Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics

The following statistics are from the 141st Annual Statistical Report 2003 and were released by the Office of Archives and Statistics, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist.

ORGANIZATION

Divisions: 13
Union : 99
Local Conferences : 539
Churches: 55,826
Companies: 58,707

PASTORS AND EMPLOYEES

Ordained Ministers, 15,229
Active Employees: 216,713

GENERAL STATISTICS

Church Membership: 13,406,554
Total Accessions for the year 2003: 991,717
Baptisms in 2003: 966,541
Professions of Faith: 25,176

SABBATH SCHOOLS

Sabbath Schools: 107,224
Sabbath School Membership: 11,785,918

CHURCH GROWTH STATISTICS

Accessions; numbers and rates (in 2003 there was one Seventh-day Adventist for every 471 persons in the world):

  • 2001, 961,542
  • 2002, 980,920 >>> 482
  • 2003, 991,717 >>> 471
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST WORK IN THE WORLD

Countries recognized by the United Nations: 230
Countries in which Seventh-day Adventist work is established: 204
Languages used in Seventh-day Adventist publications and oral work: 882

EDUCATION PROGRAM

Tertiary Institutions: 99
Secondary Schools: 1,357
Primary Schools: 5,253
Total Schools: 5,590
Total Enrolment: 1,254,179

INDUSTRIES

Food Industries: 27
Media Centres: 10
Publishing Houses: 56

  • Literature Evangelists: 14,311
  • Languages Used in Publications: 349
HEALTHCARE MINISTRY

Hospitals and Sanitariums: 165
Nursing Homes and Retirement and Orphanages Centers: 157
Clinics and Dispensaries: 432
Aeroplanes and Medical Launches: 10
Outpatient Visits: 11,214,481

CONTRIBUTIONS

World Tithe: US$1,231,293,999
World Sabbath School Mission Offerings: US$48,896,689

ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY INTERNATIONAL (ADRA)

Countries and areas of the world where ADRA is involved: 122
Projects funded: 2,325
Beneficiaries of projects: 42,111,912
Value of total aid: US$246,530,354