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,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. Franz ..... June 11,1970 to April 16,1980 42 May 28 to June 12,1930 San Francisco, California 577 21 G Ralph Thompson Apnl 16, 1980 to . 43 671 May 26 to June 8, 1936 San Francisco, California 44 619 May 26 to June 7, 1941 .. San Francisco, California 45 ...... 828 June 5 to June 15,1946 Washington, D.C. 46 94,3 July 10 to July 22,1950 San Francisco, California 47 1,109 May 24 to June 5, 1954 San Francisco, California 48 1,160 June 19 to June 28, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio 49 1,314 July 26 to August 4, 1962 . San Francisco, California Treasurers 50 1,495 June 16 to June 25,1966 Detroit, Michigan 1 E. S. Walker . . May 20,1863 to May 17,1865 51 1,782 June 11 to June 20,1970 Atlantic City, New Jersey 2 I. D. Van Horn 52 July 10 to July 19,1975 Vienna, Austria May 17,1865 to May 12,1868 1,756 3 J. N. Loughborough May 12,1868 to May 18,1869 53 1,925 April 16 to April 26,1980 Dallas, Texas 4 E S Walker 2,044 June 27 to July 6, 1985 . New Orleans, Louisiana May 18, 186910 March 15,1870 54 5 G. H. Bell . . . ..... 55 2,239 July 5 to July 14, 1990 Indianapolis, Indiana March 15, 1870 to February 7, 1871 6 Mrs. A. P. Van Horn . . February 7, 1871 to March 11,1873 56 2,321 June 29 to July 8,1995 ..... Utrecht, Netherlands 7 E. B. Gaskill March 11,1873 to August 10,1874 8 Harmon Lindsay August 10, 1874 to August 15, 1875 9 Fredericka House August 15,1875 to September 19,1876 10 Uriah Smith September 19, 1876 to September 20, 1877 11 Mrs. M. J Chapman September 20,1877 to November 8,1883 12 A R. Henry . . . November 8,1883 to October 17,1886 13 Harmon Lindsay . . October 17,1888 to February 17,1893 14 W. H. Edwards .. . . February 17,1893 to February 19, 1897 15 A. G. Mams February 19,1897 to October 21, 1900 16 H M. Mitchell April 19,1901 to March 27, 1903 17 I. H Evans March 27,1903 to May 13, 1909 SCHEDULED MEETINGS 18 W. T Knox .. May 13, 1909 to May 11,1922 19 J. L Shaw .. . . May 11, 1922 to May 26, 1936 Meeting Date Location 20 W. E. Nelson May 26,1936 to July 10,1950 21 C L. Torrey . . . July 10, 1950 to June 16, 1966 22 K. H. Emmerson June 16,1966 to Apn116, 1980 Annual Council September 28 to October 7, 1999 Silver Spnng, Maryland 23 L L Butler April 16,1980 to June 27,1985 Spring Meeting March 29 and 30, 2000 .. Silver Spring, Maryland 24 Donald F. Gilbert . . . June 27,1985 to June 29,1995 57th General Conf. Session June 29 to July 8, 2000 Toronto, Canada 25 Robert L Rawson .... June 29, 199510 ... Annual Council September 26 to October 3, 2000 Silver Spring, Maryland Spnng Meeting March 28 and 29, 2001 . Silver Spring, Maryland Note-117 the three preceding tables the dates indicate the beginning dates of the General Conference Annual Council September 25 to October 2, 2001 . To be decided. Sessions involved, except where special elections have been held between sessions. 4 GENERAL STATISTICS FOR 1998
ACCESSIONS SUMMARY OF INSTITUTIONS (Additions to the Church by Baptism and Profession of Faith) 1998 Tertiary Inst, Retirement Publishing Hospitals Clinics Accessions as Wicr. Tr. inst., Food Homes Media Houses Division 1996 1997 1998 Year and and Totals Percent of and Sec. Industries and Centers and Sanitariums Dispensaries World Total Schools Orphanages Branches
Africa-Indian Ocean 128,368 117,376 122,990 15 02% 1900 ... 25 27 13 65 Asia-Pacific' - 64,863 1920 ... 97 •. 33 8 45 183 Eastern Africa ... 158,653 159,803 182,145 2225% 1930 ... 201 25 51 55 67 399 Euro-Africa .. 27,785 25,243 29,249 3.57% 1940 ... 251 29 90 68 83 521 Euro-Asia ...... 16,441 21,039 15,677 1.91% 1950 ... 283 32 106 57 43 521 Inter-American 123,604 146,195 153,690 1877% 1960 ... 370 26 108 30 102 42 678 North American 39,004 35,493 35,984 4.39% 1970 . - 512 27 139 49 152 48 927 Northern Asia-Pacific* 16224 27,064 3.31% 1980 . 882 20 153 80 266 50 1,451 South American 110,637 131,151 133,174 1627% 1990 ... 995 28 154 71 322 4 58 1,632 South Pacific . 12,127 13,492 20,695 2.53% 1995 . 1,011 2B 157 99 349 7 56 1,707 Southern Asia .. . 13,666 24,299 27,741 3.39% 1996. . 1,062 28 161 113 313 7 55 1,740 * Southern Asia-Pacific' 48,081 57,743 7 05% 1997 ... 1,052 27 159 118 306 10 56 1,729 * Trans-European 3,359 2,937 4,332 0.53% 1998 ... 1,140 27 162 127 361 10 57 1,885 Southern Africa Union Cool 3,759 3,465 8,270 1.01% China . 17,413 'Includes Adventist Risk Management, Incorporated, which achieved General Conference institutional status in 1996. Totals . 719,679 744,798 818,754 100 00%
