Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2011
Churches, Companies, Membership Churches 72,144 Companies 67,078 Church Membership 17,479,890 Total Accessions 1,139,000 Baptisms 1,109,219 Professions of Faith 29,781 Ordained Ministers, Active 17,530 Total Active Employees 232,168 Mission to the World Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations 232 Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established 208 Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work 927 Divisions 13 Union Conferences 52 Union Missions 57 Union of Churches Conferences 9 Union of Churches Missions 4 Local Conferences 326 Local Missions 274 Educational Program Total Schools 7,883 Tertiary Institutions 112 Worker Training Institutions 48 Secondary Schools 1,908 Primary Schools 5,815 Total Enrollment 1,750,651 Tertiary Institutions 136,548 Worker Training Institutions 8,397 Secondary Schools 521,041 Primary Schools 1,084,665 Food Industries 20 Healthcare Ministry Hospitals and Sanitariums 172 Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 133 Clinics and Dispensaries 238 Orphanages and Children’s Homes 36 Airplanes and Medical Launches 10 Outpatient Visits 16,088,528 Media Centers 14 Publishing Work Publishing Houses and Branches 62 Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed 6,808 Languages Used in Publications 370 Sabbath School Membership (incomplete reporting) 18,703,212 Contributions In US Dollars Tithe $2,267,603,977 Tithe Per Capita $136.52 Sabbath School Mission Offerings $72,622,887 Ingathering $7,914,514 Total Tithe and Offerings $3,182,472,411 Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita $191.59 Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved* 120 Total Projects Funded* 1,537 Beneficiaries of Projects* 20,233,685 Total Value of Aid* $263,948,967 (*Supporting and Implementing)