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Compiled b, Office of Archives and Statistics F. Donald Yost Director STATISTICAL REPORT of Seventh-day Adventist Conferences, Missions, and Institutions in the World Field For the Year Ending December 31,1980
A WORD ABOUT THIS REPORT
Territorial Changes,-In :North America the Central Union and the Northern Union were New Terminology end Categories,-The North American Division has recently authorized combined and some of their local conferences were combined during 1980. This newly named two new categories of workers: credentieled commissioned minister and licensed commissioned Mid-America Union appears in this report. minister. In this first year for these categories, we have not prepared new columns but have simply The new Africa-Indian Ocean Division did not begin functioning until January 1, 1981. indicated the presence of the commissioned minister in a footnote (see pages 15 and 21). Its work will be fully represented in the next "Annual Statistical Report." As noted last year the term "elementary schools" has bean changed to "primary schools," conforming to usage common in most pate of the world. Omission of Date,-Two unions of the Trans-Africa Division did not report their workers in sufficient detail for the table "Denominational Workers Classified by Type of Employment, 1980" on page 5. Using their "total active workers" figure along with last year's figures, we Correction. In the 1979 "Annual Statistical Report" table "General Survey of Organiza- have approximated how these workers should be classified. Any inaccuracies thus produced tions," page 2, the "Total Organizations" figure for 1979 should have reed 26,705. That line naturally cause inaccuracies in the world totals. has been corrected in this year's report. F. Donald Yost Mission Offerings.-From time to time reports of Sabbath School offerings prepared by the General Conference Sabbath School Department do not agree with figures released by the Office of Archives and Statistics. Unavoidable differences in reporting schedules and practices cause such discrepancies. In some fields where communication with the next higher organization The financial information contained in this report should be considered CONFIDENTIAL Is slow or difficult, contribution figures for this report may not coincide exactly with treasury and is not for publication or public distribution, remittance figures or with departmental reports,
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP BY WORLD DIVISIONS EVANGELISTIC AND INSTITUTIONAL WORKERS
1978 19711 1980 Divisions 1978 1977 Total Total Weaken in Workers Total You Evangelistic Institutional North Outside Workers Workers Workers America North AM111101 Afre-Mideest 186,677 196,870 209,394 217,252 226,542 Australatian 122,119 127,197 132,401' 137,216 142,010 Chine* 21,168 21,188 21,168 • 21,168 21,109 ' 1883 . _ 30 36 Congregations of SCA 1870 ... 72 7 72 In U.S.3,11.* 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 1880... 260 260 Euro-Africa 224,398 232,081 ' 239,845 249,148 268,107 1890,.. 411 411 Far Eastern 324,216 349,148 372,740 402,087 430,313 1900... 1,500 1,500 Inter-American 479,832 519,908 581,681 608,587 646,969 1910... 4,348 3,910 8,264 North American 538,649 551,884 588,463 685,050 604430 1920 ... 6,866 6,128 • 13,081 N. Europe-West Africa 110,446 113,898 120,058 128,644 138,582 1930... 10,988 10,473 8,046 13,416 21,481 South American 377,390 400,878 431,176 466,054 ' 496,964 1940... 13,679 16,191 10,605 18,265 28,770 Southern Asia 98,439 90,214 96,339 101,657 108,929 1950 . - 17,959 20,988 14,100 24,827 38,927 Trans-Africa 291,273 308,614 327,281 352,349 369,464 1960,.. 18,362 30,528 19,258 29,634 48,890 1970... 21,702 44,255 29,339 38,818 65,957* Totals 2,810,51113 2,949,768 3,117,535 3,300,181 3,490,518 1978... 31,101" 47,656" ' 35,390 43,267** 78,657* 1977... 28,992 . 30,470 34,300 45,162 79,462* *Latest available figures. 1978,.. 29,868 60,406 33,077 48,987 80,074* 1679.., 30,640 57,103 38,787 48,950 87,743* 1980 ... 