we will show the places and tell the stories touched upon in the book 'The Great Controversy’. The content of the book will not be repeated by us but rather enriched by historical elements that the author did not describe. We will talk about how the Council of Constance argued
for the burning of Hus, who Waldhauser was in general, where the Waldenses were hiding, what led up to St Bartholomew’s
Night, what role the Cathar movement played in the development of the Inquisition and many topics that will give viewers
a broader perspective on the issues of The Great Controversy. Each episode will also include an advert for the book, so that viewers can reach this out.

The book itself, on the other hand, will contain qr codes printed into the chapters, which will allow the reader to quickly access additional information to broaden his understanding of the topic. Thus, when he reads about the time of Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany, he will be able to scan a code which will allow him to view material on how the Reformation developed in Poland.

In this way, we hope to create material that advertises itself in two directions. The book will advertise the videos and the videos the book.

WATCH A VIDEO ABOUT THE PROJECT

The project involves the creation of 22 main episodes and 50 additional video materials

book
main episodes
additional episodes
years of work

OUR TEAM

Logistician/Driver/Everything Man
Jakub Wojtkowski
Camera Operator/Video Editing/Director
Marianna Strugalska
Camera Operator/Data management /Driver
Piotr Żyziński
Camera Operator/Technician/Driver
Piotr Strugalski
Finances /Meals/Social Media/Photographer
Weronika Żyzińska
Project Manager/Co-Director/Camera Operator
Paulina Wojtkowska
Scriptwriter/Presenter/Project Manager
Dariusz Lazar
Vloger/Social Media/Camera Operator
Jakub Ośkiewicz
Best support.
All of you!

Do you have questions or suggestions? Let us know!

  1. You can contact us if you have a bit of acting sense in you – we need about 60 people whose monologues will be presented in episodes.
  1. If you are familiar with history you can help us develop scripts for the episodes. Apply and let us know of your willingness to help. You can find our email address and phone number in the contact tab below.
  1. You can support us financially. The total cost of the project far exceeds our financial capacity. We
    are trying to get funding from ASI and the TransEuropean Division, but this will not cover even half of the needs. We have launched a public fundraiser for this purpose, where we have managed to raise
    just over 20,000 zloty. The fundraiser is now closed, but if you want to support us, you can do it by
    transferring money directly to the account of the Southern Diocese of the SDA Church in Poland with
    the note „The Great Controversy Project”. Please write the exact title of the transfer as this is necessary so that we can use the money for this project.
  1. Pray, as we could succeed the project nicely and with dignity.
  1. When you meet someone from our team, you can greet us with a kind word.

The cost of accommodation in the countries we are going to is a meaningful part of the cost of the
project. So if you know someone who could host our group for a few days and lives in any of the countries listed below, please let us know. We don’t need much. We have carrimates, sleeping bags and food with us. We just need a roof over our heads, water to wash ourselves and access to electricity to charge our equipment.

Countries we still plan to visit: France, UK, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Italy, Nederlands.

We organized 3 recording trips where we managed to gain the footage needed for 5 episodes. We have another trip ahead of us at the end of August 2023. We will be posting regular updates on our
Facebook and Instagram, links to which can be found at the top of the page, in the main menu.

PLN
Diecezja Południowa Kościoła Adwentystów Dnia Siódmego
ul. Lubelska 25, 30-003 Kraków
PL 49 1020 2892 0000 5702 0166 5108
IBAN/ SWIFT(BIC) CODE : BPKOPLPW
Transfer title: Great Controversy Project

EURO
South Polish Conference
ul. Lubelska 25, 30-003 Kraków
PL 59 1050 1344 1000 0090 8157 3306
SWIFT (BIC): INGBPLPW
Transfer title: Great Controversy Project

USD
South Polish Conference
ul. Lubelska 25, 30-003 Kraków
PL 37 1050 1344 1000 0090 8157 3314
SWIFT (BIC): INGBPLPW
Transfer title: Great Controversy Project

The best is yet to come.

„Surely I come quickly”