in 1997the tenitor y of the Asia-Pacific Division was divided and designated as the Northern Asia-Pacoffc GENERAL AND INSTITUTIONAL EMPLOYEES and the Southern Asia-Pacific Divisions. "In 1997 China and Mongolia became part of the Northern Asia-Pacrfic Division temtory. General Institutional Total Active Year Employees Employees Employees CHURCH MEMBERSHIP BY WORLD DIVISIONS 1863 30 30 1870 72 72 Division 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1880 260 260 1900 1,500 1,500 1920 . . ...... 8,228 4,653 13,081 Africa-Indian Ocean . .. .. .. 1,044,714 1,076,833 1,169,680 1,236,142 1,297,398 1940 17,332 11,438 28,770 Asia-Pacific* 1,011,351 1,057,872 1,112,393 ... • • - 1950 24,067 14,860 38,927 1,655,091 1,710,862 Eastern Africa 1,339,014 1,478,380 1,579,726 1960 . 26,799 22,091 48,890 475,823 Euro-Africa . 411,932 434,404 456,155 498,721 1970 .. ...... • .. 30,065 35,892 65,957 Euro-Asia . .. .. . 98,963 109,889 114,868 126,357 131,445 1980 41,887 51,025 92,912 Inter-American .. .. 1,620,588 1,571,162 1,654,683 1,703,467 1,817,431 1990 49,606 75,294 124,900 North American ..... 822,150 838,898 858,364 875,811 891,176 1996 53,255 94,271 147,526 Northern Asia-Pacific* ...... 402,513 427,955 1997 . , ...... . 55,450 98,167 153,617 South American 1,310,5.38- 1,371,341 1,433,612 1,513,436 1,581,227 1998 57,625 107,588 165,213 South Pacific 277,800 286,199 291,776 299,018 317,560 Southern Asia .... .. 214,562 227,129 239,887 264,778 290,209 Note-Priorto 1970, honorary employees were included. Southern Asia-Pacific* . . .. 988,673 1,038,190 Trans-European 79,944. - 91,530 92,841 92100 85,847 Middle East Union Mission"' .. . 8,347 . . ... TITHE AND OFFERINGS Southern Africa Union Cont . 69,031 69,095 72,229 69,625 75,393 Showing Percentages of Total China+ .. .. .. .. . . . 173,624 199,823 219,913 .. . World Mission, Including Sabbath School, and Intradivision and Local Totals 8,382,558 8,812,555 9,296,127 9,702,834 10,163,414 Year 'lithe Total Tithe Other General Church Funds and Offerings In 1997 the territory of the Asia-Pacific Division was divided and designated as the Northam Asia-Pacrfic Conference Funds and the Southern Asa-Pacers Divisions. US$ US$ "In 1995 the Middle East Union Mission was reorganized and its territories transferred to the Euro-Africa 1863 8,000 1000% 8,000 and Trans-European Divisions 1870 21,822 86.0% 3,553 14.0% 25,375 +ln 1997 China and Mongolia became part of the Northern Asia-Pacific Division territory. 1880 61,857 91.2% 5,944 8.8% 67,801 1890 225,434 78.6% 61,431 21.4% 286,865 1900 510,259 77.1% 151,710 22.9% 661,969 GENERAL SURVEY OF ORGANIZATIONS 1910 1,338,690 60.2% 458,944 20.6% 426,134 19.2% 2,223,768 1920 7,195,463 60.7% 3,251,550 27.4% 1,407,391 11.9% 11,854,404 Union Local Primary Total 1930 6,230,362 51.4% 4,020,398 332% 1,661,849 15.4% 12,112,609 Year Conferences Conferences Churches Institutions Schools Organizations 1940 8,071,654 56.7% 3,827,536 26.9% 2,327,139 16.4% 14,226,329 and Missions and Missions 1950 27,728250 60.4% 9998,658 21.8% 8,181,149 17.8% 45,908,057 1960 59,132,241 592% 16,729,067 16.7% 24,041,047 24.1% 99,902,355 1863 6 125 1 132 1970 124,046,447 58.7% 27,222,200 12 9% 59,913,011 28.4% 211,181,658 1870 11 179 2 192 1980 398,880,407 62.1% 72,119,040 11.2% 171,444,789 26.7% 642,444,216 1880 .. 32 640 5 677 1987 544,784,666 64.6% 66,465,154 7.9% 232696,542 27.6% 843,946,362 1890 .. 42 1,016 15 1,073 1988 577,552,252 64.5% 71,315,188 8.0% 246,594,433 27.5% 895,461,873 1900 .. 2 87 1,892 65 2,266 1989 607,240,129 63.7% 76,522,204 80% 269,185,450 28.2% 952,947,783 1910. . 23 193 2,769 594 188 3,767 1990 659,924,400 65.2% 72048,177 7-7% 273,742,795 27.1% 1,011,715,372 1920 46 301 4,541 928 183 5,999 1991 702,838,919 65.4% 87,497,874 8.1% 283,829,241 26.4% 1,074,166,034 1930 71 430 6,741 1,977 399 9,618 1992 739,052641 68.1% 75,433,571 6.9% 271,270,839 25.0% 1,085,758,051 1940 69 330 8,924 2,626 521 12,470 1993 743,983,762 66.3% 79,661,942 7.1% 298,656,444 26.6% 1,122,302,148 1950 80 370 10,237 4,155 521 15,363 1994 804,625,027 66.6% 82,650,942 6.8% 321,712093 26.6% 1,208,988,062 1960 74 356 12,975 4,453 678 18,536 1995 886,303,088 67.0% 92,663,865 7.0% 342,897,961 25.9% 1,321,864,914 1970 75 379 16,505 4,045 927 21,931 1996 929,253,616 67.8% 81,781,375 6.0% 360,190,622 26.3% 1,371,225,613 1980 ... 80 377 21,555 3,849 1,451 27,312 1997 970,766,784 64.7% 90,097,983 6.0% 439,656,779 29.3% 1,600,521,546 1990 87 451 31,654 4,267 1,632 38,091 1998 994,926,584 64 3% 82,710,220 5.3% 470,308,808 30.4% 1,647,945,612 1992 85 448 35,268 4,533 1,708 42,042 1993. 85 454 36,920 4,492 1,730 43,681 Grand Totals 136 Years 1994. . 87 462 38,779 4,585 1,800 45.713 16,046,942,377 2359,594,044 6,839,167,588 25,245,704,009 1995 .... 88 465 40,194 4,522 1,707 46,976 1996 90 474 42,220 4,416 1,740 48,940 Percent of Grand Totals 63.6% 9.3% 271% 100.0% 1997 90 476 43,270 4,364 1,729 49,929 1998 90 483 44,888 4,450 1,885 51,796 Total Tithe and Offerings Per Capita 1998 $169.36
STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1998 5
TITHE AND OFFERINGS 1998* INTERNATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF PERSONNEL
Percent Per Departures* Interdivision Employees Tithe and Offerings Amount of Total Capita - Adventist Adventist Active Year I Permanent Appointees Furloughees Volunteer Youth Total Interdivision US$ US$ I Returnees Service Service i Employees Tithe 944,926,564 64.3% 108 86 World Mission Fund, Including Sabbath School 50,673,499 3.3% E54 1958 266 217 483 Other General Conference Funds 32,036,721 21% 3.51 1960 270 220 .. 3 493 Intradivision Funds 96,682,180 6 2% 10.58 1970 470 488 43 82 1,083 Local Church Funds 373,626,628 24.1% 40.88 1980 356 378 575 188 1,497 326 1990 369 503 589 498 1,959 279 1,469 World Totals 1998 1,547,945,612 100.0% 169.36 1992 304 427 530 545 1,806 243 978 World Totals 1997 1,500,521,546 1993 253 461 822 563 2,099 162 1,247 1994 293 457 813 447 2,010 198 1,257 Increase for 1998 ... 47,424,066 1995 376 448 961 362 2,147 189 1,209 Percentage of Increase 3.2% 1996 159 242 1,126 277 1,804 204 1,194 1997 208 308 889 146 1,551 178 1,183 *These funds do not include relief contnbutions 1998 .. 186 306 1,033 176 1,701 183 1,071 Includes intradwision (where divisions have defined mission territories) and interdiwsion departures. DENOMINATIONAL ASSETS CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
