Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2018
| Churches, Companies, Membership
|
| Churches, December 31, 2018
|
88,718
|
| Companies, December 31, 2018
|
72,843
|
| Church Membership, December 31, 2018
|
21,414,779
|
Total Accessions, December 31, 2018
|
1,383,427
|
Baptisms
|
1,262,998
|
| Former Members Baptized
|
58,841
|
| Professions of Faith
|
44,863
|
| Adjustments In
|
16,725
|
Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2018
| Denominational Employees
|
| Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time)
|
20,434
|
| Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual)
|
321,410
|
| Mission to the World
|
| 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
|
| 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
|
| 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 International (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
