Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2012

Statistics March 6, 2014

Churches, Companies, Membership

Churches, December 31, 2012 – 74,299 (as of June 30, 2013 – 75,184)
Companies, December 31, 2012 – 67,669 (as of June 30, 2013 – 68,153)
Church Membership, December 31, 2012 – 17,881,491 (as of June 30, 2013 17,994,120)
Total Accessions, December 31, 2012 1,114,574
Baptisms 1,082,654
Professions of Faith 31,920
Ordained Ministers, Active 18,182
Total Active Employees 255,982

Mission to the World

Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations 238
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established 216
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work 914
Divisions 13
Union Conferences 52
Union Missions 59
Union of Churches Conferences 9
Union of Churches Missions 4
Local Conferences 329
Local Missions 272

Educational Program

Total Schools – 7,842

Tertiary Institutions 113
Worker Training Institutions 46
Secondary Schools 1,969
Primary Schools 5,714 

Total Enrollment – 1,814,591

Tertiary Institutions 136,711
Worker Training Institutions 7,454
Secondary Schools 522,596
Primary Schools 1,147,830

(Note—Guam-Micronesia Mission schools were not reported in 2012)

Food Industries – 21

Healthcare Ministry

Hospitals and Sanitariums 175
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 136
Clinics and Dispensaries 269 (Guam-Micronesia Mission clinics were not reported in 2012)
Orphanages and Children’s Homes 34
Airplanes and Medical Launches 10
Outpatient Visits 17,251,217 (Note—Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions)

Media Centers – 14

Publishing Work

Publishing Houses and Branches 63
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed 5,315
Languages Used in Publications 365

Contributions In US Dollars

Tithe $2,314,826,002
Tithe Per Capita $134.72
Sabbath School Mission Offerings $73,275,709
Ingathering $9,189,884
Total Tithe and Offerings $3,276,600,259
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita $190.69

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present* more than 120
Total Projects Funded* 1,294
Beneficiaries of Projects* 12,536,522
Total Value of Aid* $246,088,214

( * Supporting and Implementing)