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Know Jesus Fully: World Church Statistics
Figures as of December, 2004
Churches, Companies, Membership, and Employees
Churches-World............................................................. 57,850
North American Division...................................................... 5,066
Companies-World........................................................... 59,887
North American Division... .................................................... 613
Church Membership-World......................................... 13,936,932
North American Division................................................ 1,006,317
Total Accessions-World.............................................. 1,071,135
Baptisms................................................................... 1,042,510
Professions of Faith......................................................... 28,625
Ordained Ministers, Active................................................. 15,381
Total Active Employees................................................... 203,568
Mission to the World
Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations.............................. 230
Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established......... 204
Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work............................... 882
Divisions................................................................................................................... 13
Union Conferences and Missions.................................................................................. 100
Local Conferences and Missions.................................................................................. 555
Educational Program
Total Schools..................................................................... 6,845
Tertiary Institutions................................................................ 101
Worker Training Institutions...................................................... 37
Secondary Schools..............................................................1,385
Primary Schools................................................................. 5,322
Total Enrollment............................................................ 1,293,758
Tertiary Institutions............................................................ 92,554
Worker Training Institutions................................................... 5,195
Secondary Schools........................................................... 318,733
Primary Schools............................................................... 877,276
Food Industries....................................................................... 28
Healthcare Ministry
Hospitals and Sanitariums......................................................... 167
Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers....................................... 124
Clinics and Dispensaries........................................................... 407
Orphanages and Children's Homes............................................... 34
Airplanes and Medical Launches.................................................. 10
Outpatient Visits........................................................... 13,104,472
Media Centers......................................................................... 10
Publishing Work
Publishing Houses and Branches.................................................. 57
Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed....................... 7,166
Languages Used in Publications................................................. 348
Sabbath Schools
Sabbath Schools................................................................ 122,620
Sabbath School Membership............................................. 17,947,009
Contributions................................................................................. In US Dollars
Tithe-World............................................................. $1,333,482,562
North American Division................................................. $762,318,495
Tithe Per Capita-World........................................................ $101.55
North American Division........................................................ $774.98
Sabbath School Mission Offerings-World.......................... $45,596,053
North American Division.................................................. $20,093,487
Ingathering-World.......................................................... $9,171,422
North American Division.................................................... $2,389,477
Total Tithe and Offerings-World..................................... 1,991,055,579
North American Division................................................ 1,192,307,136
Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita-World ............................. $151.63
North American Division....................................................... $1,212.11
Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA)
Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Involved................. 125
Total Projects Funded (Supporting Offices).................................... 1,505
Development............................................................................... 693
Relief......................................................................................... 812
Beneficiaries of Projects (Supporting Offices).......................... 23,845,638
Value of Total Aid (Supporting Offices)................................ $159,058,213
Prepared by the
Office of Archives and Statistics
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated October 12, 2005
These are preliminary figures
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