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Annual Statistical Report for 1998 ca, .2..., 0-cActa. ea-reteivats lairs 41+1 4 ST 61 ,11W 136th Annual Statistical Report 1998 1 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 12501 Old Columbia Pike • Silver Spring, Maryland 20904-6600 Compiled by the Office of Archives and Statistics STATISTICAL REPORT of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences, Missions, and Institutions Throughout the World for the Year Ending December 31, 1998 A WORD ABOUT THIS REPORT Church Accesssions Surpass 2,200 Per Day.—Almost exactly 150 The ratio of Seventh-day Adventists to world population continues to years ago, James White wondered if many would ever receive the truths drop. In 1997 there was one Seventh-day Adventist for every 602 persons committed to the Sabbatarian Adventists (letter to Brother Bowles, in the world, and at the end of 1998 there was one for every 583. The November 17, 1849). A few weeks later he wrote back that his wife Ellen world church growth rate increased from 4.38% in 1997 to 4.75% during White had "seen in vision" that a great refreshing would occur in the future 1998. Also, in 1998 approximately 1,600 churches and 4,600 companies and that the truths committed to this body would yet "ring through the land" were established. Additional evidence of growth is seen within the pages even more powerfully than during the pre-1844 Advent experience. that follow. During both 1996 and 1997, additions to the Seventh-day Adventist church Some Explanations.—The "Baptisms" and "Professions of Faith" by baptism and profession of faith surpassed the 700,000 mark and this and the "Dropped" and "Missing" columns within the main tables have year exceeded 800,000. Total accessions during 1998 were 818,754. been listed separately within this report. This should enable a more Church membership at the end of the year stood at 10,163,414. complete analysis of church membership statistics. Also, what were Other Evidence of Growth.—Many of the statistics found in this formerly columns 20 and 21 and 32-34 relating to primary schools and report compute to "millions." For instance, enrollment within Seventh-day church properties are no longer being reported. It will be observed that Adventist schools approaches 1 million; outpatient visits within the column 14b on page 33 reflects a decrease of $6.43 in per capita tithe healthcare ministry exceed 9 million; Sabbath School membership and offerings. This decrease from 1997 is explained by two factors: (1) exceeds 11 million; beneficiaries of Adventist Development and Relief some countries have experienced a sharp devaluation of local currency Agency International (ADRA) projects exceed 18 million; total tithe has against the U.S. dollar; and (2) one field with a large membership base increased over $24 million and closely approaches a world total of $1 that had not reported tithe and offerings in the past is now reporting. billion. Statistics within this report were compiled by Sylvia Ytreberg. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sessions of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 3 Healthcare Institutions 7 Scheduled Meetings 3 Publishing 7 Officers of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 3 Denominational Employees Classified by Credentials Carried 1998 7 Accessions 4 General Statistics by Divisions for 1998 8 Church Membership by World Divisions 4 Denominational Employees 34 General Survey of Organizations 4 Institutional Statistics for 1998 47 Summary of institutions 4 Section I—Educational Institutions and Primary Schools 47 General and Institutional Employees 4 Section II—Food Industries 52 Tithe and Offerings 4 Section ill—Healthcare Institutions 52 Tithe and Offerings 1998 5 Section IV—Publishing Houses 58 Denominational Assets 5 Adventist Development and Relief Agency international (ADRA} 59 Denominational Assets and Net Worth 1995 5 Global Mission 61 Food Industries 5 The Church's Presence, Outreach, and Mission International Deployment of Personnel 5 61 Children's Ministries 5 Table 1—Conf/Miss Where Each Church Serves More Than One Million Persons . 61 Women's Ministries 5 Countries and Areas Where SDA Work is Not Currently Established 62 Sabbath School and Personal Ministries 6 and 7 Table 2—Seventh-day Adventist Presence in Countries and Areas of the World ... 