Visit the Africa Regional Website
Total Members: 364,698
Total Countries Being Served: 37
Organized by Fields: Africa Central, Africa East, Africa French Equatorial, Africa South, Africa Lusophone, Africa West, Africa Horn of Africa
Year Entered: 1901
First World Area: Cape Verde
Full Members latest reporting year: 321,506
Total Members: 364,698 (21% of world total)
Organized Churches: 2,630
Active Organized Churches: 2,465
Total Active Churches: 5,464 (27% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 1,070
Elders: 678
Total Clergy: 1,748 (8% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 6,120,753 (1% of world total)
Regional Population: 806,767,373
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 45
Total Districts: 111 (26% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 15.4%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 8.4%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 114,580
Average Worship Attendance: 243,611 (20% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
34,092,914 evangelistic contacts*
6,695,223 decisions for Christ
1,459,829 initial discipleship follow-ups
3,773 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools
Visit the Asia-Pacific Regional Website
Total Members: 100,965
Total Countries Being Served: 24
Organized by Fields: Australia/New Zealand, Melanesia, Philippines, Sealands, South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Unassigned
Year Entered: 1905
First World Area: Japan
Full Members latest reporting year: 86,552
Total Members: 100,965 (6% of world total)
Organized Churches: 1,252
Active Organized Churches: 1,133
Total Active Churches: 1,466 (7% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 590
Elders: 929
Total Clergy: 1,519 (7% of world total)
Total Raised: (US$) 31,639,045 (3% of world total)
Regional Population: 2,179,278,501
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 5
Total Districts: 44 (10% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 2.4%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 2.8%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 51,301
Average Worship Attendance: 74,133 (6% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
969,541 evangelistic contacts*
207,418 decisions for Christ
142,361 initial discipleship follow-ups
545 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools
Visit the Caribbean Regional Website
Total Members: 146,884
Total Countries Being Served: 23
Organized by Fields: Dutch, English, French, Spanish
Year Entered: 1902
First World Area: Cuba
Full Members latest reporting year: 113,479 (8% of world total)
Organized Churches: 1,058
Active Organized Churches: 987 (5% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 465
Elders: 550
Total Clergy: 1,015 (5% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 8,426,786 (1% of world total)
Regional Population: 42,055,216
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 349
Total Districts: 31 (7% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 3.7%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 3.1%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 70,160
Average Worship Attendance: 83,798 (7% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
1,230,894 evangelistic contacts*
97,832 decisions for Christ
28,165 initial discipleship follow-ups
390 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools
Visit the Eurasia Regional Website
Total Members: 129,796
Total Countries Being Served: 37
Organized by Fields: Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Mediterranean, Northern Europe, South Asia, Southeastern Europe, Western Mediterranean
Year Entered: 1898
First World Area: India
Full Members latest reporting year: 111,620
Total Members: 129,796 (7% of world total)
Organized Churches: 1,975
Active Organized Churches: 1,876
Total Active Churches: 3,264 (16% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 503
Elders: 392
Total Clergy: 895 (4% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 11,553,488 (1% of world total)
Regional Population: 2,803,445,878
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 5
Total Districts: 47 (11% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 33.9%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 17.7%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 21,688
Average Worship Attendance: 73,326 (6% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
7,340,470 evangelistic contacts*
1,231,595 decisions for Christ
934,903 initial discipleship follow-ups
7,513 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools
Mexico and Central America (MAC) region
Visit the Mexico and Central America (MAC) Regional Website
Total Members: 148,559
Total Countries Being Served: 7
Organized by Fields: MAC Central, MAC North, MAC South
Year Entered: 1903
First World Area: Mexico
Full Members latest reporting year: 128,688
Total Members: 148,559 (9% of world total)
Organized Churches: 1,534
Active Organized Churches: 1,465
Total Active Churches: 1,629 (8% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 587
Elders: 708
Total Clergy: 1,295 (6% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 10,151,260 (1% of world total)
Regional Population: 150,954,775
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 98
Total Districts: 37 (9% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 4.4%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 4.2%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 90,225
Average Worship Attendance: 97,022 (8% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
1,555,466 evangelistic contacts*
62,274 decisions for Christ >
41,099 initial discipleship follow-ups
1,456 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools
Visit the North America Regional Website
Total Members: 655,950
Total Countries Being Served: 3
Organized by Fields: Bermuda, Canada, United States
Year Entered: 1887
First World Area: USA
Full Members latest reporting year: 648,876
Total Members: 655,950 (38% of world total)
Organized Churches: 4,875
Active Organized Churches: 4,631
Total Active Churches: 5,034 (25% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 2,904
Elders: 10,707
Total Clergy: 13,611 (61% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 842,963,698 (90% of world total)
Regional Population: 337,110,922
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 195
Total Districts: 82 (19% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 0.4%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: -0.1%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 395,900
Average Worship Attendance: 524,644 (43% of world total)
South America (SAM) Region
Visit the South America (SAM) Regional Website
Total Members: 186,920
Total Countries Being Served: 10
Organized by Fields: Brazil, Central Andean, Cono-Sur, North Andean
Year Entered: 1909
First World Area: Argentina
Full Members latest reporting year: 161,309
Total Members: 186,920 (11% of world total)
Organized Churches: 2,035
Active Organized Churches: 1,846
Total Active Churches: 2,138 (11% of world total)
Licensed Ministers: 1,316
Elders: 905
Total Clergy: 2,221 (10% of world total)
Total Raised (US$): 21,100,940 (2% of world total)
Regional Population: 387,380,267
Nazarenes per 100,000 people: 48
Total Districts: 77 (18% of world total)
Full Membership Growth, last year (2007): 8.9%
Full Membership Growth, 5-year average: 3.1%
Average Sunday School Attendance: 90,641
Average Worship Attendance: 127,013 (10% of world total)
The JESUS Film Stats:
3,576,745 evangelistic contacts*
350,078 decisions for Christ
183,718 initial discipleship follow-ups
2,407 new mission churches
*JESUS Film and other tools