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Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2018
CHURCHES, COMPANIES, MEMBERSHIP
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2018
| Churches | 88,718 |
| Companies | 72,843 |
| Church Membership | 21,414,779 |
| Total Accessions | 1,383,427 |
| Baptisms | 1,262,998 |
| Former Members Baptized | 58,841 |
| Professions of Faith | 44,863 |
| Adjustments In | 16,725 |
MISSION TO THE WORLD
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2018
| Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time) | 20,434 |
| Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual) | 321,410 |
| 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 | 557 |
| Divisions | 13 |
| Union Conferences | 63 |
| Union Missions | 58 |
| Union of Churches Conferences | 11 |
| Union of Churches Missions | 5 |
| Local Conferences | 405 |
| Local Missions | 293 |
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
| Total Schools | 8,807 |
| Tertiary Institutions | 118 |
| Worker Training Institutions | 34 |
| Secondary Schools | 2,549 |
| Primary Schools | 6,106 |
| Total Enrollment | 1,881,571 |
| Tertiary Institutions | 167,739 |
| Worker Training Institutions | 7,350 |
| Secondary Schools | 576,456 |
| Primary Schools | 1,130,026 |
FOOD INDUSTRIES
HEALTHCARE MINISTRY
| Hospitals and Sanitariums | 211 |
| Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers *Incomplete reporting | *121 |
| Clinics and Dispensaries | 440 |
| Orphanages and Children’s Homes *Incomplete reporting | *11 |
| Inpatient Visits | Over 1 1/2 million |
| Outpatient Visits | Over 22 million |
MEDIA CENTERS
PUBLISHING WORK
| Publishing Houses and Branches | 60 |
| Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time | 21,591 |
| Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed | 4,890 |
| Languages Used in Publications | 368 |
| Languages Heard in Broadcasts | 327 |
| Languages and Dialects Used in Oral Work | 525 |
ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY (ADRA)
| Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Present | over 118 |
| Total Projects Funded | 1,043 |
| Beneficiaries of Projects | 16,255,570 |
Prepared by the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated October 30, 2019
