Colin Standish

Colin D. Standish and Russell Roland Standish (both born 27 October 1933; Russell died 2 May 2008) are identical twin brothers and "historic" Seventh-day Adventists. They are often referred to collectively as the Standish brothers. They have co-written many books together, which have been published by their Hartland Institute.

The identical twin brothers were born on 27 October 1933 to Darcy Rowland Standish (1912–1997) and Hilda Marie Joyce Standish née Bailey (1912–74). Their hometown is Newcastle, New South Wales in Australia. From 1943 to 1949 they attended the Newcastle Seventh-day Adventist High School (now Macquarie College). They were baptised by pastor R. A. R. Thrift.

They studied at Avondale College in 1950 and '51, mainly studying primary teaching, and graduating from the "Theological Normal Course". As seventeen-year-olds in 1951, they attended an evangelistic meeting held by George Burnside in Newcastle, and were impressed.

Colin is an author and administrator, as well as the founder and president of the independent Adventist institute Hartland College. He received a PhD in psychology from the University of Sydney and later a master's degree in Education from the same university in Australia. He has worked in both academic and administrative jobs at Avondale College, becoming President of West Indies College (now Northern Caribbean University), and President of Columbia Union College. as well as Weimar Institute. He was ordained to the Seventh-day Adventist ministry on 17 April 1971.

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