31,278 81,638 41,798 61,114 92,912* -• , , *Honorary retired workers not included. **Using 1976 figures for ONSAuthern Asia DivIrion. PERCENT OF INCREASE BY DECADES . . GENERAL SURVEY OF ORGANIZATIONS World Percent hy . Year Increase ' Members • Dummies Union Lecel Conferences Conferences Organized Primary Total Year and and Churches Schools Institutions Organizations 1883 3,500 ,Mbslons Missions 1870 5,440 1,940 55.43 1880 15,570 10,130 186,21 1890 29,711 14,141 90.82 1883. ., 6 126 1 132 1900 75,767 46,058 165.01 1870. .. 11 178 2 192 1910 104,526 28,759 37,98 1880,. . 32 640 5 677 1920 186,450 80,924 77.42 1890.., 41 1,016 15 1,073 1930 314,263 128,803 69.45 1900. .. 2 97 1,892 58 2,049 1940 504,752 180,499 80,62 1910... 26 196 2,769 594 188 3,773 1950 756,712 251,960 49,92 1920... 46 301 4,541 828 183 5,899 1960 1,246,125 488,419 64.64 ... 71 430 6,741 1,977 399 9,617 1970 2,061,864 806,739 64.79 1940... 69 330 8,924 2,626 521 12,470 1976 2,810,606 144,122 1950... 84 370 10,237 4,155 521 15,363 1977 2$49,758 139,152 1960.,, 74 358 12,975 4,463 887 18,545 1978 • 3,117,635 167,777 1970,.. 76 378 16,505 4,040 910 21,909 1979 3,308,191 190,656 1976... 78 372 19,225 3,393 1,077 24,145 1680 3,480,518 172,327 53.87 1977... 78 376 19,781 3,573 1,105 24,893 1978... 83 370 20,446 3,896 1,278 26,071 Total Increase, 1883-1900 72,281 1979.,, 83 378 21,061 3,823 1,360 28,706 Tote! Increase, 19014950 878,524 1980... 81 376 21,655 3,849 1,489 27,350 Total Increase, 1951-1980 2,678,798 CHURCH BUILDINGS, VALUE, AND SEATING CAPACITY
REGULAR NEW WORKERS ACCEPTING CALLS Year Buildings Value Sewing OUTSIDE THE HOME DIVISION* 1902 847 1907 1,172 1,331,330 180,576 1901.1910 736 1974 342 1910 1,258 1,721,178 201,121 1911-1920 1 209 1975 340 1920 1,717 4,444,062 271,121 19211930 / 1 873 1976 340 1930 2,788 9,285,740 456,979 1931-1840 1 076 1977 350 1640 4,434 11,283,298 664,838 19414950 1,944 1978 386 1950 5,863 33,580,237 893,175 1961-1980 2,489 1979 283 1960 8,652 92,262,764 1,437,661 1981-1970 3 476 1990 368 1970 12,886 235,801,582 2,298,278 1976 16,098 617,229,612 2,840,150 14,978 1977 16,832 601,314,441 2,783,801 Total since teat 1978 17,508 779,959,413 1,980,131 *Not Including children or workers returning from furlough. 1979 18,598 896,809,952 3,495,320 BeginninD 1978 IntradiAsion workers included. 1980 18,998 922,178,815 3,653,886 FIGURES on, 1980-1983
1980-1983 the Inter-American Division submitted o the General Conference showing contributions at a gure than the amounts given in the local churches. The ivision was reporting only the amounts remitted to it els.
n remittances through treasury channels and contributions s occurred because several nations of the Inter-American ted the transfer of money out of the country. ision treasury redid the annual report forms (Forms S- ctually contributed in the churches without regard for ld be forwarded to the next higher organization. Some ave been made for other reasons. ect figures, including revised world totals, appears with vision tables in this Annual Statistical Report. A revisions can be found in the binder of statistical -4t) housed in the General Conference Archives.
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STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1980 3
SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF Secretaries (Cont.) SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS Name Term of Service
Session Delegates Date of Session Where Held 11. L. A. Hoopes February 19, 1897 to April 2, 1901 12. H. E. Osborne April 2, 1901 to April 11,1903 13. W. A. Spicer April 11,1903 to May 11, 1922 1 20 May 20, 1863 Battle Creek, Mich. 14. A. G. Daniells May 11, 1922 to May 27, 1926 2 20 May 18,1864 Battle Creek, Mich. 15. C. K. Meyers May 27, 1926 to October 17, 1933 3 21 May 17,1865 Battle Creek, Mich. 16. M. E.Kern October 22, 1933 to May 26, 1936 4 19 May IS, 1866 Battle Creek, Mich. 17, E. D. Dick May 26, 1936 to September 19, 1952 5 18 May 14,1867 Battle Creek, Mich. 18. 