Churches, Companies, Membership
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2015
| Churches |
81,552 |
| Companies |
69,909 |
|
Church Membership
|
19,126,438 |
|
Total Accessions
|
1,260,880 |
Mission to the World
Summary of Other Statistics as of December 31, 2014
| Ordained Ministers, Active |
19,020 |
| Total Active Employees |
279,604 |
| Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations |
237 |
| Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established |
215 |
| Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work |
about 974 |
| Divisions |
13 |
| Union Conferences |
60 |
| Union Missions |
58 |
| Union of Churches Conferences |
10 |
| Union of Churches Missions |
4 |
| Local Conferences |
362 |
| Local Missions |
270 |
Educational Program
| Total Schools |
7,792 |
| Tertiary Institutions |
115 |
| Worker Training Institutions |
49 |
| Secondary Schools |
2,296 |
| Primary Schools |
5,332 |
| Total Enrollment |
1,864,352 |
| Tertiary Institutions |
147,123 |
| Worker Training Institutions |
5,922 |
| Secondary Schools |
566,301 |
| Primary Schools |
1,145,006 |
Food Industries
Healthcare Ministry
| Hospitals and Sanitariums |
175 |
| Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers |
140 |
| Clinics and Dispensaries |
385 |
| Orphanages and Children’s Homes |
29 |
| Airplanes and Medical Launches |
7 |
| Outpatient Visits |
over 18,540,278 |
(Note: Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions.)
Publishing Work
| Publishing Houses and Branches |
62 |
| Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time |
21,306 |
| Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed |
4,463 |
| Languages Used in Publications |
about 379 |
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
| Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present |
over 130 |
| Total Projects Funded |
7,733 |
| Beneficiaries of Projects |
14,787,780 |
| Funds for Program Support and Implementation |
in excess of US$180,000,000
|