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Annual Statistical Report for 1999 , AR a 137th Annual Statistical Report 1999 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, 1999 A WORD ABOUT THIS REPORT A Remarkable Year Statistically.—This past year was one of the of 1998, there was one for every 547 at the end of 1999. Another most statistically remarkable in Seventh-day Adventist history. The bap- significant statistic relates to the fact that Seventh-day Adventists are tisms and professions of faith for 1999 (1,090,848) are the most ever growing at a rate of one for every 101 within the current world population recorded. That means that every day on the average in 1999, 2,987 increase. Additional evidence of growth is seen within the pages that youth and adults throughout the world publicly acknowledged their Cre- follow. ator and Redeemer through baptism or profession of faith into the Sev- The Challenge of Growth.—Contributions for 1999 totaled enth-day Adventist Church. That accession rate of 10.73 percent is the $1,605,715,044 and is the largest amount contributed any year. It consti- highest percentage since 1933. An equally impressive statistic is the tutes a per capita giving of $168.32. Staggering as the figures are, how- growth rate of 7.63 percent. That percentage includes deaths, dropped, ever, they illustrate a challenge of growth since the variation in and missing and is the highest since 1986. At the end of 1999, there resources within our worldwide membership is vast. Today the average were 775,768 more Seventh-day Adventists than at the beginning of the income of a believer living in the United States is 43 times that of a fel- year. We have thus increased by an average of 2,124 each day during low believer in Tanzania. Obviously that impacts the per capita giving the year bringing our total membership to 10,939,182. between the various divisions. The financial disparity surely gives rele- Additional Evidence of Growth.—For the first time in our history, vance to the counsel of the author of Hebrews: "Do not neglect to do over one million students enrolled in Seventh-day Adventist schools. good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to Additional "firsts" include a Sabbath School membership exceeding 12 God" (Heb. 13:16). Our heritage reveals that such counsel is taken very million and a total tithe figure of over $1 billion. The ratio of Seventh-day seriously by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Adventists to world population continued to improve. While there was one Seventh-day Adventist for every 583 persons in the world at the end —Statistics within this report compiled by Kathleen Jones 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 1999 ....... Accessions 4 General Statistics by Divisions for 1999 8 Church Membership by World Divisions 4 Denominational Employees 34 General Survey of Organizations 4 Institutional Statistics for 1999 47 Summary of Institutions 4 Section I-Educational Institutions and Primary Schools 47 4 General and Institutional Employees Section II-Food Industries 52 Tithe and Offerings 4 Section III-Healthcare Institutions 52 Tithe and Offerings 1999 5 Section IV-Publishing Houses 58 Denominational Assets 5 Adventist Development and Relief Agency International (ADRA) 59 Denominational Assets and Net Worth 1998 5 Global Mission 61 Food Industries 5 The Church's Presence, Outreach, and Mission. 61 International Deployment of Personnel 5 Table 1-Conf/Miss Where Each Church Serves More Than One Million Persons 61 Children's Ministries 5 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 Der • ri [(national Employees Classified by Type of Employment 1999 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 Total Tithe and Offenngs From Date of Organization to the Present Time.... ....... 70 STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1999 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 . .. Battle Creek, Michigan Presidents 2 . 