How many adventist in the world

Some do, some don't. The twenty-second fundamental belief states, "While recognizing cultural differences, our dress is to be simple, modest, and neat, befitting those whose true beauty does not consist of outward adornment but in the imperishable ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit …"

Many cultures require some jewelry, such as a wedding ring, to be considered modest. Members may also face cultural expectations to wear some other form of adornment, such as a neck tie or scarf, in order to be seen as neat or be taken seriously in their professions. In other words, what adornment is appropriate varies greatly by the personal, professional and cultural context of the church member. However, the principles remain the same: embrace modesty and use our financial resources to glorify God and not ourselves. 

Union Adventist University asks its employees and students to wear no jewelry other than wedding bands, but does not fine or punish students for jewelry.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for all people in our communities, adhering to the ideals described by the Bible.  We seek to share both our faith in God and the church's commitment to the betterment of all human beings.  We are a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide and more than one million members in North America. Our doors are always open to the community and to anyone who wishes to worship in one of our more than 151,000 Seventh-day Adventist congregations around the world.

GENERAL FACTS

• The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been an official denomination since 1863.
• Membership:
  • Worldwide: 19.5 million
  • United States and Canada: 1.2  million 
• Churches: 
  • Worldwide: 153,253 congregations
  • United States and Canada: 6,257 congregations
• Schools: The world's second largest integrated network of schools. 
  • Worldwide: 7,792 with 1.8 million students
  • United States and Canada: 852 (13 Tertiary Institutions, 111 Secondary Schools, 728 Primary Schools)
• Hospitals: Largest Protestant integrated network of hospitals and clinics worldwide.
  • Worldwide: 733 Healt

    Religion > Seventh-day Adventist Membership: Countries Compared

    1Brazil 1.33 million 20042United States 948,892 20043India 917,207 20044Philippines 750,851 20045Peru 664,016 20046Mexico 548,104 20047Kenya 530,341 20048Democratic Republic of the Congo 476,415 20049Zimbabwe 471,649 200410Zambia 471,095 200411Rwanda 376,060 200412China 338,277 200413Tanzania 320,643 200414Ghana 304,010 200415Haiti 284,861 200416Angola 268,219 200417Malawi 241,115 200418Nigeria 228,705 2004Emerging markets average(profile) 226,155.08 200419Papua Recent Guinea 224,469 200420Colombia 221,927 200421Dominican Republic 217,483 2004Religious countries average(profile) 212,893.43 200422Jamaica 209,189 200423Mozambique 194,275 200424Indonesia 191,800 2004South Asia average(profile) 189,818.2 200425South Korea 182,070 2004Former Spanish colonies average(profile) 178,328.9 20

    Seventh-day Adventist World Population and Demographics

    The Adventist population

    As of the end of 2023, the world church had a total of 22,785,195 memberships.² It shows how far we’ve come from our humble roots.

    Seventh-day Adventism was started by Ellen G. White, James White, Joseph Bates, and several others in the 1840s after the Great Disappointment on October 22, 1844. Some Christians who followed William Miller thought this date marked the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.

    Ellen White received the gift of prophecy, which helped guide the early Adventists in their journey of becoming a recognized church.

    Although it had its roots in New England and later Battle Creek, Michigan, the Adventist Movement soon spread from coast to coast, then north and south and beyond the Americas. Today it is a global organization with its headquarters in the United States, in Silver Spring, Maryland.

    Population by division

    To best serve its members in every part of the world, the Adventist Church separates the world into “divisions.” There are 13 divisions, along with a few other areas, recognized by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

    • The East-Central Africa Division i
      

      Adventist Church Welcomes 1.4 Million New Members in 2023

      November 8, 2024 | Silver Spring, Maryland, United States | Tor Tjeransen, Norwegian Union Conference

      A total of 1.465 million new members were added to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 2023, David Trim, director of the General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, said as he shared the Annual Statistical Report at the church’s Annual Council on October 13.

      Trim pointed out that “2023 saw the highest number of net accessions of any year in church history, exceeding the 1.383 million added in 2018.” The number of accessions is now back on the same level as it was before the challenging years of 2020 and 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      David Trim, director of the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research at the General Conference, presenting the Annual Statistical Report on October 13. [Photo: Tor Tjeransen / Adventist Media Exchange (CC BY 4.0)]

      Although church members may rejoice over a large number of new members added to the fellowship, church growth is a function of both accessions and losses. In 2023, 836,905 people who were alive and well decided to leave the Seventh-day Adventist Ch