Leadership Year Assets Per Capita Vaca- Congregations Training Meetings On- Chil- Vasa- lion Branch US$ US$ going dren Church tion Bible Sat- Other 38,712 9.68 Division Bap- Bible Wit- ,., Activ- 1865 Bible School bath Chit barns Weekly 885,382 43.09 Adults Study ness- Ries 1885 Schools Enroll- Schools dren 4,799,419 54 97 Classes Ing Pm' Involve- 1905 ment grams 1920 30,699,461 165.54 meat 1940 64,704,751 128.19 1960 470,536,898 377.90 Africa-Indian Ocean .... No Report 1970 1,311,417,548 639 13 Eastern Africa . . 537 ... 1,093 499 . 678 2,538 7,193 682 657 1980 4,404,214,314 1,265 39 Euro-Africa No Report 1990 12,594,024,522 1,881 14 Euro-Asia . 273 5,460 83 117 117 165 1991 12,539,312,635 1,76E36 Inter-American . 1,245 36,833 2,254 849 962 4,442 2,791 10,698 1,146 1,200 1992 13,075,905,201 1,743.77 North American 92 5,044 68 1993 13,869,273,830 1,741 89 Northern Asia-Pacific 1,120 37,600 688 236 1,099. 2,777 8,430 1,852. 1994 14,661,722,077 1,749.07 South Amencan . 802 23,487 977 679 2,692 7,347 8,613 1,680 4,167 1995 15,621,365,746 1,772.63 South Pacific . . - - 1 Southern Asia 897 35,836 253 42 9 146 766 1,200 Southe rn Asia-Pacific - 3,851 5.088 5,403 1,221 2 2,786 2,210 5,325 Trans-European - - No Report DENOMINATIONAL ASSETS AND NET WORTH 1995 Southern Africa Un Conf 36 718 72 15 63 36 176 ... 38 285 Totals 1998 8,853 150,060 10,823 3,726 1,154 12,044 15,828 34,606 11,975 9,361
Line of Work Assets Net Worth Totals 1996 6,492 93,663 9,887 17,341 8,366 Totals 1997 . . 8,032 161,616 10,595 3,716 8,100 US$ US$ Conferences 3,371,332,758 2,631,222,579 Baptisms Persons baptized as a direct result of outreach by children Associations 1,145,724,575 594,587,899 Other Weekly Programs: Congregations who provide weekly supplemental programs for children Adventist Book Centers 56,886,227 28,046,019 Church Activities Involvement Congregations who involve children in local church activities Educational Institutions 1,467,791,676 1,142,196,569 Healthcare Institutions 4,908,790,417 1,991,582,136 WOMEN'S MINISTRIES Publishing Houses 170,481,631 122,645,934 Series of Food Industries 162,102,291 56,277,690 SDA Non-SDA Re- Media Centers ..... 51,582,771 40,386,203 Retreats/ Training Evan- Other Bohol. Women Women claimed Bap- Temperance Societies 196,639 175,491 Division Con- Semi- gelistic Meet- arships Attend- Attend- Mem- Wars bsms greases ing mg Meet- inns Awarded Servicemen's Centers 18,063 8,951 bens ings Totals 1995 11,334,907,048 6,607,129,471 Afnca-Indian Ocean . . 6,822 190,129 20,332 3,554 2,317 4,937 5,129 10 23,500 Eastern Africa .... .. . 442 32,779 1,242 809 352 203 491 1,788 Euro-Africa 43 3,317 1,261 326 194 511 2,567 3 217 FOOD INDUSTRIES Euro-Asia 1,716 52366 3,889 426 1,247 406 7,575 5 1,828 Inter-American . . 1,684 177,196 14,669 1,917 3,604 16,844 7,720 15,030 North American . .. .. 167 23,038 287 Food Employees Products 3,226 498 51 10,279 19 269 Northern Asia-Pacific 47 3,164 Year Indus- Sales 1,848 12 57 15 874 1 247 Full South American ' 1,901 98,639 13,671 tries Student Manufactured Other 1,779 5,467 1,997 24,225 28,268 Time South Pacific .. .. . 23 6,856 189 22 67 9 486 4 65 US$ Southern Asia 113 7,651 1,211 314 48 70 1,979 13 701 1980 .. 20 2,445 589 724 1,003 161,596,678 Southern Asia-Pacific 398 32,186 1,455 5,405 947 777 2,634 16 6,051 1983 ... 27 2,845 901 963 1,497 146,846,562 Trans-European No Report 1984 ... 27 2,984 648 1,053 975 146,662,329 Southern Afnca Un Conf 35 6,443 348 5 73 2 276 7 7 1985 ... 28 3,385 705 1,183 792 178,609,601 Totals 1998 .. . . 13,391 633,664 63,341 14,856 14,871 25,822 64,235 78 77,971 1986... 27 3,463 605 1,105 2,155 236,599,182 1967 . . . 28 3,477 529 1,030 2,031 272,735,690 Totals 1992 .. . . . 748 50,368 9,090 1,120 1,797 8,083 5,572 ... 5,228 1988 .. 28 3,442 490 981 2,170 305,966,531 Totals 1993 • .. 1,152 116,061 9,415 18,091 1,818 1,555 14,826 1 8,449 1989 ... 28 3,202 619 988 2,275 451,936,213 Totals 1994 5,656 176,814 15,272 5,271 4,793 2,153 45,866 57 8,624 1990 ... 28 3,142 643 967 2,017 301,718,937 Totals 1995 7,699 347,598 37,433 7,627 3,535 5,130 16,428 75 12,601 1991 ... 26 2,851 658 1,096 1,857 304,081,439 Totals 1996 5,020 327,343 28,692 10,573 6,293 22,054 28,280 50 29,021 1992 ... 33 3,800 70B 2,006 619 285,548,308 Totals 1997 8,472 535,053 61,107 8,938 12,671 33,653 77,233 50 38,616 1993 ... 35 3,963 564 1,738 1,103 311,116,313 1994 ... 33 3,804 589 1,731 933 313,173,915 RefreateCongresses Women's weekend or full-day retreats or congresses. 1995 .. 28 3,839 563 1,741 646 363,186,808 Other Meetings: Prayer breakfasts, women's seminars, small groups, support groups, Bible studies, prayer ministries, 1996 ... 28 3,713 560 1,545 694 410,990,435 special profects, etc 1997 ... 27 3,529 524 1,458 671 362,430,978 Scholarships Awarded. Scholarships awarded from the General Conference Women's Ministries Scholarship Fund. 1998... 27 3,251 587 1,545 755 369,380,645 Baptisms: Persons baptized as a direct result of ministry by women.
