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Facts and Figures
Seventh-day
Adventists are one of the fastest-growing Christian churches in the world today
adding one new member by baptism every 32 seconds of every day and passed the 12
million mark in 2001 with an average of 2,600+ people baptized each day. From
its organization in the US in 1863 with around 3,500 members, today nine out of
ten members live elsewhere--in 203 other countries of the world.
Seventh-day Adventists have one of the most extensive centralized Protestant
educational systems in the world and have one of the most comprehensive networks
of health-care providers. Adventists speak in at least 725 languages and another
one thousand dialects, leading to the establishment of 57 Church-owned printing
plants and editorial offices.
Churches, Companies, Membership, and Employees
Churches -World.........................................................................................................................51,086
North American Division........................................................................................................ 4,933
Companies—World..................................................................................................................... 56,067
North American Division.......................................................................................................... 479
Church Membership—World............................................................................................... 12,320,834
North American Division....................................................................................................955,076
Total Accessions............................................................................................................961,542
Baptisms.................................................................................................................931,335
Professions of Faith.............................................................................................................30,207
Ordained Ministers, Active.......................................................................................................... 14,669
Total Active Employees............................................................................................................. 174,682
Mission to the World
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations................................... 228
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established......... 203
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work.................................... 834
Divisions........................................................................................................................ 12
Union Conferences and Missions...................................................................................................... 94
Local Conferences and Missions..................................................................................................... 503
Educational
Program
Total
Schools....................................................................................................................6,355
Tertiary
Institutions.......................................................................................................99
Worker Training
Institutions.................................................................................................37
Secondary
Schools.......................................................................................................1,214
Primary
Schools.......................................................................................................
5,005
Total
Enrollment............................................................................................................1,185,316
Tertiary
Institutions................................................................................................................74,833
Worker Training
Institutions...................................................................................................
5,262
Secondary
Schools............................................................................................................313,097
Primary
Schools.................................................................................................................792,124
Food Industries....................................................................................................................... 27
Healthcare Ministry
Hospitals and
Sanitariums................................................................................................................
169
Nursing Homes and
Retirement
Centers........................................................................................
128
Clinics and
Dispensaries..................................................................................................................386
Orphanages and
Children’s
Homes...................................................................................................
33
Airplanes and
Medical
Launches.........................................................................................................
7
Outpatient
Visits.............................................................................................................10,491,637
Media Centers..............................................................................................................................9
Publishing Work
Publishing Houses and Branches...................................................................................................... 57
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed.................................................................... 6,692
Languages Used in Publications..................................................................................................... 338
Sabbath Schools
Sabbath Schools...................................................................................................................112,541
Sabbath School Membership.............................................................................................. 15,859,274
Contributions:. In US Dollars
Tithe—World..........................................................................................................$1,120,268,583
North American Division.........................................................................................$685,051,304
Tithe Per Capita—World........................................................................................................... $102.33
North American Division....................................................................................................$742.27
Sabbath School Mission Offerings—World.....................................................................$44,601,909
North American Division............................................................................................$20,994,740
Ingathering
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World...............................................................................................................$9,959,552
North American Division..............................................................................................$2,974,659
Total Tithe and Offerings—World................................................................................$1,717,789,094
North American Division......................................................................................$1,090,333,740
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita World......................................................................... $156.91
North American Division................................................................................................$1,181.40
Adventist Development and Relief Agency
International (ADRA)
Countries and Areas
of the World Where ADRA is
Involved........................................................ 125
Total Projects
Funded....................................................................................................................
2,083
Development............................................................................................................1,253
Relief............................................................................................................................830
Beneficiaries of
Projects......................................................................................................
16,447,918
Value of Total
Aid.................................................................................................$108,088,234
Interesting Facts and Figures
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Accessions
744,798 818,754 1,090,848 1,043,843 961,542 978,059
Per day
2,039.15 2,241.63 2,986.58 2,857.89 2,632.56 2,677.78
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
Per hour
84.96 93.40 124.44 119.08 109.69 111.57
Per minute
1.42 1.56 2.07 1.98 1.83 1.86
One accession per . . .
42.37 38.54 28.93 30.23 32.82 32.27. secs
Accession Rate (%)
8.01 8.44 10.73 9.54 8.23 7.94
New church organized every . . .
8.35 5.42 4.73 3.90 4.18 3.63 . . .hours
Growth rate (%)
4.38 4.75 7.63 6.84 5.42 4.64
Ratio: population per each Seventh-day Adventist member*
602 583 547 519 498 482
Note: There are numerous "supporting ministries" of the Seventh-day Adventist church around the world and many in North America with a worldwide impact that does much humanitarian work (see for example - www.TAGnet.org). There are approximately 51,086 churches and 56,067 companies worldwide, a total of 107,153 and each have a Community Services Department. Through these Departments the gamut of social and welfare needs specific to each community is addressed …. on a daily basis.
Copyright © 2001 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA 20904-6600
Source:
See Website: www.Adventist.org
for more figures and updates.
