Churches, Companies, Membership
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2021
Churches 95,297 Companies 72,975 Church Memberships 21,912,161 Total Accessions 1,069,234
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020
Churches 92,876 Companies 72,562 Church Membership 21,723,992 Total Accessions 803,430
Denominational Employees
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020
Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time) 20,924 Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual) 322,120
Mission to the World Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2020
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations 235 Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established 212 Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work 535 Divisions 13 Union Conferences 63 Union Missions 60 Union of Churches Conferences 11 Union of Churches Missions 4 Local Conferences 418 Local Missions 313
Educational Program
Total Schools 9,419 Tertiary Institutions 118 Worker Training Institutions 38 Secondary Schools 2,640 Primary Schools 6,623 Total Enrollment 2,023,844 Tertiary Institutions 160,997 Worker Training Institutions 7,159 Secondary Schools 587,283 Primary Schools 1,268,405
Food Industries
Healthcare Ministry Hospitals and Sanitariums 229 Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers 129 Clinics and Dispensaries 1,475 Dental Clinics 128 Orphanages and Children’s Homes 15 Inpatient Visits over 1 million Outpatient Visits over 21 million
Publishing Work
Publishing Houses and Branches 57 Literature Evangelists, Full time Credentialed and Licensed, Interns, Part Time 22,258 Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed Only 5,261 Languages Used in Publications 342 Languages Heard in Broadcasts 313 Languages and Dialects Used in Oral Work 496
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present over 130 Total Projects Funded 1,506 Beneficiaries of Projects 20,777,127
Prepared by the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research , General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists