Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States Virgin Islands, Venezuela
IAD (Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela) is the largest or second-largest division by membership. Strong evangelistic traditions and deeply embedded community presence drive consistent growth across most territories.
Retention Challenges Alongside Growth
Estimated
Despite strong baptismal numbers, IAD faces significant 'back door' losses. High accession rates are partially offset by dropout, raising the question of whether discipleship depth matches evangelistic breadth — a pattern LRP-010 explores.
Health Scorecard
2024
Retention & Growth
Retention Rate
Members retained year-over-year
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Net Growth
Overall membership change
+0.7%
Dropout Rate
Lost to dropped + missing
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Evangelism
Kingdom Growth Rate
Baptisms + POF per 100 members
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Accessions per Worker
Worker evangelistic productivity (baptisms + POF)
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Loss Rate
Total losses per 100 members
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Workforce
Members per Worker
Workforce stretch ratio
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Members per Church
Average congregation size
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Financial
Tithe per Capita
Annual tithe per member (USD)
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Tithe Growth
Year-over-year tithe change
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Membership Trend
Inter-American Division
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Membership Growth
Inter-American Division — Membership growth over time
+45695.0% since 1922
3.7M members (2024)
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Adventist Membership
Period Analysis
1939–1940
↑ +7.5%
35K → 38K
1957–1958
↑ +56.8%
82K → 128K
1975–1976
↑ +9.0%
440K → 480K
1993–1994
↑ +4.4%
1.5M → 1.5M
2011–2012
↑ +2.9%
3.5M → 3.6M
2023–2024
↑ +0.7%
3.7M → 3.7M
Baptisms Trend
Inter-American Division
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Growth Composition
Kingdom growth (baptisms + POF) vs transfer balance vs losses. Above the line = growth. Below = losses.
Kingdom Growth (Baptisms + POF)
Transfer Balance
Losses
Membership Pipeline
Gains (baptisms, transfers in) vs Losses (deaths, dropped, transfers out)
Retention Curve
Percentage of members retained year-over-year. Green dashed line = 95% target.