6 GENERAL STATISTICS FOR 1998
SABBATH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL MINISTRIES
Lay Crusades Pieces of Percent of Bible School Bible School Lay Bible Community Sabbath Sabbath School Year and Baptisms* Literature Ingathering Church Enrollments Graduates Studies Services Units Schools i Membership Seminars Distnbuted Membership US$ 1880 .... 451 11,821 75.92% 1890 ...... 1,414 33,783 11371% 1900 .... 2,334 50,804 67.05% 1910 .... 96,964 ** 4,151 101,161 96.78% 1920 .... 19,683. - 686,700 6,151 195,663 105.51% 1930 .... 28,536 1,290,854 9,966 382,743 121/9% 1940 .... . .. 36,289 1,326,120 14,817 618,507 c:1 12Z54% 1950 -. . .. 66,510 4,125,463 16,694 as 952,229 125.82% 7,274,440 22,617 1 682 983135 17% 1960 - . 277,344 92,142. ... 90,404 ' ' ' , . 1970 .... 486,235 161,467 ... 157,766 ... 10,598,152 30,601 0.,...• 2,607,713 Z. 127.09% 1980 .... 700,777 314,146 52,877 9,184,988 193,783 16,356,170 41,906 4b', 4,144,386 a`" 119.07% 1990 .... 290,736 166,527 141,239 11,586,376 215,407 32,271,391 16,698. 15,616,983 76,323 „.. 8,011,268 ot 119 66% 1994 .... 342,892 165,101 236,346 15,925,864 296,920 48,309,886 43,843 14,493,045 79,357 -4.: 10,217,830 ,.,. 121.89% 1995 .... 447,677 166,906 207,400 13,655,258 265,388 39,747,209 49,049 12,910,633 86,050 Merlrykilt -k" 117.49% 1996 .... 455,750 201,318 234,327 13,373,531 357,007 50,510,731 44,464 11,804,741 89,061 ir`, 40;989;860-/1 117.68% 1997 .... 631,017 255,957 190,493 7,898,591 282,699 36,857,967 47,208 11,136,873 97,602 %/-14749ktitit 117.86% 1998 .... 374,758 124,580 173,063 9,236,066 378,912 39,826,734 50,533 11,906,376 107,224 "4t ' 11785,918,4 115.96% "z• 0 i 1,197e 2.2- Total Ingathering 1908-1998 US $588,633,188 -••••• **1908-1910 *Persons baptized as a direct result of outreach by lay members. E1 • 13fficial Correction 0 /2-b° EDUCATION _ Worker Training Institutions Tertiary Institutions Primary Schools and Secondary Schools Year Estimated Value of Operating Institutions Teachers Enrollment Schools Teachers Enrollment Schools* Teachers Enrollment* i Buildings and Expenses** Equipment** US$ US$ 1+ 20+ 490+ ...+ ...+ ...+ 1 1 15 100 150 1900 ..... 25 + 199 + 2,357 + .. + ... + ... + 220 250 5,000 50,000 40,000 1920 97 + 1,020 + 14,614 4' . . + - 4 -- + 928 1,273 23,481 558,668 488,246 1940 251 + 2,782 + 6,989 ... + . .. + 12,196 2,626 3,753 91594 1,390,038 814,821 1960 42 1,305 16,513 328 2,616 43,041 4,453 8,437 230,446 26,782,846 11,798,976 1980 ..... . 76 3,619 32,882 806 6,156 111,927 3,849 16,079 331,894 250,534,184 99,439,396 1990 ..... .. 76 3,407 42,562 919 10,662 153,453 4,267 27,259 540,647 668,067,786 203,103,997 1993 85 4,921 51,566 953 12,755 167,326 4,492 26,158 609,941 692,322,686 199,596,429 1994 86 4,957 53,579 1,040 12,361 165,275 4,585 29,559 604,964 788,061,975 240,490,823 1995 81 4,511 56,470 930 13,658 200,702 4,522 27,445 656,143 811,426,650 302,979,347 1996 87 4,652 59,083 975 13,213 201,832 4,416 28,243 653,874 944,089,840 373,255,166 1997 89 , 4,694 59,527 963 14,769 205,824 4,364 29,528 696,597 866,993,018 350,122,168 1998 90 4,712 60,632 1,050 15,671 212,144 4,450 30,973 723,473
*Prior to1996, figures were based on reports from conference or mission secretaries. "'Through 1996, figures were based on reports hum conference or mission secretaries. in 1997 figures were based on reports from conference or mission treasurers. Beginning with 1998, figures were no longer reported. +Separate figures for tertiary instiluffons, palrer training institutions, and secondary schools were not available.
