2016, 2017 – Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics

Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2016, 2017

CHURCHES, COMPANIES, MEMBERSHIP

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2017

Churches	86,576
Companies	71,758
Church Membership	20,727,347
Total Accessions	1,352,931

MISSION TO THE WORLD

Summary of Other Statistics as of December 31, 2016

Ordained Ministers, Active	19,717
Total Active Employees	305,295
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations	235
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established	213
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work	1,001
Divisions	13
Union Conferences	62
Union Missions	58
Union of Churches Conferences	10
Union of Churches Missions	5
Local Conferences	391
Local Missions	274

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Total Schools	8,515
Tertiary Institutions	115
Worker Training Institutions	50
Secondary Schools	2,435
Primary Schools	5,915
Total Enrollment	1,954,872
Tertiary Institutions	145,024
Worker Training Institutions	5,757
Secondary Schools	603,211
Primary Schools	1,200,880

FOOD INDUSTRIES

Food Industries

20

HEALTHCARE MINISTRY

Hospitals and Sanitariums	198
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers	133
Clinics and Dispensaries	329
Orphanages and Children’s Homes	21
Outpatient Visits	over 17 million

(Note: Incomplete reporting of healthcare institutions’ statistics in some divisions.)

MEDIA CENTERS

Media Centers

15

PUBLISHING WORK

Publishing Houses and Branches	59
Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time	25,332
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed	6,050
Languages Used in Publications	about 375

ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA)

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present	over 131
Total Projects Funded	1,197
Beneficiaries of Projects	15,627,724