2012 – Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics

Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2012

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)