2015 – Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics

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

Food Industries

22

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

Media Centers

15

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