1907
- Missionary Volunteer Society was founded
1908
- Junior Reading Course
- First Missionary Volunteer Day January 26, 1908
1909
- Junior Missionary Volunteer Societies organized (JMV)
1911
1913
- First Spanish Reading Course Books
1914
- Junior Manual by Ella Iden-Edwards published
1917
1920
- Harriet Maxson Holt becomes the 1st Junior Secretary (1920-1928)
1922
- JMV (now AJY) Progressive Classes introduced Friend and Companion classes, MV classes (now AY Classes) Comrade and Master Comrade (now Guide and Master Guide — 1951)
- A. W. Spalding and Harriet Hold advocate basic idea of Pathfinder Clubs
1924
- Junior Manual authored by Harriet Maxson Holt
1926
- The first junior camp was held in USA (Town Line Lake, Michigan)
1927
- The first Conference Sponsored Pathfinder Club – Anaheim/Fullerton Churches begum” John McKim – director, Willa Steen Girls director. Guy Mann Southeastern California Conference Youth Director and Laurence A. Skinner associate youth director
1927/1928
- At some point the term “pathfinder” was first used — early notable was John McKim in Southeastern California Conference.
1928
- Southern California’s first youth camp, San Gabriel Canyon
- First 16 Vocational Merits (now AY Honors) were introduced
1930
- Pre-JMV Classes, Busy Bee, Sun Beam, Builder and Helping Hand developed
1931
- Early Master Comrade Investiture held at GC to highlight / encourage program (first Investiture of Master Comrades occurred earlier)
1932
- First JMV Pathfinder Camp, Idyllwild, purchased
1938
- Master Comrade Manual published
1946
- The first conference-sponsored Pathfinder Club in Riverside, California
- Pathfinder Club emblem designed by John H. Hancock
1947
- The first North American Division Youth Congress was held in San Francisco
1948
- Helen Hobbs made the Pathfinder flag
- First area Pathfinder coordinators appointed (Central California Conference)
1949
- Henry Bergh composed the Pathfinder song
1950
- General Conference authorized the JMV Pathfinder clubs for world field
- Pathfinder Staff Training Course and How to Start a Pathfinder Club booklet was published
1951
- The first Pathfinder Fair was held on September 23 in Dinuba, California
- Master Comrade was changed to Master Guide
- Pathfinder Staff Manual published
1952
- Pathfinder song copyrighted
1954
- The first Pathfinder Camporee was held on May 7-9 in Idyllwild, California
1956
1957
- JMV Pathfinder Day was added to the church calendar
1960
- The first Union Camporee was held on April 11-14, Lone Pine, California
1962
- MV Pathfinder Field Guide published
- Pathfinder Drill Manual published
1963
- John Hancock elected as World Pathfinder Director
1965
- JMV Handbook was combined with Master Guide Manual as MV Handbook
1966
- Pioneer Class was added
- The first North American MV Camp Directory was published
1970
- Pioneer Class name was changed to Ranger Class (8th Grade)
1974
- The Pathfinder Staff Manual was revised and expanded
1979
- Missionary Volunteer (MV) was changed to Adventist Youth (AY)
- Junior Missionary Volunteer (JMV) was changed to Adventist Junior Youth (AJY)
- The Pre-AJY class was changed to Adventurers Club(4 yrs. – 4th grade)
1980
- Les Pitton was elected as North American Division (NAD) Youth Director
- MV Camp Directory was changed to World Adventist Youth Camp Directory
1981
- Pathfinders Sing Songbook was published
1982
- The New Pathfinder World replaced the MV World
- Voyager Class added
- NAD Pathfinder uniform revised
1985
- Norm Middag appointed as NAD Pathfinder Director
- The first NAD Pathfinder Camporee was held in Camp Hale, Colorado, USA
1987
- The current NAD Pathfinder emblem was designed by Norm Middag
1989
- NAD Pathfinder Honors Manual revised, new were honors added
- Friendship Camporee in Pennsylvania, sponsored by the Columbia Union
- New AY Classwork Curriculum integrated in Pathfinder curriculum
- Adventurer Program became an independent program from Pathfinders
1993
- Restructuring resulted in Office of Pathfinder Ministries
1994
- “Dare to Care” International Pathfinder Camporee, August 2–6, Morrison, Colorado, Red Rocks. 12,200 participants. Ron Whitehead, director; Guest Speaker, Leclaire Litchfield.
1995
- Teen Leadership Training (TLT) Program established for training high school students (grades 9-12)
- First Pathfinder Web Site established
- First Pathfinder Club web page, Fort Worth Eagles, Fort Worth, Texas
1996
- Basic Staff Training, Pathfinder Leadership Award (PLA), & Pathfinder Instructor Award (PIA) curriculum developed
1997
- Willie Oliver became a NAD Director of Pathfinder & Camp Ministries
- NAD Pathfinder Honors Manual revised, new honors added
- NAD Pathfinder Staff Manual updated
1999
- NAD Pathfinder Web Site established
- “Discover the Power” International Camporee held in Oshkosh, WI (USA) August ?-?, Ron Whitehead, director. 23,000 participants.
2000
- Elder James Black appointed to be NAD Youth Ministries director, overseeing Youth, Pathfinder, Adventurer, and Camp Ministries
- Pathfinder Uniform changed to Black & Tan
2001
- AY Honor Handbook added 17 new Honors as well as several International Honors.
2003
- NAD Youth Ministries developed a Website Community ministering to Youth, Pathfinders, Adventurers, and Camping Ministries (YPAC).
2004
- ” Faith on Fire” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA) August 9–14. Ron Whitehead, director. 32,000 participants
2009
- “Courage to Stand” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA), August 10–15. Ron Whitehead, director. 39,000 participants
2014
- “Forever Faithful” International Pathfinder Camporee in Oshkosh, WI (USA), August 11–16, Ron Whitehead, director. 40,000 participants