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| Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics |
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following Statistics are as of December 31, 2006 |
| Churches |
61,818 |
| Companies |
61,361 |
| Church
Membership |
15,115,806 |
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| Total
Accessions |
1,107,425 |
Baptisms |
1,074,938 |
Professions
of Faith |
32,487 |
| Ordained
Ministers, Active |
15,813 |
| Total
Active Employees |
201,646 |
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| Mission
to the World |
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Countries
and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations |
229 |
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 |
885 |
Divisions |
13 |
Union
Conferences and Missions |
102 |
Local
Conferences and Missions |
566 |
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| Educational
Program |
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| Total
Schools |
7,284 |
Tertiary Institutions |
106 |
Worker Training Institutions |
42 |
Primary Schools |
5,666 |
Secondary Schools |
1,470 |
| Total
Enrollment |
1,436,290 |
Tertiary Institutions |
106,081 |
Worker Training Institutions |
7,100 |
Secondary Schools |
378,866 |
Primary Schools |
944,243 |
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| Food
Industries |
29 |
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| Healthcare
Ministry |
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Hospitals
and Sanitariums |
168 |
Nursing
Homes and Retirement Centers |
138 |
Clinics
and Dispensaries |
442 |
Orphanages
and Children's Homes |
34 |
Airplanes
and Medical Launches |
10 |
Outpatient
Visits |
15,371,479 |
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| Media
Centers |
10 |
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| Publishing
Work |
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Publishing
Houses and Branches |
63 |
Literature
Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed |
6,193 |
Languages
Used in Publications |
359 |
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| Sabbath
Schools |
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Sabbath
Schools |
131,892 |
Sabbath
School Membership |
19,199,944 |
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| Contributions |
In US Dollars |
Tithe |
$1,617,800,560 |
Tithe
Per Capita |
$113.68 |
Sabbath
School Mission Offerings |
$53,327,823 |
Ingathering |
$10,034,443 |
Total
Tithe and Offerings |
$2,383,690,238 |
Total
Tithe and Offerings Per Capita |
$167.50 |
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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 |
112 |
Total
Projects Funded (Supporting Offices) |
2,421 |
Development |
1,551 |
Relief |
870 |
Beneficiaries
of Projects (Supporting Offices) |
36,228,592 |
Value of
Total Aid (Supporting Offices) |
$286,012,003 |
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Prepared by the
Office of Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated October 25, 2007
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