DENOMINATIONAL EMPLOYEES CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT 1998
General Employees Institutional Employees Totals
Administrative, Tertiary Promotional, Evangelistic Inst, Publish- Office, and Hospital Honor- and Pastoral Employees Worker Others in Others in ing Other Miscellaneous Primary Food and Media Total ary Division Bible Literature Training Educa- Health- House Institu- School Industry Swifter- Center Active Oreden- Employees Instruc- Evange- Inst, and tional care and tional Teach- Employ- !um Employ- Employ- tialed tors lists Second- Institu- Institu- Branch Employ- ers ees Employ- ees ees Employ- arY tions tions Employ- ees* Ordained licensed Other Ordained Other ees ees School ees Teachers
General Conference 50 2 -. 87 384 46 ... 105 1,355 1,979 5,557 .. . 597 127 10,289 164 Africa-Indian Ocean 727 524 654 121 642 753 21 902 516 79 151 242 2 27 ... 5,361 612 Eastern Africa 665 580 570 186 458 1,127 214 1,824 1,104 327 928 200 53 93 ... 8,329 454 Euro-Africa 707 324 549 161 375 31 25 564 254 358 494 575 115 51 155 4,738 818 Euro-Asia 235 560 271 118 404 30 ... 294 44 31 5 2 14 2,006 130 Inter-American 915 777 98 428 1,635 1,425 66 627 2,593 1,123 189. 1,47..1 117 10 106 11,580 883 North American 2,561 474 323 496 1,659 3,070 100 284 2,390 1,143 ... 48,818 3,780 139 2 65,239 2,391 Northern Asia-Pacific 484 263 58 51 165 251 19 146 755 514 365 2,978 207 7 126 6,389 103 South American 1,030 497 189 376 2,757 5,375 30 552 2,848 4,459 713 2,756 55 23 450 ... 22,110 940 South Pacific 522 209 354 135 593 820 4 249 940 61 1,150 1,174 222 16 61 ... 6,510 661 Southern Asia 319 223 504 111 649 1,246 15 163 2,700 - - 5 789 •.. 102 139 ... 6,965 214 Southern Asia-Pacific 695 536 212 311 1,521 1,306 166 2,280 1,483 530 33 2,630 317 16 302 ... 12.338 389 Trans-European 388 135 78 109 260 167 46 107 216 87 23 312 285 19 98 ... 2,330 396 Southern Africa Un Conf 158 45 4 31 255 196 1 33 237 26 ... 15 11 ... 17 ... 1,029 188
World Totals 1998 9,456 5,149 3,864 2,719 11,757 15,843 707 8,130 17,435 10,717 2,972 68,154 5,556 440 2,187 127 165,213 8,343 World Totals 1997 9,143 5,160 2,955 2,755 11,809 14,427 577 8,624 16,834 10,493 3,348 59,993 4,797 390 2,188 124 153,617 7,865 *Employees of Adventist Risk Management, incorporated. STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1998 7
SABBATH SCHOOL & PERSONAL MINISTRIES (CONT'D) YOUTH BROADCAST MINISTRIES
Sabbath School Radio 'TV Stations Investment Sabbath School Mission Offerings AY and AN AY and AJY Pathfinder Pathfinder Year Year Year Stations Used Used Each Offerings Mission Offenngs as Percent Societies Membership Clubs Membership Each Week Week of Tithe US$ US$ 1880 2,784 4.50% 1880 1960 .... .. 1,389 * 184 1890 . .. 28,643 12 71% 1890 .. ... , .. 1970 4,476 * 435 * 1900 46,794 9.17% 1900 1980 3,328 343 1910 138,038 10.31% 1910 647 12,408 1984 2,394 1,561 ** 1920 1,441,962 20.04% 1920 2,030 41,916 1985 2,825 1,690 " 1930 67,367 1,870,343 30.02% 1930 .. .. 3,825 84,823 1986 2,320 1,638** 1940 108,350 1,765,277 21.87% 1940 .... . 6,622 148,698 1987 2,207 2,128" 1950 401,419 4,828,091 17.41% 1950 10,892 268,354 ... 1988 2,391 2,133" 1960 786,242 8,162,705 13.80% 1960 14,064 449,996 1989 4,215 1,342 1970 2,255,554 14,420,872 11.63% 1970 19,107 630,827 2,768 58,371 1990 1,227 143 1980 4,704,254 34,564,983 8 67% 1980 25,100 1,044,947 7,203 161,402 1991 2,396 187 1990 4,640,765 40,388,328 6.12% 1989 62,167 2,205,002 16,228 411,973 1992 867 671 1994 5,151,316 44,807,207 5.57% 1990 39,547 1,916,652 11,425 378,538 1993 924 1,229 1995 4,967,558 48,101,658 5.43% 1991 42,883 1,951,492 12,131 397,700 1994 1,208 1,274 1996 ... 4,490,302 47,134,162 6.07% 1992. ... 52,833 1,852,548 14,631 459,311 1995 1,174 1,669 1997 ... 4,539,390 45,648,694 4.70% 1993.. 54,403 2,237,975 23368 737,403 1996 2,283 1,681 1998 4,357,348 44,754,840 4.50% 1994 62,021 2,225,754 24,724 786,806 1997 2,148 1,815 1995 .. .. 55,512 2,399,841 16,443 868,686 1998 2,929 4,957 1996 .... 51,168 2,186,006 18,556 974,477 1997 54,216 2288,936 15,350 563,148 'Includes number of broadcasts perweek. 1998 54,011 2,206,744 18,697 562,979 "Includes cable TV.
HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS PUBLISHING
Institutions Publishing Publishing Literature Evangelists Houses House and Year Sales Panache& and Branch Baptism? Nursing Branches Employees Homes and Full Time Part Time Student Retirement Year Hospitals Clinics Total US$ Centers, and and Employees Orphanages 1850 .. .. ... 1 Sanitariums Dispensaries and 1880 .... 4 128 40,000 10 Children's 1900 .... 13 600 250,000 96 2,332" Homes 1920 . . . 45 1,125 5,682,972 144 3,062" 1940 .... 83 1,255 4,324,907 329 3,793" 1950 .... 43 1,668 12,602,590 317 4,757 " 1880 . 2 ... 165 1960.... 42 2,057 23,543,133 293 . . 5,275" 1920 33 8 2,225 1970 .... 48 2,379 46,882,360 279 ... 6,754" . . 1940 . ... 90 68 ... 6,184 1980.... 50 2513 134,693,433 1960 108 102 30 13,429 370 19,992 11,043 3,145 6,514 1990. .. 58 2,293 106,422,910 1980 .... 153 266 80 54,941 562 39,295 21,779 4,213 4,253 1990 154 322 71 57,411 1994 .. , . 56 2,029 106,175,988 335 36,964 21,575 5,243 3,674 1991 162 310 88 57,074 1995 .... 56 1,642 119,256,117 249 43,764 22,782 7,604 5,383 1992 161 340 93 60,145 1996 .... 55 2,225 118,348,112 383 49,567 25,223 5,589 4,644 1993 .. 148 354 92 57,662 1997 .... 56 2,109 133,333,617 377 48,385 13,368 6,089 3,852 1994 152 330 95 62,936 1998 .. . 57 1,986 113,578,997 285 63,515 13,628 6,114 4,680 1995 157 349 99 66,036 1996 .. 161 313 113 64,501 Note-Beginning with 1987, publishing houses and branches were asked to report wholesale rather than retail sales. 1997 159 306 118 68,122 *Persons baptized as a direct result of outreach by literature evangelists. 1998 162 361 127 75,586 "Includes full-time, part-time, and student literature evangelists.