0. E. Rebok September 19, 1952 to May 24, 1954 19. W. R. Beach 6 15 May 12,1868 Battle Creek, Mich. May 24, 1954 to June 12, 1970 20. C. O. Franz June 12, 1970 to April 16, 1980 7 16 May 18, 1869 Battle Creek, Mich. 21. G. Ralph Thompson April 16, 1980 to 8 22 March 15, 1870 Battle Creek, Mich. 9 17 February 7,1871 Battle Creek, Mich. Treasurers 10 14 December 29, 1871 Battle Creek, Mich. 11 18 March 11, 1873 Battle Creak, Mich. Name Term of Service 12 21 November 14, 1873 Battle Creek, Mich. 13 19 August 10,1874 Battle Creek, Mich. 14 18 August 15, 1875 Battle Creek, Mich. 1. E. S. Walker May 20, 1863 to May 17, 1865 1st Special 15 March 31, 1876 Battle Creek, Mich. 2. I. D. Van Horn May 17, 1865 to May 12, 1868 15 16 September 19, 1876 Lansing, Mich. 3. J. N. Loughborough May 12, 1868 to May 18,1869 2nd Special 16 November 12, 13,1876 Battle Creek, Mich. 4. E. S. Walker May 18, 1869 to March 15,1870 5. 16 20 September 20,1871 Lansing, Mich. G. H. Bell March 15,1870 to February 7,1871 6. A. P. Van Horn 3rd Special 22 March 1,1878 Battle Creek, Mich. Mrs. February 7, 1871 to March 11, 1873 7. E. B. Gaskill March 11, 1873 to August 10,1874 17 39 October 4, 1878 Battle Creek, Mich. 8. Harmon Lindsey August 10, 1874 to August 15, 1875 4th Special 29 April 17 to 21, 1879 Battle Creek, Mich. 9. Miss Fredricka House August 15, 1875 to September 18, 1876 18 39 November 7, 1879 Battle Creek, Mich. 10. Uriah Smith September 19, 1876 to September 20, 1877 5th Special 28 March 11 to 15, 1880 Battle Creek, Mich. 11. Mrs. M. J. Chapman September 20, 1877 to November 8,1883 19 38 October 6, 1880 Battle Creek, Mich. 12. A. R. Henry November 8,1883 to October 17,1888 20 41 December 1,1881 Battle Creek, Mich. 13, Harmon Lindsay October 17,1888 to February 17,1893 21 47 December 7,1882 Rome, N.Y. 14. W. H. Edwards February 17,1893 to February 19,1897 22 65 November 8, 1883 Battle Creek, Mich. 15. A. G. Adams February 19,1897 to October 21, 1900 18. H. M. Mitchell 23 67 October 30, 1884 Battle Creek, Mich. November 12,1900 to March 27, 1903 17. I. H. Evans March 27, 1903 to May 13, 1909 24 70 November 18, 1885 Battle Creek, Mich. 18. W. T. Knox May 13, 1909 to May 11, 1922 25 71 November 18, 1886 Battle Creek, Mich. 19. J. L. Shaw May 11, 1922 to May 26, 1936 26 70 November 13, 1887 Oakland, Calif. 20. W. E.. Nelson May 26, 1936 toJuly 10,1950 27 91 October 17 to November 4, 1888 Minneapolis, Minn. 21. C. L. Torrey July 10,1950 to June 16, 1966 28 109 October 18 to November 5,1889 Battle Creek, Nick. 22. K. H. Etnillen011 June 16, 1966 to April 16, 1980 29 125 March 5 to March 25, 1891 Battle Creek, Mich. 23. L. L. Butler April 16, 1980 to 30 130 February 17 to March 6,1893 Battle Creek, Mich. 31 150 February 15 to March 4, 1895 Battle Creek, Mich. In the three preceding tables the dates indicate when the Conference sessions were held. 32 140 February 19 to March 8,1897 College View, Nebr. 33 149 February 15 to March 7,1899 South Lancaster, Mass. 34 268 April 2 to April 23, 1901 Battle Creek, Mich. 35 139 March 27 to April 13, 1903 Oakland, Calif. TITHE AND OFFERINGS, 1863 -1980 36 197 May 11 to May 30,1905 Washington, D.C. 37 328 May 13 to June 6,1909 Washington, D.C. World Missions and Intradivision and Year Tithe Total 38 372 May 15 to June 8,1913 Washington, D.C. Other GC Funds Local Church Funds 39 443 March 29 to April 14, 1918 San Francisco, Calif. 40 581 May 11 to May 28,1922 San Francisco, Calif. 1863 $ 8,000 $ 8,000 41 677 May 27 to June 14,1926 Milwaukee, Wis. 1870 21,882 3,552 25,435 42 577 May 28 to June 12,1930 San Francisco, Calif. 1880 61,856 5,944 67,801 43 671 May 26 to June 8,1936 Sari Francisco, Calif. 1890 225,443 61,430 286,864 1900 510,258 44 619 May 26 to June 7, 1941 San Francisco, Calif. 151,710 661,968 1910 1,338,689 462,150 45 828 June 5 to June 15, 1946 Washington, D.C. 422,926 2,223,767 1920 7,195,463 3,251,550 1,407,391 11,854,404 46 943 July 10 to July 22, 1950 San Francisco, Calif. 1930 6,230,362 4,020,398 1,861,849 12,112,609 47 1 109 May 24 to June Q 1954 San Francisco, Calif. 1940 8,071,653 3,827,536 2,327,139 14,226,329 48 1 160 June 19 to June 28, 1958 Cleveland, Ohio 1950 27,728,250 9,998,658 8,181,149 45,908,057 48 1 314 July 26 to August 4, 1962 San Francisco, Calif. 1960 59,132,240 16,729,066 24,041,047 99,902,354 50 1 495 June 16 to June 25, 1966 Detroit, Mich. 1970 124,046,447 27,222,200 59,913,011 211,181,658 51 1 782 June 11 to June 20,1970 Atlantic City, N.J. 1976 253,207,894 43,404,046 117,226,955 413,838,895 1977 284,373,265 52 1 756 July 10 to July 19,1975 Vienna, Austria 54,949,370 135,523,606 474,846,241 1978 313,334,263 57,617,757 53 1,925 April 16 to April 26, 1980 Dallas, Texas 145,677,604 516,629,624 1979 353,075,813 63,779,245 162298,641 579,253,499 1980 392,394,117 70,916,987 167,323,835 630,634,939 OFFICERS OF THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF Grand Total SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS 117 years $4,197,722,953 $1,099,614,214 $1,818,595,141 $7,115,932,308 Percent of Presidents Grand Total 59.0% 15.4% 25.6% 100.0% Per Capita Giving, 1980 $898.47 Name Term of Service
