2011 – Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics

Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2011

CHURCHES, COMPANIES, MEMBERSHIP

Churches	72,144
Companies	67,078
Church Membership	17,479,890
Total Accessions	1,139,000
Baptisms	1,109,219
Professions of Faith	29,781
Ordained Ministers, Active	17,530
Total Active Employees	232,168

Mission to the World
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations	232
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established	208
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work	927
Divisions	13
Union Conferences	52
Union Missions	57
Union of Churches Conferences	9
Union of Churches Missions	4
Local Conferences	326
Local Missions	274

Educational Program
Total Schools	7,883
Tertiary Institutions	112
Worker Training Institutions	48
Secondary Schools	1,908
Primary Schools	5,815
Total Enrollment	1,750,651
Tertiary Institutions	136,548
Worker Training Institutions	8,397
Secondary Schools	521,041
Primary Schools	1,084,665

Food Industries	20

Healthcare Ministry
Hospitals and Sanitariums	172
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers	133
Clinics and Dispensaries	238
Orphanages and Children’s Homes	36
Airplanes and Medical Launches	10
Outpatient Visits	16,088,528

Media Centers	14

Publishing Work
Publishing Houses and Branches	62
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed	6,808
Languages Used in Publications	370

Sabbath School Membership (incomplete reporting)	18,703,212

Contributions	In US Dollars
Tithe	$2,267,603,977
Tithe Per Capita	$136.52
Sabbath School Mission Offerings	$72,622,887
Ingathering	$7,914,514
Total Tithe and Offerings	$3,182,472,411
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita	$191.59

Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)
Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved*	120
Total Projects Funded*	1,537
Beneficiaries of Projects*	20,233,685
Total Value of Aid*	$263,948,967
(*Supporting and Implementing)