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| Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics |
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following Statistics are as of December 31, 2008 |
| Churches |
65,961 |
| Companies |
62,430 |
| Church
Membership |
15,921,408 |
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| Ordained
Ministers, Active |
16,615 |
| Total
Active Employees |
205,083 |
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| Mission
to the World |
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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 |
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| Educational
Program |
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| 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 |
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| Food
Industries |
23 |
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| Healthcare
Ministry |
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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 |
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| Media
Centers |
11 |
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| Publishing
Work |
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Publishing
Houses and Branches |
61 |
Literature
Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed |
7,048 |
Languages
Used in Publications |
369 |
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| Sabbath
Schools |
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Sabbath
Schools |
133,191 |
Sabbath
School Membership |
20,295,344 |
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| 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 |
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| Adventist
Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) |
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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 |
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Prepared by the
Office of Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated February 27, 2009
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