1. John Byington May 20, 1863 to May 17,1865 2. James White May 17, 1865 to May 14,1867 3. J. N. Andrews May 14,1867 to May 18,1869 TITHE AND OFFERINGS, 1980* 4. James While May 18, 1869 to December 29, 1871 5. G. I, Butler December 29, 1871 to August 10, 1874 Amount Percent of Per B. James White August 10,1874 to October 6, 1880 Whole Capita 7, G. I. Butler October 6,1880 to October 17, 1888 8. 0. A. Olsen October 17,1888 to February 19, 1897 ALL DIVISIONS 9. G. A. Irwin February 19 1897 to April 2, 1901 Tithe . 10. A. G. Danielle April 2,190( to Mey 11,1922 $392,394,11 62.2% World Mission Fund 11. W. A. Spicer May 11, 1922 to May 28, 1930 40,603,2 6.4% Gibes GC Funds 12. C. H. Plasm May 28, 1930 to May 26, 1936 30,313 15 4.8% Intradivision Funds 13. J. L. McElhany May 28, 1936 to July 10, 1950 18,51 ,976 3.0% 3 Local Church Funds 14. W. H. Branson July 10, 1950 to May 24,1954 148,8 ,859 23.6% 4/1 .83 15. R. R. Figuhr May 24,1954 to June 16, 1966 16. R. H. Pierson June 16, 1966 to January 3,1979 Totals for 1980 6 ,634,939 100.0% 14.47 Totals for 1979 17. Neal C. Wilson January 4, 1979 to 579,253A99 Increase for 1980 51,381,440 Secretaries Percentage of Increase, 1980 8.9%
NORTH AMERICA Name Term of Service Tithe $243,675,524 57.3% $463.63 World Mission Fund 23,406.949 5.5% 44.54 Other GC Funds 1. Urieh Smith May 20, 1863 to November 14,1873 19,914,867 4.7% 42.96 Intradivision Funds 2. S. Brownshorger November 14, 1873 to August 10, 1874 10,663,153 2.5% 26.81 Local Church Funds 3. Uriah Smith August 10,1874 to September 19,1876 127,777,168 30.0% 231.52 4. C. W. Stone September 19, 1876 to September 20, 1877 Totals for 1980 5. Uriah Smith September 20,1877 to Oecember 1,1881 425,437,661 MD% 909.46 Totals for 1079 6. A. B. Oven December 1, 1881 to November 8, 1883 401,647,297 7. Uriah Smith November 8, 1883 to October 17, 1888 Increase for 1980 23,790,364 8. 0. T. Jones October 17, 1888 to March 5,1891 Percentage of Increase, 1990 5.9% 9. W. A. Colcord March 5,1891 to March 6, 1893 10, L. T. Nicola March 7, 1893 to February 19,1897 'These funds do not include Relief Contributions. See f , /5. a by Tev;seta -Alts.re5
4 GENERAL STATISTICS FOR 1980
INGATHERING COMMUNICATION OUTREACH TV Stations Bible School Bible School Outside Radio Stations North America Total Year Used Each Week Used Each Week Enrollments Graduates ' Year North America 1,389* 184" 277,344 92,142 1908-1910 $ 96,964 $ 96,964 1960 4,476* 435* 486,235 161,467 19114920 1,657,801 143,374 1,801,175 1970 4,181* 430* 582,540 177,890 1921-1930 6,818,687 3,322,610 10,141,298 1971 1972 4,385* 454* 533,165 220,874 19314940 7,358,631 4,190,621 11,549,252 1973 2,779 411 593,948 200,617 1941-1950 20,240,314 9,825,360 30,085,674 2,879 328 622,474 219,515 1951-1960 42,524,235 16,623,070 59,147,305 1974 1976 3,127 279 614,142 224,752 1961-1970 61,444,833 27,808,451 89,253,284 1977 3,126 265 656,837 244,032 1975 8,191,170 4,743,311 12,934,481 1978 3,425 289 674,737 261,764 1976 8,362,698 5,078,893 13,431,591 1979 3,708 214 740,595 315,769 1977 8,559,136 6,172,958 13,732,094 3,328 343 700,777 314,146 1978 8,479,046 5,931,956 14,411,002 1900 7,211,380 15,820,617 1979 8,617,229 *Indicates number of broadcasts per week. 1980 8,743,482 7,901,931 16,645,413 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS DENOMINATIONAL ASSETS -1865 -1979 Universities and Colleges Secondary Schools Year Enrollment Schools Teachers Enrollment Year Amount Per Capita Schools Teachers 1880 ... 1 20 $ 1865 $ 38,712 1900... 8 100 1,590 10 134 010 282,179 1875 1920... 19 1,020* 1,616 40 7,924 1885 885,382 1940... 35 2,782" 6,989 90 * 12,180 1895 2,858,725 1960... 