Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Advent Christian Church
Advent Christian Church
PO Box 690848
Charlotte, NC 28227
United States
Attesting Officer
Media Contact
35.176107, -80.6536155
The Advent Christian Church is a conservative, evangelical denomination which grew out of the Millerite movement of the 1830s and 1840s. The members stress the authority of Scripture, justification by faith in Jesus Christ alone, the importance of evangelism, disciple-making, and world missions and the soon visible return of Jesus Christ.
Organized in 1860, the Advent Christian Church maintains headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., with regional offices in Rochester, N. H., Princeton, N.C., Ellisville, MO., Sumas, WA, and Lenoir, N.C. Missions are maintained in India, Nigeria, Ghana, Japan, Liberia, Croatia, New Zealand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mexico, South Africa, Namibia, Honduras, China, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Congo, Romania, and Memphis, Tenn.
The Advent Christian Church maintains doctrinal distinctives in three areas- conditional immortality, the sleep of the dead until the return of Christ and belief that the kingdom of God will be established on earth made new by Jesus Christ.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 23,629 |
15,555 |
23,629 |
294 |
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| 2006 | 25,617 |
15,853 |
25,617 |
293 |
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| 2004 | 24,182 |
16,166 |
0 |
24,182 |
304 |
|||
| 2001 | 1,532,876 |
1,673,763 |
1,094,153 |
262,729 |
1,282 |
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| 2000 | 16,862 |
17,311 |
9,402 |
26,264 |
303 |
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| 1998 | 16,953 |
8,868 |
25,821 |
305 |
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| 1997 | 17,154 |
26,819 |
311 |
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| 1996 | 26,522 |
26,522 |
318 |
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| 1995 | 27,100 |
27,100 |
317 |
|||||
| 1993 | 27,300 |
27,300 |
328 |
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| 1992 | 28,000 |
28,000 |
335 |
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| 1990 | 27,590 |
27,590 |
334 |
|||||
| 1989 | 25,400 |
25,400 |
346 |
|||||
| 1988 | 19,900 |
19,900 |
251 |
|||||
| 1986 | 0 |
19,946 |
352 |
|||||
| 1985 | 28,830 |
28,830 |
368 |
|||||
| 1983 | 0 |
28,782 |
355 |
|||||
| 1980 | 0 |
29,838 |
364 |
|||||
| 1979 | 22,088 |
29,535 |
366 |
|||||
| 1978 | 22,643 |
31,324 |
381 |
|||||
| 1976 | 0 |
30,997 |
372 |
|||||
| 1973 | 0 |
31,057 |
381 |
|||||
| 1970 | 0 |
30,713 |
392 |
|||||
| 1967 | 0 |
29,838 |
405 |
|||||
| 1965 | 31,454 |
400 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 220 |
80 | 181 |
481 |
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| 2006 | 233 |
80 | 181 |
494 |
||
| 2004 | 290 |
152 | 51 |
493 |
||
| 2001 | 18,607 |
4,703 | 9,064 |
32,374 |
||
| 2000 | 290 |
95 | 30 |
425 |
||
| 1998 | 290 |
100 | 30 |
420 |
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| 1997 | 300 |
500 |
||||
| 1996 | 300 |
485 |
||||
| 1995 | 216 |
485 |
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| 1993 | 349 |
487 |
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| 1992 | 267 |
498 |
||||
| 1990 | 257 |
491 |
||||
| 1989 | 279 |
479 |
||||
| 1988 | 300 |
560 |
||||
| 1986 | 300 |
568 |
||||
| 1985 | 360 |
561 |
||||
| 1983 | 300 |
600 |
||||
| 1980 | 265 |
532 |
||||
| 1979 | 325 |
487 |
||||
| 1978 | 0 |
503 |
||||
| 1976 | 349 |
498 |
||||
| 1973 | 349 |
492 |
||||
| 1970 | 296 |
498 |
||||
| 1967 | 333 |
504 |
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| 1965 | 327 |
511 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 285 |
2,240 |
10,276 |
12,516 |
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| 2006 | 235 |
2,240 |
10,416 |
12,656 |
||
| 2004 | 281 |
2,240 |
10,762 |
13,002 |
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| 2001 | 11,375 |
119,216 |
1,254,059 |
1,373,275 |
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| 2000 | 298 |
1,795 |
13,303 |
15,098 |
||
| 1998 | 300 |
1,800 |
13,343 |
15,143 |
||
| 1997 | 315 |
15,041 |
||||
| 1996 | 312 |
14,468 |
||||
| 1995 | 317 |
15,115 |
||||
| 1993 | 325 |
15,450 |
||||
| 1992 | 330 |
15,000 |
||||
| 1990 | 330 |
16,045 |
||||
| 1989 | 344 |
17,700 |
||||
| 1988 | 300 |
18,472 |
||||
| 1986 | 0 |
0 |
||||
| 1985 | 300 |
18,800 |
||||
| 1979 | 323 |
20,561 |
||||
| 1978 | 330 |
22,872 |
||||
| 1976 | 0 |
0 |
||||
| 1970 | 0 |
0 |
||||
| 1965 | 380 |
3,500 |
26,882 |
30,382 |
||
| 1962 | 393 |
3,500 |
26,471 |
29,971 |
||
| 1961 | 393 |
3,500 |
26,580 |
30,080 |
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| 1960 | 382 |
3,500 |
26,509 |
30,009 |
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| 1959 | 385 |
3,500 |
27,840 |
31,340 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $711,807 |
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| 2006 | $598,948 |
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| 2004 | $518,397 |
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| 2000 | $1,460,000 |
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| 1998 | $1,424,968 |
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| 1950 | $871,607 |
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| 1917 | $625,000 |