DENOMINATIONAL EMPLOYEES CLASSIFIED BY CREDENTIALS CARRIED 1998
Cred. Credentialed La. Cred. Ordained Ministers Cred Licensed All Other Total Honorary Comm. Missionaries Licensed Lic. Comm. Comm and Lic. Division Comm. Rs- Regular Active Cred. Miri. of Ministers Ministers Mm of Literature Ministers sianaries Employees Employees Employees Active Honorary Teaching Active Honorary Teaching Evangelists
General Conference 288 141 77 302 1,620 5 3 12 26 464 81 7,416 10,289 164 Africa-Indian Ocean 961 449 44 12 480 100 578 26 17 515 839 1,889 5,361 612 Eastern Africa .. • .. .. 885 376 48 134 1,494 13 650 63 1,243 1,803 2,009 8,329 454 Euro-Africa 917 609 86 61 359 156 350 68 62 364 521 1,950 4,738 818 Eura-Asia 353 55 45 184 22 581 29 346 299 169 2,006 130 Inter-American 1,436 260 7 177 2,864 576 874 212 2,049 558 3,403 11,580 883 North American 3,318 1,574 463 2,551 2,498 639 503 103 863 1,207 224 53,509 65,239 2,391 Northern Asia-Pacific 634 84 .. 448 18 320 1,672 141 3,174 6,389 103 South American .. 1,613 347 , . 2,290 370 685 ... 1,580 485 15,457 22,110 940 South Pacific 693 421 204 501 520 84 242 .91. 821 821 267 2,350 6,510 661 Southern Asia 466 155 10 45 403 38 239 10 37 2,439 163 3,153 6,965 214 Southern Asia-Pacific 1,139 232 54 606 2,717 98 685 10 274 1,895 2,061 2,897 12,338 389 Trans-European 534 217 33 34 461 157 154 12 19 501 109 473 2,330 396 Southern Afnca Un Conf .. 195 74 33 132 219 114 56 1 14 257 33 89 1,029 188
World Totals 1998 13,432 4,994 1,059 4,600 16,567 2,390 5,920 333 2,437 15,353 7,584 97,938 165,213 8,343 World Totals 1997 13,243 4,886 849 4,472 16,935 2,237 5,918 215 2,375 14,790 8,086 86,734 153,617 7,865 8 GENERAL STATISTICS BY DIVISIONS FOR 1998 Conference or Mission Churches. Companies. and Church Membership 1 2e 2b 3a 3b 4a 4b 4c 5a 5b 5c 5d 6 Members Added Members Subtracted
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AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN DIVISION I CENTRAL AFRICAN UNION MISSION .. 2 Central African Republic Mission .49 - .9 5,322 526 ... 1 6,547 3 Central-South Cameroon Mission 275 79 15,517 10,769 1,875 1 .1.1. 213 108 123- idd 27,571 4 Chad Mission 39 6 1,428 212 4 1,636 5 East Cameroon Mission 204 136 34,827 (10,955) 2,630 453 6,025 77 208 .21 ' 6,419 26,255 6 Equatorial Guinea Mission 4 4 566 120- 2 3 ... 681 7 Gabon Mission 11 9 1,586 ... 273 7 -di di 31,864 8 North Cameroon Mission 189 77 23,783 ... 1,855 ... 5 5 15 .46 .12 25,562 9 Republic of Congo Mission Station 1 2 81 1 32 2... 116 10 West Cameroon Mission 45 33 7,335 (1,148) 446 ... 10 ... 6,643 Totals 813 355 90,445 (1,333) 7,969 463 6,116 359 341 196 6,589 96,175
11 EAST CONGO UNION MISSION ...... - 12 Central Kivu Association 367 aid 62,667 2,098 441. 1,934 1.39 591 421. 140 66,180 13 North Katanga Field 68 253 28,969 1,072 38 49 60 101 29,793 14 North Kw Association ...... - - - - - - - 158 370 39,085 2,101 .72 241. 187 39 134 55 41,084 15 South Katanga Field 51 251 23,173 1,260 . . 12 22 24,399 16 South Kivu Field 130 190 19,349 913 ' .4 .27 99 55 152 26 19,961 17 Upper Congo Field 56 180 13,095 207 2 6 5 4 1 6 13,294 Totals . . .. .. .. .. .. ...... 830 1,584 186,668 7,651 519 2,208 467 750 790 328 194,711
18 INDIAN OCEAN UNION MISSION ...... 19 Central Malagasy Conference 104 214 22,586 fssi) 2,669 26 iii 179 29 38 44 24,673 20 Mauritius Conference 25 1 3,365 (400) 69 1 38 36 14 17 3,006 21 North Malagasy Mission 88 419 19,092 . 1,906 39 85 81 24 182 439 20,346 22 Reunion Conference .. - - . • • .. 16 1 1,347 (113) 8 1 6 7 1 1 2 1,238 23 Seychelles Mission 4557 1 4l . . 4 7 588 24 South Malagasy Mission 63 106. 8,047 (368) 1,224 -3 53 '46 16 6 .ii 8,860 Totals 300 741 54994 (1,433) 5,937 70 397 352 88 251 563 58,711
25 NIGERIA UNION MISSION .. . 26 East Central Mission 91 1.97 11,146 6.47 1-0 47 idi 64 49 15 midi 27 East Nigeria Conference 208 100 48,771 3,149 57 137 176 209 23 51,706 28 Edo-Delta Mission ...... .. 21 38 5,426 353 1 2 14 11 24 5,733 29 North East Mission 53 60 11,413 805 18 136 114 22 'id 12,196 30 North West Mission 57 95 10,315 (458) 781 30 59 53 27 28 10,619 31 Rivers Conference 88 76 18,698 2,429 47 120 85 91 46 17 21,055 32 South East Mission 16 47 2,916 759 25 5 4 9 35 3,657 33 South West Nigeria Conference 60 60 17,131 484 13 11 9 4 2 ... 17,624 34 West Nigeria Conference 58 62 17,071 961 18 ... 30 53 8 ... 17,959 Totals . .... .. . . .. ...... .... .. 622 645 142,887 (458) 10,568 219 517 594 520 231 56 152,332 35 RWANDA UNION MISSION 36 Central Rwanda Association .. ...... .... .. 1.72 .6d 79,142 (2,135) 5,665 iii 154 276 766 1,180 2,222 79,142 37 East Rwanda Association .. - .. . .. . . .. 183 169 75,674 (10,086) 12,063 898 2,073 1,598 906 881 1,563 75,674 38 North Rwanda Association ..... . .. .... . 243 107 89,426 1,560 6,925 1,821 2,820 3,166 6,880 1,392 1,688 89,426 39 South Rwanda Association . .. .... ...... . . 130 65 48,393 (2,084) 4,288 68 54 590 561 758 417 48,393 40 West Rwanda Association .. . . .. • . • • • • • 181 112 50,029 2,423 4628 463 752 1,177 1,906 1,885 3,298 50,029 Totals 909 508 342,664 (10,322) 33,599 3,983 5,853 6,807 11,022 6,096 9,188 342,664 Church membership figures were frozen on June 30,1997.