81 999 13,534 282 2,598 38,533 1905 4,799,419 1970... 77 1,917 24,540 398 4,392 60,952 10,086,245 99.93 1910 1976... 85 2,705 31,956 447 5,160 87,555 172.24 1920 30,699,461 1977.,, 68 2,865 30,988 480 5,662 93,042 180.65 1930 54,115,402 1978... 72 4,063 30,970 643 5,858 103,714 132,95 1940 64,704,751 1979.., 72 3,487 33,576 72) 6,428 112,272 262.49 1950 188,083,024 1980 , .. 76 3,619 32,882 806 6,156 111,927 1960 470,535,898 394.06 1970 1,311,417,548 723.40 Primary Schools 1976 2,695,281,598 1,050.21 Year No. of Buildings and Annual 1977 3,011,229,089 1,140.30 Teachers Enrollment Schools Equipment Maintenance 1978 3,547,118,502 1,242.92 1979 4,021,778,981 1,340.25 1880... 1 1 15 100 150 1900... 220 250 5,000 50,000 40,000 DENOMINATIONAL ASSETS 1979 1920... 928 1,273 23,481 558,668 488,246 1940 „ , 2,626 3,753 91,594 1,390,038 814,821 1960... 4,453 8,437 230,446 26,782,846 11,798,976 Assets Lines of Work 1970 . ., 4,045 10,235 286,600 71,588,897 28,592,637 1976... 3,762 11,976 318,386 153,832,440 54,363,496 Conferences $ 552,372,646 1977... 3,839 12,701 331,010 169,335,758 60,258,135 Associations 704,380,711 1978... 3,886 13,357 344,690 205,404,855 85,120,687 Adventist Book Centers 38,625,334 1979... 3,823 13,747 352,702 220,249,319 90,264,465 Educational Institutions 561,017,741 1980 , .. 3,849 16,079 331,894 250,534,184 99,439,396 Health-Care institutions 888,860,779 Publishing Houses 03,604,048 *Separate figures for college and secondary not available. Industries (Food, etc./ 43,834,826 Radio-TV Evangelism 22,481,932 Temperance Societies 704,466 HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS Servicemen's Centers 37,417
$2,905,919,709 Hospitals Clinics Physicians Total and Report: Year and Employed Employees From 1079 Statistical Sanitariums Dispensaries Church Buildings $ 895,609,962 220,249,319 Church School Buildings and Equipment 1880 2 10 165 80 2,225 1,115,859,281 1920 33 8 1940 90 68 251 6,184 Grand Totals, 1979 $4,021,779,991 1960 108 111 368 13,429 1970 139 152 975 25,465 1976 135 245 1,475 40,904 SUMMARY OF INSTITUTIONS 1977 141 251 1,492 41,889 1978 142 251 1,686 45,818 146 239 1,770 48,888 Hospitals Clinics, Retirement publish. 1979 Colleges, 266 2,179 54,941 Universities, Food and Dispenser- Roman 1980 153 Year in [I Total Secondary Factories Sari- ies and and Houses Launches Orphanages Schools Opium YOUTH DEPARTMENT
13 65 Total 1900 25 27 ... Societies Members 183 Year Contributions 1920 97 . , . 33 8 45 1930 201 25 51 55 67 399 521 1920 2,030 41,916 191,848 1940 251 29 90 68 83 531 1940 6,622 148,698 144,693 1950 283 32 106 57 43 1960 14,094 449,996 111,637 1980 370 26 108 1 1 1 30 42 687 1970 19,107 630,827 1970 475 27 139 172 49 48 910 1976 21,773 893,210 1976 532 28 135 274 58 50 1,077 49 1,105 1977 22,903 885,837 1977 548 28 141 280 59 1,278 1978 22,399 933,958 1978 715 28 142 282 61 50 1,360 1979 23,824 944,018 1979 793 22 146 267 81 51 1980 25,100 1,044,947 1980 892 20 153 294 80 50 1,489 STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1980 5
PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT SABBATH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
Publishing Bankand Sabbath Sabbath Percentage Total Year School of Church Year Houses end Periodical Employees Periodicals Schools Contributions Branches Sales Membership Membership
1 1878 177 5,851 44.74 $ 25 1850 ' 1880 4 40,000 128 10 1880 451 11,821 75.91 2,784 1900 13 250,000 600 96 1890 1,414 33,783 113,67 28,642 1910 28 1,560,510 010 126 1900 2,334 50,804 67.07 46,794 1920 45 5,682,972 1,125 144 1910 4,151 101,161 98.82 138,037 1930 67 4,715,709 1,145 219 1920 6,151 195,663 105.47 1,441,962 1940 83 3,784,032 1,255 329 1930 9,966 382,743 121.79 1,870,343 1950 43 12,602,589 1,668 317 1940 14,817 618,507 122.54 1,765,277 1990 42 22,543,132 2,057 293 1950 16,694 952,229 125.84 4,828,090 1970 48 46,882,359 2,370 279 1960 22,817 1,682,983 135.17 8,162,705 1976 50 89,880,982 2,500 336 1970 30,601 2,607,713 124.65 14,429871 1977 49 89,994,673 2,487 340 1976 36,688 3,565,371 126.85 25,121,470 1978 50 111,568,020 2,577 345 1977 37,619 3,693,180 125.20 26,350,951 1979 51 119,418,197 2,568 366 1978 36,220 3,817,459 122.45 28,170,206 1980 50 134,693,433 2,513 370 1979 40,947 3,987,040 120.52 30,702,347 1980 41,906 4,144,386 119.07 34,142,091
