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The Adventist Church numbers millions of baptised adult members worldwide. With new members joining the church at the rate of one every 35 seconds, the statistical information is constantly changing.
> Statistics for the church in the South Pacific
> Statistics for the worldwide church
> The aid includes food and medical supplies, equipment and building materials, education programs and facilities, drug awareness, agricultural development, social action and more.
> Visit www.adra.org.au for more information about ADRA activities in the South Pacific.
Church life
Baptised members: 398,126
Churches and church groups: 5,018
Church employees: 8,059
Development and welfare
See Adventist Development and Relief Agency.
Health-food industry
See Sanitarium Health Food Company.
Education
Primary and secondary schools: 259
Tertiary colleges and universities: 4
Total student enrolment: 41,343
Health ministry
Hospitals: 2
Clinics and dispensaries: 57
Aged-care facilities: 16
Publishing
Publishing houses: 1
Adventist Book Centres: 25
Media
Media centres: 1
Radio stations used each week: 100
TV stations used each week: 24
*All statistics as of December, 2006
Churches life
Congregations: 123,179
Members: 15,115,806
Church employees: 201,646
Member statistics does not include children or unbaptised members. The Seventh-day Adventist Church believes that everyone should freely choose to be part of the Adventist Church after studying its fundamental beliefs as found in the Bible.
Mission to the world
Countries and areas of the world as recognised by the United Nations: 229
Countries and areas of the world in which the church has a presence: 203
Education
Primary and secondary schools: 7,136
Tertiary institutions: 106
Total enrolment: 1,436,290
Health
Food industries: 29
Hospitals: 168
Aged Care Facilities and orphanages: 172
Clinics and dispensaries: 442
Media
Media Centres: 10
Publishing
Publishing houses and branches: 63
Languages used in publications: 359
Development and Welfare - Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
Total aid: USD$286 million
Total projects: 2,421
* All statistics as of December 2006
