Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2014

Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research - General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2014

Churches, Companies, Membership

Churches 78,810 Companies 69,213

Church Membership

18,479,257

Total Accessions

1,091,222

Baptisms

1,057,645

Professions of Faith

33,577

Ordained Ministers, Active

18,846

Total Active Employees

260,181

Mission to the World

Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations 237 Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established 216 Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work 947 Divisions 13 Union Conferences 60 Union Missions 59 Union of Churches Conferences 9 Union of Churches Missions 4 Local Conferences 348 Local Missions 278

Educational Program

Total Schools 7,579 Tertiary Institutions 114 Worker Training Institutions 44 Secondary Schools 2,050 Primary Schools* 5,371 Total Enrollment 1,807,693 Tertiary Institutions 134,091 Worker Training Institutions 5,545 Secondary Schools 581,173 Primary Schools 1,086,884

(*Incomplete reporting in 2013)

Food Industries

Food Industries 21

Healthcare Ministry

Hospitals and Sanitariums 173 Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 126 Clinics and Dispensaries 294 Orphanages and Children’s Homes 34 Airplanes and Medical Launches 7 Outpatient Visits 18,052,715

(Note: Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions.)

Media Centers

Media Centers 15

Publishing Work

Publishing Houses and Branches 63 Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed 5,864 Languages Used in Publications 366

Contributions In US Dollars

Tithe $2,314,826,002 Tithe per Capita $134.72 Sabbath School Mission Offerings $73,275,709 Ingathering $9,189,884 Total Tithe and Offerings $3,276,600,259 Total Tithe and Offerings per Capita $190.69

(Note: 2012 Figures)

 

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present more than 130 Total Projects Funded 1,007 Beneficiaries of Projects 21,696,545 Total Value of Aid $291,556,608

Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research - General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

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