DENOMINATIONAL WORKERS CLASSIFIED BY TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, 1980
EVANGELISTIC WORKERS INSTITUTIONAL WORKERS
Administrative, University Others Liter- Health NAME OF UNION OR DIVISION Promotional, Office Bible College & Church in Edu- Food Retire. Pub- Total Total Evangelistic and Pastoral ature Care and Miscellaneous Instruc- Secondary School cational Com- ment lishing Active Honorary Evange- Institu- tors School Teachers Institu• panies Houses Houses Workers Workers lists tions Ordained Licensed Other Ordained Other Teachers Lions
World Divisions Afro-Mideast Division 201 153 182 57 198 4 889 320 179 71 3 255 30 2,542 120 Australasian Division 371 278 305 177 600 8 159 396 733 77 1,241 737 In 83 5,327 343 China Division* 134 213 880 ... 32 ...... 1,259 Congregations of SDA in U.S.S.R.* 93 39 118 250 Euro-Africa Division 867 389 246 bbb bba "bb III 174 ibb ibi bib 'ail ibb bbb 4,101 640 Far Eastern Division 453 301 107 299 854 76 2,628 1,358 906 262 53 3,423 11 355 11,086 357 Interamencan Division 398 519 92 257 900 97 945 972 1,161 389 27 548 6 28 6,339 231 North American Division 2 117 646 449 883 2,909 155 923 6,318 3,284 553 9 22,592 126 834 41,798 1,849 Northern Europe.W. Africa Division 343 180 120 98 364 17 376 142 151 646 258 854 136 181 3,866 362 South American Division 392 352 216 218 903 55 712 791 2,129 412 472 1,140 56 310 8,158 384 Southern Asia Division 182 253 255 138 351 26 183 828 1,088 586 566 10 143 4,609 101 Trans-Africa Division 404 231 374 170 323 6 402 234 786 53 lab 311 28 12 3,577 311 World Division Totals 5 955 3,554 3,344 2,462 7,798 565 7,598 11,533 10,611 3,150 2,576 30,837 669 2,269 92,912 4,698
North American Division General Conference 169 690 4,025 3 4,248 803 9,969 109 18 .. Atlantic Union 163 53 12 49 152 ' 52 -68 139 2..3 12 1,039 2,103 90 205 1,334 19 2,133 Canadian Union 122 61 25 57 83 1 48 174 110 ... 5,838 133 Columbia Union 254 68 40 78 181 15 131 303 408 9 4,350 .. Lake Union 204 62 11 59 161 21 144 96 360 1,599 2,791 84 Mid-America Union 170 72 9 72 281 6 115 290 241 2,483 3 3,750 96 ... 143 North Pacific Union 236 57 42 79 208 9 39 399 380 1,269 4 2,731 794 9084 104 ... 9,333 476 Pacific Union 526 95 135 151 376 35 172 566 29 Southern Union 312 125 117 655 11 111 137 482 8 ... 1,966 424 189 181 178 9 1,184 184 Southwestern Union 130 53 bib 52 122 • • • 95 North American Division 2 117 646 449 893 2,909 155 923 6,318 3,289 553 9 22,592 126 834 41,798 1,849
*Latest available figures.
DENOMINATIONAL WORKERS CLASSIFIED BY CREDENTIALS CARRIED, 1980
Credentialed Ordained Ministers Credentialed Missionaries Licensed Ministers All Total Total Licensed & Linemen Other Active Honorary Missionaries Literature NAME OF UNION OR DIVISION Workers Workers Workers Evangelists Active Honorary Active Honorary Active Honorary
World Divisions Afro-Mideast Division 277 80 341 16 157 19 391 687 689 2,542 120 Australasian Division 589 264 236 78 886 1,741 116 1,759 5,327 343 China Division* . 134 126 213 115 133 538 1,259 Congregations of SDA in U.S.S.R. 93 39 70 48 250 Euro.Africa Division 1,092 'abb 422 'ii 426 6 596 382 1,183 4,101 640 Far Eastern Division 928 204 1,108 34 425 2 3,203 2,539 2,883 11,0136 357 Inter-American Division 719 115 968 106 569 2,435 892 756 6,339 231 North American Division 3,416 1,092 7,114 668 762 40 5,009 882 24,615 41,798 1,849 Northern Europe-W. Africa Division 487 132 399 145 197 10 454 268 2,061 3,866 362 South American Division 722 164 994 102 379 5 1,985 689 3,389 8,158 384 Southern Asia Division 356 101 157 297 1,817 183 1,799 4,609 101 Trans.Africa Division 610 209 330 'b'a 293 8 1,139 302 903 3,577 311 World Division Totals 9,423 2,831 12,195 1,314 4,643 90 18,955 7,073 40,623 92,912 4,698
North American Division General Conference 338 105 1,521 2 8 2 706 ... 7,396 9,969 109 Atlantic Union 217 34 476 53 60 416 61 873 2,103 90 Canadian Union 192 40 255 64 75 .2 234 48 1,329 2,133 110 Columbia Union 370 61 690 63 77 4 771 143 3,787 5,838 133 Lake Union 276 45 483 32 64 3 354 140 1,474 2,791 84 Mid-America Union 280 37 425 55 90 4 660 90 2,205 3,750 96 North Pacific Union 348 111 672 23 65 5 457 39 1,150 2,731 143 Pacific Union 755 402 1,269 63 135 10 770 164 6,240 9,333 476 Southern Union 444 183 982 203 128 10 301 109 2 1,966 424 Southwestern Union 194 74 343 110 60 ... 340 88 159 1,184 184 North American Division 3,414 1,092 7,116 568 762 40 5,009 882 24,515 41,798 1,849
