Cook Islands, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Pitcairn Island, Wallis and Futuna Islands
Territory population: 5.9M · Adventist penetration: 0.38%
2014–2024 · 11 years of data
Research-backed context for this entity
NZPUC (22,617 members) serves New Zealand and Pacific Island nations outside PNG. Pacific Islander Adventist communities — Tongan, Samoan, Fijian — bring strong intergenerational faith traditions and higher retention patterns than Anglo New Zealand congregations.
NZPUC's 4.14% accession rate significantly outperforms AUC's 2.31%. Much of this growth is driven by Pacific Islander communities with strong evangelistic cultures and family-based faith transmission — patterns that LRP-019 identifies as transferable success factors.
NZPUC and AUC share a division, similar regulatory environments, and overlapping cultural communities. Systematic knowledge sharing — particularly around what makes Pacific Islander congregations grow — could benefit both unions.
Members retained year-over-year
Overall membership change
Lost to dropped + missing
Baptisms + POF per 100 members
Worker evangelistic productivity (baptisms + POF)
Total losses per 100 members
Workforce stretch ratio
Average congregation size
Annual tithe per member (USD)
Year-over-year tithe change
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New Zealand Pacific Union Conference — Membership growth over time
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Kingdom growth (baptisms + POF) vs transfer balance vs losses. Above the line = growth. Below = losses.
Gains (baptisms, transfers in) vs Losses (deaths, dropped, transfers out)
Percentage of members retained year-over-year. Green dashed line = 95% target.
Modest growth: +1.6% per year.
| Year↓ | Members | Baptisms+POF | Churches | Growth | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸2024 | 22,617 | 907 | 159 | +3.19% | — |
| ▸2023 | 21,918 | 481 | 155 | +1.55% | — |
| ▸2022 | 21,583 | 587 | 154 | +1.69% | — |
| ▸2021 | 21,224 | 361 | 152 | +0.89% | — |
| ▸2020 | 21,037 | 471 | 152 | +0.81% | — |
| ▸2019 | 20,867 | 479 | 152 | +1.19% | — |
| ▸2018 | 20,622 | 529 | 148 | +1.12% | — |
| ▸2017 | 20,394 | 597 | 146 | +1.47% | — |
| ▸2016 | 20,099 | 834 | 144 | +1.58% | — |
| ▸2015 | 19,786 | 1,036 | 143 | +3.04% | — |
| ▸2014 | 19,202 | 857 | 143 | — | — |
| Church | Location |
|---|---|
| Northern New Zealand Conference | |
| Southern New Zealand Conference |