41 SAHEL UNION MISSION ...... 42 Benin Mission ' 1,128 (13) •• • . . 1,316 43 Burkina Faso Mission 4 26 885 138 6 4 5 1,008 44 Cape Verde Mission .. .. 14 36 2,589 (112) 365... 3 28 2.811 45 Cote cflvoire/Guinea Mission 40 101 6,339 14 351 2 8 .1.3 8 8 8 6,677 46 Guinea-Bissau Mission 2 2 182 137 ... 1 1 4313 47 Mali Mission ... ... . .. 2 12 437 ... 77 4 1 ... ' '6 512 48 Niger Mission Station .. 1 63 1 3... 2 65 49 SenegatiMawitania Mission .. . .. .. . . . . 3 1 257 (4) 17 1 . 2 1 272 50 Togo Mission ...... 27 51 454 ... 34 .49 16 .1.9 28 4,261 Totals 98 264 15,761881 (114) 1,743 7 44 66 36 63 41 17,235 51 WEST AFRICAN UNION MISSION 52 Central Ghana Conference 164 255 58,416 (2,573) 9,100 .39 932 1,679 66 495 1,024 61,173 53 Gambia Mission Station 2 3 413 26 19 ...... 458 54 Liberia Mission 35 41 13,557 1,019 .1.2 14,564 55 Mid-West Ghana Mission 109 250 34,960 413. 2,887 .1.9 256 622 111 230 'ii 37,521 56 North Ghana Mission 7 454,024 241 430 11 27 19 3 28 14 4,669 57 Sierra Leone Mission 51 6 11,237 76 289 . . 511,597 58 South Central Ghana Conference 131 240 48,271 (64) 1,422 1 18 127 50 'id 'ei 49,348 59 South Ghana Conference . .. .. . .. .... .. 142 406 38,803 458 4,751 16 366 285 163 222 334 43,390 60 South West Ghana Conference • • • • . • - • • • • • 54 146 10,735 943 9 22 23 11 20 8 11,647 Totals 695 1,392 220,416 (1,423) 20,860 82 1,221 2,755 894 1,030 1,510 234,967 STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1998 9
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11 11,939 ... 11,939 12 20,736 0.33 4,268 007 286 29 25,322 041 61,910 545 71,226 3,013 13 24,088 1.10 3,641 017 187 75 27,991 1.27 21,998 495 85,163 2,644 14 60,996 160 9,690 025 559 88 71,333 1.87 38,170 445 67,250 8,253 15 63,907 505 8,777 0.69 199 386 73,269 5.79 12,656 359 48,480 7,129 16 22,374 0 81 4,616 0.17 269 102 27,361 0.99 27,677 420 65,330 3,607 17 13,648 0.72 3,289 0.17 165 25 17,127 0 90 18,995 300 66,739 2,331 217,688 1.20 34,281 019 1,668 705 254,342 140 181,406 2,564 404,188 26,977
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25 1,815 . ...... 1,815 26 50,585 4.70' 2,401 0 22 48 i 53,434 4.17 10,755 219 23,836 2, io o 27 203,662 4.22 10,230 0.21 20 58 213,970 4.44 48,225 398 67,602 9,900 28 51,738 972 1,744 033 140 45 53,667 10.08 5,324 81 8,197 1,730 29 60,061 5.47 5,683 0.52 546 110 66,400 6 04 10,989 159 20,211 5,839 30 52,451 5.71 7,140 078 344 59,935 6.52 9,189 132 19,687 5,679 31 119,247 6.67 9,053 0.51 1,129 56 129,485 7.24 17,889 339 34,864 6,799 32 27,887 9.93 1,600 0.57 69 37 29,593 10 54 2,807 81 8,524 1,131 33 • • • . . 16,722 22 585 34 296,011 1770 11,215 067 52 307,278 18.36 16,722 313 53,259 12,153 863,457 6.23 49,066 0.35 1,952 1,102 915,577 6.60 138,622 1,744 236,865 45,431
35 . .. . . 36 191,516 2.42 22,442 0.26 2,450 4,325 18,41a 239,151 3.02 79,142 1,101 77,758 30,921 37 356,573 4.71 45,237 0.60 4,809 83,919 490,538 6.48 75,674 1,197 71,836 48,086 38 186,657 209 18,141 020 2,101 14,976 221,875 248 89,426 590 96,024 10,903 39 103,593 2.14 11,514 0.24 ... 13,765 128,872 266 48,393 1,077 51,536 10,071 40 133,454 2.67 10,841 0.22 1,205 • .. 45,162 190,652 381 50,029 1,141 57,827 6,208 971,793 2.84 108,175 032 3,655 11,235 176,230 1,271,088 371 342,664 5,106 354,981 106,189
41 47,968 .. 47,968 42 41,417 38.60 1,897 1.77 60 84 10,443 53,921 50 25 1,073 102 3,146 2,297 43 79,660 9644 1,060 1.28 141 115 3,419 84,395 102,17 826 62 1,145 1,612 44 143,292 62.52 10,329 451 627 895 155,143 67,69 2.292 38 3,643 9,221 45 156,445 26.77 15,424 2.64 1,172 759 16,674 190,474 32.59 5,845 213 10,118 16,032 46 24,227 121.74 570 2 86 33 39 24.869 124.97 199 12 498 152 47 26,874 62.64 639 1 49 7 54 426 28,002 65 27 429 16 934 589 48 22,935 388.73 720 12 20 7 33 285 23,980 406.44 59 11 369 139 49 66,478 285.31 1,600 6.87 70 87 2698 70,933 304.43 233 12 584 1,338 50 88,926 25.08 6,555 185 376 99 16,994 112,950 31.85 3,546 89 6,927 6,957 698,222 48.15 38,794 2.68 2,513 2,165 50,941 792,635 54.66 14,502 555 27,364 38,337
51 12,011 12,011 52 440,664 7.85 32,420 0.-56 2,813 3,086 478,983 8.53 56,127 877 139,930 26,759 53 11,813 30.52 603 1 56 128 53 12,597 32 55 387 19 15,125 490 54 64,424 521 5,106 041 69,530 5.62 12,369 52 22,031 5,025 55 222,991 654 7,875 023 1,586 1,937 234,389 6.87 34,094 461 40,772 5,344 56 39,598 10 03 1,751 0.44 218 41,567 10 53 3,948 219 11,562 1,406 57 42,285 3.79 1,335 0.12 43,620 391 11,147 141 27,625 1,536 58 197,865 449 18,105 0.41 1,281 217,251 4.93 44,100 412 77,625 15,659 59 592,520 15.30 37,500 0 97 4,328 5,076 639,424 16 51 38,732 164 55,392 37,757 60 73,449 7.13 4,855 0.47 ... 247 78,551 7.63 10,296 123 21,070 4,855 1,697,620 8.04 109,550 0.52 8,855 11,898 1,827,923 8.65 211,200 2,468 411,132 98,831 10 GENERAL STATISTICS BY DIVISIONS FOR 1998 Conference or Mission Churches. Companies. and Church Membership 1 2a 2b 3a 36 4a 4b 4c 5a 56 5c 5d 6 Members Added Members Subtracted