*Latest available figures. 6 GENERAL STATISTICS BY DIVISIONS Membership Statistics Tithes and listings 10 11 12 1 14a 146
cgs Pt NAME OF CONFERENCE Ak. OR MISSION UE • IAA 0 5 a ea P 0 .E1 V hi B:1 nci la gra 5 eat av fig Tel c , g RE Is 2ne alt 6,- t- cc iu6 dgif. a au! 5.3 Pal AFRO-MIDEAST DIVISION SCUM ECUS) 1316/ ECUS/ MS/ ECUS/ CUM CUM SCUM 1 East African Union 125 10,953 5,741 16,819 2 Central Kenya Field 105 16,623 1,315 445 17,487 218,288 13.61 47,806 2.98 8,765 46,616 5,210 325,676 20.31 3 Kenya Lake Field 178 32,039 2,621 382 34,095 163,108 4,98 21,633 .70 2,272 32,387 3,408 212,806 6.92 4 Hamm Field 125 29,567 1,489 14 31,030 108,101 3.06 21,249 .78 6,290 23,674 2,851 162,065 5.79 5 South Kenya Field 251 51,171 3,161 990 53,144 108,127 3,73 35,702 .72 4,520 46,363 4,873 277,585 5,56 6 Uganda Field 102 13,082 667 124 13,632 348,837 26,77 65,934 5.06 2,954 55,718 9,735 482,978 37.09 Totals 761 192,372 9,253 1,943 149,368 1,014,250 7.36 192,449 1.40 36,794 209,399 29,077 1,977.928 10.73 7 Ethiopian Union 8 Central Ethiopia Field 5 2,294 66 2,350 9 North Ethiopia Field 2 358 7 365 10 Northwest Ethiopia Field 8 1,584 28 1,602 II South Ethiopia Field 44 14,373 766 721 14,079 12 West Ethiopia Field 28 13,542 420 756 12,867 Totals 87 32,151 1,280 1,477 31,271 140,3211 4.41 15,823 .50 7,869 19,406 413 183,937 5.78 13 Middle East Union 11 25 9 117,907 1,107 5,051 124,065 14 East Mediterranean Field 14 1,247 1241 94,412 71382 23,024 19.38 6,155 24,823 1,299 150,513 122.47 15 Egypt Field 14 1,126 21 1,142 43,559 28.94 4,959 3.07 1,305 8,923 56,746 35.09 16 Iran Field 3 131 24 155 22,945 150.95 4,532 29.02 3,064 4,741 35282 232.12 17 Iraq Field 3 159 150 13,363 81.50 8,834 39.96 2,541 2,272 491 25,211 151.87 10 Sudan Mission 1 30 3,018 100.60 954 31.80 60 4,032 134.40 Totals 35 2,674 77 4 2,735 205204 82.98 40,503 12.88 14,172 43,870 1,700 395,899 124.66 19 Tanzania Union 10,741 7,415 18,158 20 Mare Field 97 11,633 1,280 264 12,249 94,481 8.36 15,764 1.40 3,900 17,344 1,919 133,408 11.81 21 Northeast Tanzania 60 9,864 807 132 10,402 88,498 9.35 18,225 1.93 8,991 14,815 784 131,113 13.86 22 South Nyanza Field 72 11,512 845 309 11,775 65,233 6.87 8,532 .77 5,671 10,833 226 90,495 8.15 23 Tanzania General Field 34 7,156 912 156 7,742 110,561 16.43 20,761 3.09 6,929 20,182 901 159,404 23.70 Totals 283 45055 3,844 080 42,168 358,763 9.36 83,282 1.61 36,232 70,389 3,910 532,578 13.90 24 AFRO-MIDEAST DIVISION 141,917 2,688 1,419 145024 25 East African Union 761 142,372 8,253 1,943 149,368 1,014,269 7.36 192,449 1.40 35,744 209,399 26,077 1,477,928 10.73 26 Ethiopian Union 07 32,151 1,286 1,477 31,271 140,326 4.41 16,923 .50 7,869 19,408 413 103,937 5.78 27 Middle East Union 35 2,674 77 4 2,735 295,204 92.98 40,903 12.08 14,172 43,870 1,700 395,849 124.68 28 Tanzania Union 263 40,055 3,844 860 42,188 358763 9.30 63,282 1.131 36,232 70,389 3,910 532,579 13.80 DIVISION TOTALS 1196 217,252 14,480 4,284 225542 1,850,469 9.23 315,245 1,49 85538 343,084 32,100 2,736,314 12.96 AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION I Central Pacific Union Mission 2 Cook islands Mission 11 843 21 865 47,452 61.31 12,596 16.27 2,910 5,932 2,364 71,254 92:06 3 Fiji Mission 64 6,582 1,050 73 7,562 400,805 67.99 39,812 6.77 19,134 20,356 31,148 519,115 88.11 4 French Polynesia Mission 17 2,118 139 35 2,205 025,435 400.70 122,987 59.70 35,251 51,523 234,941 1,270,137 616.57 5 Pitcairn Island Mission 59 57 9,124 154.64 1,281 21.71 10 502 1,743 12,740 215.93 6 Samoa Mission 14 3,222 267 1:22 3,337 210,044 68.20 46,591 16.13 10,466 10,494 277,595 90.13 7 Tonga & Niue Mission 14 2,313 121 25 2,326 74,044 33.72 10,68 4,82 3,073 5,650 6 93,361 42.51 Totals 121 15,137 1,698 281 16,352 1,568,704 111.42 233,916 16.84 70,844 102,537 270252 2,249,202 159.60 8 Papuan Nam Guinea Union Mission 9 Central Papuan Mission 80 9491, 517 58 9,939 258,486 27.78 78,397 0.49 9,574 39,243 2,950 