Seventh-day Adventist Church
Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Seventh-day Adventist Church grew out of the work of William Miller, who predicted the Second Coming of Christ in 1843/44. After the failure of the prophecy, many attracted to his message reorganized. Some who continued as Adventists and also accepted sabbath worship found new leadership in the persons of Ellen G. White and James White. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
835 |
2,253 |
112,255 |
| 1929 |
915 |
2,250 |
119,843 |
| 1931 |
- |
- |
128,313 |
| 1933 |
- |
2,277 |
135,766 |
| 1935 |
995 |
2,274 |
149,595 |
| 1937 |
- |
2,362 |
156,205 |
| 1940 |
- |
2,565 |
176,218 |
| 1942 |
- |
2,491 |
186,478 |
| 1944 |
- |
2,531 |
194,832 |
| 1946 |
- |
- |
208,030 |
| 1947 |
- |
2,589 |
215,545 |
| 1950 |
1,752 |
2,712 |
237,168 |
| 1951 |
1,449 |
2,728 |
245,974 |
| 1952 |
1,482 |
2,776 |
253,889 |
| 1953 |
2,084 |
2,835 |
260,742 |
| 1954 |
1,628 |
2,845 |
270,079 |
| 1955 |
2,106 |
2,858 |
277,162 |
| 1956 |
2,167 |
2,880 |
283,140 |
| 1957 |
2,357 |
2,912 |
291,567 |
| 1958 |
2,252 |
2,956 |
301,826 |
| 1959 |
2,532 |
3,002 |
311,535 |
| 1960 |
2,563 |
3,032 |
317,852 |
| 1961 |
2,210 |
3,054 |
329,152 |
| 1962 |
- |
3,261 |
335,765 |
| 1963 |
2,802 |
3,125 |
346,286 |
| 1964 |
2,829 |
3,326 |
370,688 |
| 1965 |
2,394 |
3,156 |
364,666 |
| 1966 |
2,315 |
3,163 |
374,433 |
| 1967 |
3,266 |
3,180 |
384,878 |
| 1968 |
3,443 |
3,202 |
396,097 |
| 1969 |
3,151 |
3,216 |
407,766 |
| 1970 |
3,341 |
3,218 |
420,419 |
| 1971 |
3,365 |
3,235 |
433,906 |
| 1972 |
3,422 |
3,278 |
449,188 |
| 1973 |
3,490 |
3,301 |
464,276 |
| 1974 |
3,606 |
3,333 |
479,799 |
| 1975 |
3,630 |
3,386 |
495,699 |
| 1976 |
3,207 |
3,446 |
509,792 |
| 1977 |
3,939 |
3,482 |
522,317 |
| 1978 |
4,016 |
3,591 |
535,705 |
| 1979 |
4,388 |
3,672 |
553,089 |
| 1980 |
4,266 |
3,730 |
571,141 |
| 1981 |
4,480 |
3,769 |
588,536 |
| 1982 |
4,541 |
3,826 |
606,310 |
| 1983 |
4,434 |
3,907 |
623,563 |
| 1984 |
5,070 |
3,949 |
638,929 |
| 1985 |
4,308 |
4,009 |
651,954 |
| 1986 |
5,481 |
4,055 |
666,199 |
| 1987 |
4,512 |
4,096 |
675,702 |
| 1988 |
4,537 |
4,145 |
687,200 |
| 1989 |
4,493 |
4,193 |
701,781 |
| 1990 |
4,582 |
4,217 |
717,466 |
| 1991 |
4,485 |
4,229 |
733,026 |
| 1992 |
4,355 |
4,261 |
748,687 |
| 1993 |
4,684 |
4,270 |
761,703 |
| 1994 |
4,799 |
4,303 |
775,349 |
| 1995 |
5,075 |
4,297 |
790,731 |
| 1996 |
5,184 |
4,363 |
809,159 |
| 1997 |
4,912 |
4,348 |
825,654 |
| 1998 |
5,044 |
4,405 |
839,915 |
| 1999 |
5,116 |
4,421 |
861,860 |
| 2000 |
5,249 |
4,486 |
880,921 |
| 2001 |
5,148 |
4,594 |
900,985 |
| 2002 |
4,946 |
4,619 |
918,882 |
| 2003 |
5,060 |
4,683 |
935,428 |
| 2005 |
5,210 |
4,750 |
964,811 |
| 2006 |
5,046 |
4,820 |
980,551 |
| 2007 |
5,205 |
4,833 |
1,000,472 |
| 2008 |
5,150 |
4,870 |
1,021,777 |
| 2009 |
5,067 |
4,892 |
1,043,606 |
| 2010 |
5,084 |
4,916 |
1,060,386 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The National Council of Churches' data collection was discontinued after the 2012 Yearbook was published, and has been resumed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The tables and graphs will be updated when the new collection is available. See the Yearbook of Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
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