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Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2015
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.)
MEDIA CENTERS
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 |