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AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN DMSION (CONT'D) 51 WEST CONGO UNION MISSION ...... • 62 Congo Equatorial Feld 4 12 303 126. 2 ... 1 4 9 63 East Kasai Field 40 82 12,914 1,056 2 2 7 7 50 -ii 13,871 64 West Congo Held 12 50 7,413 537 5 20 21 25 21 15 7,893 65 West KwatReld 290 371 113,005 (84) 20,305 61 915 1,675 1,348 1,794 4,186 125,199 Totals 346 515 1337335 (84) 22,024 69 937 1,703 1,380 1,866 4,240 147,392
66 ATTACHED FIELD 67 Burundi Mission 130 134 48,672 6,675 552 342 500 542 664 1,324 53,211
68 AFRICA-INDIAN OCEAN DIVISION 69 Central African Union Mission iii iii 90,445 (1,333) 7,666 idi 6,116 359 341 196 6,589 96,175 70 East Congo Union Mission 830 1,584 186,668 .. 7,651 519 2,208 467 750 790 328 194,711 71 Indian Ocean Union Mission .. ..... .. . . . 300 741 54,994 (1,433) 5,937 70 397 352 88 251 563 58,711 72 Nigeria Union Mission 622 645 142,887 (458) 10,568 219 517 594 520 231 56 152,332 73 Rwanda Union Mission 909 508 342,664 (10,322) 33,599 3,983 5,853 6,807 11,022 6,096 9,188 342,664 74 Sahel Union Mission 98 264 15,761 (114) 1,743 7 44 66 36 63 41 17,235 75 West African Union Mission 695 1,392 220,416 (1,423) 20,860 82 1,221 2755 894 1,030 1,510 234,967 76 West Congo Union Mission 346 515 133,635 (84) 22,024 69 937 1,703 1,380 1,866 4,240 147,392 77 Attached Feld 130 134 48,672 ... 6,675 552 342 500 542 664 1,324 53,211 DIVISION TOTALS 4,743 6,138 1,236,142 (15,167) 117,026 5,964 17,635 13,603 15,573 11,187 23,839 1,297,398
EASTERN AFRICA DMSION 1 EAST AFRICAN UNION MISSION 2 Central Kenya Conference 406 iii 38,146- 0 '4.6i 3,440 104' e16 406 ..79 485 753 40,637 3 Central Nyanza Field 114 245 24,586 (3,795) 1,806 34 34 130 302 83 22,150 4 Kenya Coast Feld 72 1 6,829 (1,030) 1,075 80 231 242 31 93 4.31. 6,388 5 Kenya Lake Field 317 653 79,743 2,196 7,923 29 28 85 299 169 89,366 6 Nyamira Conference 266 157 82,217 (14,512) 12,051 53 293 459 230 3,044 iii 76,122 7 Ranen Field 323 289 90,887 (6,534) 6,257 137 52 346 621 207 101 89,524 8 South Kenya Conference 277 210 93,667 1,729 15,546 45 283 542 243 2,605 ... 407,880 9 Western Kenya Field 366 740 49,090 151 2,151 189 194 203 48 542 . _ 50,982 Totals 2,135 2,872 465,165 (21,944) 50,249 671 1,934 2,413 1,853 7,228 1,532 483,049
10 ETHIOPIAN UNION MISSION 11 Central Ethiopia Field .,iti 10,624 iliO 2 11,122 12 Northwest Ethiopia Feld 12 3,051 4 3,055 13 SouibEtt9o0Flekl 336 44,605 1,011 45,616 14 West Ethiopia Field 292 111 62,942 3792 - -6 33 .io -id 66,621 15 Tigray Attached Mission 6 2,182 ... 2,182 Totals 686 118 123,404 5,307 6 35 70 16 128,596
18 MALAWI UNION MISSION 17 Central Malawi Field 432 322 38,878 (14,698) 4,012 de did 827 336 751 59 26,920 18 North Malawi Field 50 270 29,754 (9,918) 3,064 39 76 284 93 1,273 251 21,114 19 South Malawi Reld 375 513 136,870 (1,410) 11,480 449 4,476 2,673 1,630 19,868 9,817 117,877 Totals 557 1,105 205,502 (26,026) 18,556 554 5,187 3,784 2,059 21,892 10,127 165,911
20 TANZANIA UNION MISSION 21 East Tanzania Field .66 176 19,337 iii 1,981 idi idi idi ..ii 287 677 20,465 22 Mara Conference 227 278 54,630 (42) 6,119 334 1,117 1,694 335 1,840 1,696 56,593 23 North-East Tanzania Conference 171 189 34,470 380 3,859 209 621 603 100 360 187 38,289 24 South Nyanza Conference 281 490 53,902 238 7,764 190 528 1,356 125 515 362 60,264 25 South-West Tanzania Field 110 329 14,785 235 1,032 2 2,081 1,785 17 150 306 15,877 26 West Tanzania Field 95 258 16,858 (1,393) 1,298 71 159 126 20 282 160 16,405 Totals 964 1,719 193,982 (465) 22,053 1,005 5,104 6,326 638 3.434 3,388 207,893
27 UGANDA UNION MISSION 28 Central Uganda Field 163 451 47,748 2,028 2,455 id ili iii id izi 52,4 29 Eastern Uganda Field 70 211 10,879 (2,414) 1,498 11 36 30 20 2 9,886 30 Northern Uganda Mission 30 82 3,061 3,051 31 Soulhwestern Uganda Field 313 300 30,847 (201) 1,826 21 63 iii -4-6 idd 'Zi 31,958 32 Western Uganda Field 75 168 7,570 (188) 1,621 71 167 67 39 80 9,955 Totals 651 1,212 100,095 (775) 7,400 247 359 456 203 519 29 106,119
33 ZAMBIA UNION MISSION 34 Central Zambia Conference iii itio 72,821 1,071 13,820 ifO 1,946 1,979 a 1,174 2,088 84,299 35 Copperbelt Zambia Field 250 491 52,446 474 10,040 159 1,341 1,835 398 608 2,040 59,579 36 East Zambia Field 32 94 6,451 58 965 6 35 69 29 45 1,601 5,771 37 North Zambia Field 224 598 47,569 291 7,239 67 880 1,090 451 799 702 53,004 38 South Zambia Field 247 236 87,231 (3,617) 11,774 604 2,403 2,658 434 2,540 4,254 88,509 39 West Zambia Field 74 236 17,220 (310) 2,167 39 1 162 74 241 789 18,038 Totals 1,078 2,135 283,738 (2,033) 46,005 1,185 6,793 7,793 1,814 5,407 11,474 309,200 STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1998 11
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