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) |
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)