Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2015

Churches, Companies, Membership

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2015

Churches 81,552 Companies 69,909

Church Membership

19,126,438

Total Accessions

1,260,880

Mission to the World

Summary of Other Statistics as of December 31, 2014

Ordained Ministers, Active 19,020 Total Active Employees 279,604 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 215 Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work about 974 Divisions 13 Union Conferences 60 Union Missions 58 Union of Churches Conferences 10 Union of Churches Missions 4 Local Conferences 362 Local Missions 270

Educational Program

Total Schools 7,792 Tertiary Institutions 115 Worker Training Institutions 49 Secondary Schools 2,296 Primary Schools 5,332 Total Enrollment 1,864,352 Tertiary Institutions 147,123 Worker Training Institutions 5,922 Secondary Schools 566,301 Primary Schools 1,145,006

Food Industries

Food Industries 22

Healthcare Ministry

Hospitals and Sanitariums 175 Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 140 Clinics and Dispensaries 385 Orphanages and Children’s Homes 29 Airplanes and Medical Launches 7 Outpatient Visits over 18,540,278

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

Media Centers

Media Centers 15

Publishing Work

Publishing Houses and Branches 62 Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time 21,306 Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed 4,463 Languages Used in Publications about 379

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present over 130 Total Projects Funded 7,733 Beneficiaries of Projects 14,787,780 Funds for Program Support and Implementation

in excess of US$180,000,000