20 May 18, 1864.. Bathe Creek, Michigan 1 John Byington ... May 20,1863 to May 17,1865 3 ..... .. 21 May 17,1865.. Bate Creek, Michigan 2 James White ... .. May 17,1865 to May 14,1867 4 . 19 May 16, 1866 . Battle Creek, Michigan 3 J N Andrews .. .. ,. May 14, 1867 to May 18,1869 18 May 14, 1867... Battle Creek, Michigan 4 James Mite ... ... May 18,1869 to December 29,1871 6 15 May 12,1868 Battle Creek, Michigan 5 George I. Butler. .. December 29, 1871 to August 10,1874 7 16 May 18, 1869 . Battle Creek, Michigan 6 James White .... ,. August 10,1874 to October 6,1880 8 22 March 15,1870 .. Bark Creek, Michigan 7 George I Butler. .. October 6,1880 to October 17,1888 9 17 February 7,1871. Bathe Creek, Michigan 8 0. A Olsen .... .. - October 17, 1888 to February 19,1897 10 14 December 29, 1871 .. Battle Creek, Michigan 9 G A. In= ... February 19,1897 to April 2, 1901 11 18 March 11,1873 Bathe Creek, Michigan 10 A. G Daniells ... April 2, 1901 to May 11,1922 12 . 21 November 14,1873. Bathe Creek, Michigan 11 W A. Spicer.. .... May 11, 1922 to May 28, 1930 19 August 10,1874.... Battle Creek, Michigan 12 C. H Watson ... May 28,1930 to May 26,1936 18 August 15, 1875 Battle Creek, Michigan 13 J L McElhany ... May 26, 1936 to July 10,1950 1st Special .. 15 March 31,1876 ... Battle Creek, Michigan 14 W H Branson . .. July 10,1950 to May 24,1954 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 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 17 39 October 4, 1878 . Battle Creek, Michigan 19 Jan Paulsen. ... , March 1,1999 to ... 4th Special ... 29 Apnl 17 to April 21, 1879 ... Battle Creek, Michigan 18 39 November 7,1879 ... Battle Creek, Michigan 5th Special .. 28 March 11 to March 15, 1880 ... Battle Creek, Michigan Secretaries 38 October 6, 1880 Battle Creek, Michigan 20 . 41 December 1,1881 ... Battle Creek, Michigan 1 Unah Smith . May 20, 1863 to November 14,1873 47 December 7, 1882 .. Rome, New York 2 S. Brownsberger . November 14,1873 to August 10,1874 22 65 November 8, 1883 , . Battle Creek, Michigan 3 Unah Smith ... August 10, 1874 to September 19,1876 23 67 October 30, 1884 Battle Creek, Michigan 4 C. W Stone . ..... September 19,1876 to September 20, 1877 24 70 November 18,1885 Battle Creek, Michigan 5 Unah Smith ... September 20,1877 to December 1,1881 71 November 18,1886 Battle Creek, Michigan 6 A B. Oyen December 1,1881 to November 8, 1883 26 70 November 13, 1887 . .. Oakland, California 7 Unah Smith November 8,1883 to October 17, 1888 27 91 October 17 to November 4, 1888 Minneapolis, Minnesota 8 Dan T. Jones ....... October 17,1888 to March 5,1891 109 October 18 to November 5, 1889 Battle Creek, Michigan 9 W. A. Colcord March 5, 1891 to March 7, 1893 29 . 125 March 5 to March 25, 1891. Battle Creek, Michigan 10 L T Nicola ... March 7, 1893 to February 19,1897 30 130 February 17 to March 6, 1893 . Battle Creek, Michigan 11 L. A Hoopes ... February 19,1897 to April 2,1901 31 . 150 February 15 to March 4, 1895 Battle Creek, Michigan 12 H E Osbome . Apn12, 1901 to Apnl 11,1903 32... 140 February 19 to March 8, 1897 ... College View, Nebraska 13 W. A Spicer ... April 11, 1903 to May 11, 1922 33 149 February 15 to March 7, 1899 South Lancaster, Mass 14 A G. Daniells. May 11,1922 to May 27, 1926 34. 268 April 2 to Apn123, 1901 Battle Creek, Michigan 15 C. K Meyers .... May 27, 1926 to October 17,1933 139 March 27 to Apn113, 1903 ... Oakland, California 16 M. E. Kern October 17,1933 to May 26,1936 36 . 197 May 11 to May 30, 1905... Washington, D.0 17 E. D. Dick.. May 26, 1936 to September 19,1952 328 May 13 to June 6,1909 Washington, D C. 18 D E Rebok September 19, 1952 to May 24,1954 372 May 1 to June 8,1913 Washington, D.0 19 May 24,1954 to June 11, 1970 39.. 443 March 29 to April 14, 1918 San Francisco, California 20 Clyde 0. Franz. June 11, 1970 to April 16,1980 40. 581 May 11 to May 28,1922 San Francisco, California 21 G. Ralph Thompson. „ . April 16,1980 to June 29, 2000 577 May 27 to June 14, 1926 .
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