Seventh-day Adventist World Church Statistics 2020

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Summary of Statistics as of September 30, 2020

Churches92,186Companies72,749Church Memberships21,760,076Total Accessions562,056

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2019

Churches91,140Companies72,605Church Membership21,556,837Total Accessions1,321,047

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2019

Ordained Ministers, Active (Full time and Part time)20,802Total Active Employees (Full time, Part time, Casual)323,072

Summary of Statistics as of December 31, 2019

Countries and Areas of the World as Recognized by the United Nations235Countries and Areas of the World in Which Seventh-day Adventist Work is Established212Languages Used in Seventh-day Adventist Publications and Oral Work516Divisions13Union Conferences63Union Missions58Union of Churches Conferences11Union of Churches Missions5Local Conferences419Local Missions297

Total Schools9,489Tertiary Institutions118Worker Training Institutions37Secondary Schools2,713Primary Schools6,621Total Enrollment2,044,709Tertiary Institutions162,335Worker Training Institutions7,263Secondary Schools637,723Primary Schools1,237,388

Food Industries23

Hospitals and Sanitariums227Nursing Homes and Retirement Centers133Clinics and Dispensaries673Orphanages and Children’s Homes15Inpatient VisitsOver 1 1/2 millionOutpatient VisitsOver 20 million

Media Centers16

Publishing Houses and Branches60Literature Evangelists, Full time, Interns, Part Time20.931Literature Evangelists, Credentialed and Licensed5,137Languages Used in Publications311Languages Heard in Broadcasts306Languages and Dialects Used in Oral Work500

Countries and Areas of the World Where ADRA is Presentover 118Total Projects Funded1,180Beneficiaries of Projects13,940,983

Prepared by the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Updated January 4, 2021