Divisions Ole Andres Olsen (28 July 1845 – 29 January 1915)[1] was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and administrator.

[2] Born in Skogen, in Songdalen near Kristiansand, Norway, Olsen emigrated to the United States to Wisconsin at the age of five.

In 1901 he was asked to head the work of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Great Britain.

The 1889 General Conference session, held in October, gave Olsen the opportunity to bring about significant changes and development and turn the Seventh-day Adventist church into a global Protestant religion.

[6] Olsen's objectives included addressing administrative concerns as well as implementing a major shift in church structure, accountability, and practices: Europe: Adventist literature should be translated into the Russian and Spanish languages.

In 1889, three Colleges existed to serve the church: Battle Creek in Michigan, South Lancaster in Massachusetts, and Healdsburg in California.

Olsen recommended that the work in the United States be divided into districts with each one being under the supervision of a member of the General Conference committee.

The GC Session should also develop a plan for circulating Religious Liberty petitions.