Small Conference Financial Threshold

Executive summary

Financial sustainability for Adventist conferences in Western contexts appears to require an annual tithe base of approximately $60 million — an informal but widely cited benchmark that corresponds to roughly 8,000-12,000 active tithe-paying members in North America. Below this threshold, conferences cannot independently fund essential programmes including full-time youth ministry directors, school subsidies, camp maintenance, and pastoral staff at viable levels. The Oregon Conference's 2024 cri...