63 Education 6 Languages and Dialects in Which SDA Publications are Now in Print 66 Denominational Employees Classified by Type of Employment 1998 6 Summary of Seventh-day Adventist World Statistics 68 Youth 7 A General Survey of Statistical and Financial Summaries Over a Period of Years _ 69 Broadcast Ministries 7 Total Tithe and Offerings From Date of Organization to the Present Time 70 STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1998 3 SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH•DAY ADVENTISTS OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Session Delegates Date of Session Location Name Term of Service 1 20 May 20, 1863 attle Creek, Michigan Presidents 2 20 May 18, 1864 attle Creek, Michigan 1 John Byington May 20,1863 to May 17,1865 3 21 May 17,1865 attle Creek, Michigan 2 James White May 17,1865 to May 14,1867 4 19 May 16, 1866 . attle Creek, Michigan 3 J. N. Andrews May 14,1867 to May 18, 1869 5 18 May 14,1867 ale Creek, Michigan 4 James White May 18,1869 to December 29,1871 6. 15 May 12,1868 . attle Creek, Michigan 5 George I Butler December 29,1871 to August 10, 1874 7 16 May 18,1869 . attle Creek, Michigan 6 James White August 10, 1874 to October 6,1880 8 ..... 22 March 15,1870 attle Creek, Michigan 7 George 1. Butler October 6, 1880 to October 17,1888 9 17 February 7, 1871 attle Creek, Michigan 8 0. A. Olsen October 17,1888 to February 19, 1897 10 14 December 29, 1871 attle Creek, Michigan 9 G. A. Irwin . ........ February 19, 1897 to April 2, 1901 11 18 March 11,1873 attle Creek, Michigan 10 A G Daniels April 2,1901 to May 11, 1922 12 . 21 November 14,1873 attle Creek, Michigan 11 W. A. Spicer . May 11,1922 to May 28,1930 13 19 August 10, 1874 .... attle Creek, Michigan 12 C H. Watson . May 28, 1930 to May 26,1936 14 ..... 18 August 15,1875 attle Creek, Michigan 13 J. L McElhany May 26,1936 to July 10, 1950 1st Special 15 March 31, 1876 . ale Creek, Michigan 14 W. H. Branson July 10, 1950 to May 24, 1954 15 16 September 19, 1876 . Lansing, Michigan 15 R R. Figuhr May 24,1954 to June 16,1966 2nd Special . 16 November 12 and 13,1876 Battle Creek, Michigan 16 Robert H. Pierson June 16, 1966 to January 3,1979 16 . 20 September 20,1877 Lansing, Michigan 17 Neal C Wilson January 3, 1979 to July 5, 1990 3rd Special 22 March 1, 1878 Battle Creek, Michigan 18 Robert S. Folkenberg July 5,1990 to March 1,1999 39 October 4, 1878 Battle Creek, Michigan 19 Jan Paulsen March 1, 1999 to . 4th Special 29 Apnl 17 to Apnl 21,1879 .. Baffle Creek, Michigan 18 39 November 7,1879 Battle Creek, Michigan 5th Special 28 March 11 to March 15,1880 Battle Creek, Michigan 38 October 6,1880 Bathe Creek, Michigan 20 41 December 1,1881 Battle Creek, Michigan 21 47 December 7, 1882 Rome, New York Secretaries 22 .... ...... 65 November 8, 1883 . Battle Creek, Michigan 1 Uriah Smith May 20, 1863 to November 14,1873 23 67 October 30,1884 Battle Creek, Michigan 2 S Brownsberger . November 14,1873 to August 10,1874 24 70 November 18, 1885 Battle Creek, Michigan 3 Unah Smith August 10,1874 to September 19,1876 25 71 November 18,1886 Battle Creek, Michigan 4 C. W. Stone September 19,1876 to September 20,1877 Oakland, California 26 ...... 70 November 13,1887 5 Uriah Smith September 20, 1877 to December 1, 1881 27 .. 91 October 17 to November 4, 1888 Minneapolis, Minnesota 6 A B Oyen December 1, 1881 to November 8,1883 October 18 to November 5,1889 Battle Creek, Michigan 28 109 7 Uriah Smith November 8, 1883 to October 17,1888 March 5 to March 25, 1891 Battle Creek, Michigan 29 ...... 125 8 Dan T. Jones .. October 17,1888 to March 5,1891 Battle Creek, Michigan 30 130 February 17 to March 6,1893 9 W A Colcorti March 5, 1891 to March 7, 1893 February 15 to March 4, 1895 Battle Creek, Michigan 31 150 10 L T Nicola March 7, 1893 to February 19,1897 32 140 February 19 to March 8, 1897 College View, Nebraska 11 L A. Hoopes February 19,1897 to April 2,1901 33 149 February 15 to March 7, 1899 South Lancaster, Mass. 12 H. E. Osborne Apnl 2,1901 to April 11, 1903 April 2 to April 23,1901 Battle Creek, Michigan 34 268 13 W A Spicer Aprilll, 1903 to May 11,1922 March 27 to April 13,1903 .. Oakland, California 35 139 14 A. G. Dwells May 11,1922 to May 27,1926 36 May 11 to May 30,1905 Washington, D.C. 197 15 C. K. Meyers May 27, 1926 to October 17,1933 37 May 13 to June 6, 1909 Washington, D.C. 328 16 M. E. Kern October 17,1933 to May 26, 1936 38 May 15 to June 8, 1913 Washington, D C 372 17 E. D. Dick May 26,1936 to September 19, 1952 March 29 to Apri114, 1918 San Francisco, California 39 443 18 D. E. Rebok September 19,1952 to May 24,1954 40 ...... May 11 to May 28, 1922 . San Francisco, California 581 19 W. R. Beach May 24,1954 to June 11,1970 41 577 May 27 to June 14,1926 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 20 Clyde 0.
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