Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2010

(Except Where Indicated as June 30, 2011)

Churches, Companies, Membership

Churches  ................................................................................................................................... 70,188

        June 30, 2011..................................................................................................................... 71,048

Companies ................................................................................................................................. 65,157

        June 30, 2011..................................................................................................................... 65,553

Church Membership.......................................................................................................... 16,923,239

        June 30, 2011............................................................................................................. 17,214,683

Total Accessions.................................................................................................................. 1,050,785

Baptisms......................................................................................................................... 1,023,882

Professions of Faith........................................................................................................... 26,903

Ordained Ministers, Active........................................................................................................ 17,272

Total Active Employees........................................................................................................... 220,760

 

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.. 209

Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work............................. 921

Divisions.............................................................................................................................................. 13

Union Conferences............................................................................................................................ 51

Union Missions................................................................................................................................... 55

Union of Churches Conferences....................................................................................................... 9

Union of Churches Missions.............................................................................................................. 4

Local Conferences.......................................................................................................................... 321

Local Missions................................................................................................................................. 264

 

Educational Program

Total Schools................................................................................................................................. 7,806

        Tertiary Institutions................................................................................................................... 111

        Worker Training Institutions..................................................................................................... 59        Secondary Schools.............................................................................................................. 1,823

        Primary Schools.................................................................................................................... 5,813

Total Enrollment.................................................................................................................... 1,668,754

        Tertiary Institutions........................................................................................................... 131,516

        Worker Training Institutions................................................................................................ 8,862

        Secondary Schools.......................................................................................................... 494,324

        Primary Schools............................................................................................................ 1,034,052

 

Food Industries.................................................................................................................................. 20

 

Healthcare Ministry

Hospitals and Sanitariums............................................................................................................ 173

Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers................................................................................... 132

Clinics and Dispensaries (incomplete report)........................................................................... 216

Orphanages and Children's Homes.............................................................................................. 36

Airplanes and Medical Launches.................................................................................................... 10

Outpatient Visits.................................................................................................................. 15,705,827

       

Media Centers.................................................................................................................................... 14

 

Publishing Work

Publishing Houses and Branches................................................................................................. 63

Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed.............................................................. 6,994

Languages Used in Publications................................................................................................. 377

 

Sabbath Schools

Sabbath Schools...................................................................................................................... 140,694

Sabbath School Membership.......................................................................................... 19,368,905

 

Contributions................................................................................................................... In US Dollars

Tithe.............................................................................................................................. $2,037,618,294

Tithe Per Capita........................................................................................................................ $127.20

Sabbath School Mission Offerings............................................................................... $61,362,489

Ingathering........................................................................................................................ $11,067,178

Total Tithe and Offerings........................................................................................... $2,900,945,610

Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita.................................................................................... $181.09  

 

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved*.................................................. 131

Total Projects Funded*................................................................................................................ 1,897        Development*........................................................................................................................ 1,043

        Relief*......................................................................................................................................... 854

Beneficiaries of Projects*................................................................................................. 40,740,106

Total Value of Aid*.......................................................................................................... $281,435,008

(*Supporting and Implementing)

 

Prepared by the

Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

Updated January 4, 2012

 

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