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Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics
The following Statistics are as of December 31, 2008
Churches 65,961
Companies 62,430
Church Membership 15,921,408
Ordained Ministers, Active 16,615
Total Active Employees 205,083
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
203
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work
891
Divisions
13
Union Conferences and Missions
112
Local Conferences and Missions
572
Educational Program
Total Schools 7,597
Tertiary Institutions
111
Worker Training Institutions
45
Primary Schools
5,763
Secondary Schools
1,678
Total Enrollment 1,545,464
Tertiary Institutions
116,171
Worker Training Institutions
6,857
Secondary Schools
433,397
Primary Schools
989,039
Food Industries 23
Healthcare Ministry
Hospitals and Sanitariums
171
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers
129
Clinics and Dispensaries
429
Orphanages and Children's Homes
33
Airplanes and Medical Launches
10
Outpatient Visits
14,997,107
   
Media Centers 11
Publishing Work
Publishing Houses and Branches
61
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed
7,048
Languages Used in Publications
369
Sabbath Schools
Sabbath Schools
133,191
Sabbath School Membership
20,295,344
Contributions
In US Dollars
Tithe
$1,929,768,053
Tithe Per Capita
$125.24
Sabbath School Mission Offerings
$60,646,884
Total Tithe and Offerings
$2,627,027,513
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita
$170.50
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)
Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved
116
Total Projects Funded (Supporting Offices)

2,242

Development
1,473
Relief
769
Beneficiaries of Projects (Supporting Offices)
35,777,678
Value of Total Aid (Supporting Offices)
$347,397,340
Prepared by the
Office of Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated February 27, 2009
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