386,630 41.88 ID Eastern Highlands Mission 81 13,957 1,060 199 14,795 129,030 9,74 43,926 3.32 7,052 21441 11,718 213,167 16.09 11 Madang Manus Mission 32 2,883 88 12 2,957 88,944 32.23 28,840 10,45 4,868 11,529 134,181 48.62 12 Marobe Mission 12 2,112 264 02 2,293 66,318 35.96 19,709 10.69 3,585 5,339 5,362 100,313 54.40 13 New Britain New Ireland Mission 53 6,312 249 34 6,519 280,083 45.60 55,495 8.02 8,750 • 35,346 379,679 61.68 14 North East Papuan Mission 21 1,667 143 59 1,558 14,502 9.87 3,877 2.64 1,154 1,487 6,997 28,017 19.06 15 North Solomon Mission 29 2,666 145 6 2,802 270,635 106.47 35,419 13,93 3,677 39,497 349,228 137.38 16 Sepik Mission 34 4,913 253 1,085 4,128 48,694 9.84 11,429 2.30 2,050 2,640 64,821 13.10 17 South West Papuan Mission 18 3,083 232 3,316 24,515 7.75 2,629 .83 845 642 20,831 9.05 18 Western Highlands Mission 67 9,687 1,120 91 10,623 149,869 16.47 46097 5.07 2,893 16,005 214,864 23.61 Totals 907 56,771 4,071 1,026 58,929 1,329,050 29.40 325818 5.88 44,448 173,177 27,027 1,659,526 3458 19 Trans-Australian Union Genf 20 South Australian Conf, 35 3,243 82 5/ 3,215 1,157,911 381.62 155,927 48.70 139,745 86,300 404,160 1,944,043 607.13 21 South New South Wales Conf. 32 2,373 103 44 2,409 923,977 399,30 131,722 56.92 90,728 79,500 332,147 1,558,074 673.32 22 Tasmania Cost 14 1,397 89 12 1,470 516,072 371,31 63,446 45.58 65,199 60,780 174,269 888,648 638.32 23 Victoria Conf. 61 7,536 304 94 7,653 3,191,625 432,18 395,589 53.56 318,808 155,710 1,136,639 5,198,351 703.91 24 West Australian Conf. 42 4,180 199 101 4,222 1,817,378 450.96 237,983 59.05 187,519 103,082 875,248 3021,210 749.68 Totals 184 18,739 777 302 18,969 7,607,763 416.20 984,647 53.74 801,899 493,352 2,722,483 12,010,224 688.22 25 Trans-Tasman Union Conf. 26 Greater Sydney Conf 48 6,329 231 163 6,445 3,539,533 570.89 389,601 62.85 232,137 117,221 961,355 5,239,927 846.15 27 North New South Wales Conf. 58 7,760 237 51 8,055 3,188,503 422.71 500,337 66.33 185,960 119,120 1,274,015 5,267,943 690.38 28 North New Zealand Conf 51 7,148 282 77 7,296 1,991,091 285.46 225,980 32.39 205179 152,338 884,797 3,462,385 496.39 29 North Queensland Conf 20 1,651 70 15 1,695 560,776 334,39 74,377 44,35 81,579 55,088 225,316 977,936 583.14 30 South New Zealand Cool 18 1,960 88 64 1,920 598,886 301.40 53,497 26.92 75,993 24,880 232,972 985,928 496.18 31 South Queensland Conf 53 5,658 248 03 6,823 2,155,023 389.83 267,700 40.42 173,051 174,006 947,000 3,716,780 672.35 Totals 298 30,510 1,154 443 31,234 12,033,812 402.33 1,511,572 50.53 936,907 693,953 9,526,155 19,650,1198 657.00 32 Western Pacific Union Mission 33 Eastern Solomon Islands Mission 28 3,459 37 30 3,476 79,848 23.76 18,478 5.50 2,977 10,706 39,224 151,233 45.01 34 Kiribati and Tuvalu Mission 7 573 •. . 573 17,702 33.21 3,689 6.92 1,027 2,218 550 26,186 47.25 35 Malaita Mission 28 1,896 66 1,720 46,634 22.47 7,900 3,81 2,472 4,425 61,331 29.61 36 New Caledonia Mission 3 363 3 ... 384 112,597 324,49 10,544 30.39 5,054 6,167 477 135,439 390.31 37 Vanuatu Mission 34 4,101 B7 4 4,184 97,013 25.08 10,922 2.82 1A20 5,075 3,609 117,639 30.41 38 Western Solomon islands Mission 61 5,871 529 64 6,209 124,283 22.95 19,009 3.51 9,361 14,077 381 167,110 30.85 Totals 151 15,583 722 109 18,526 477,977 30.65 70,541 4.52 21,811 43,268 44,241 657,938 42.10 39 AUSTRALASIAN DIVISION 246,008 246,008 40 Central Pacific Union Mission 121 15,137 1,598 261 16,362 1,668,704 111.42 233,915 18.64 70,844 102,537 270,202 2,244,202 16:6 41 Papuan New Guinea Union Mission 407 58,771 4,071 1,625 58,929 1,329,066 24,40 325,818 5.98 44,448 173,177 27,027 1,899,526 34.88 42 Trans•Australlen Union Conf 184 18,734 777 302 18,969 7,607,763 415.20 984,647 53.74 801,999 493,352 2,722,463 12,610,224 688.22 43 Trans•Tasman Union Cant 248 30,510 1,154 443 31234 12,033,812 402.33 1,511,572 50.53 936,907 843,453 4,525,155 15650,899 657.00 44 Western Pacific Union Mission 161 16063 722 109 16,526 477,977 30.65 70,541 4.52 21,911 43,288 44,241 657,938 42.19 DIVISION TOTALS 1 121 137,216 8,322 2,740 142,010 23,261,320 1/6.76 3,126,493 23.82 1,876,109 1,466,787 7,689,088 37,308,757 281.89 CHINA DIVISION* DIVISION TOTALS 270 2I,168 21,168 *Latest available figures.