Our History

Roll over the dates highlighted on the timeline below to view important events in the history of GCAS.

1852

  • First Publishing House opened

1853

  • First School opened

1863

  • General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (GC) organized
  • 6 Conferences
  • Tithe Income US$8,000
  • Membership 3,500
  • “Auditing Committee” appointed

1866

  • First Medical Institution opened

1900

  • 2 Unions
  • 87 Conferences
  • Tithe Income US$500,000
  • Membership 75,000

1913

  • 46 Unions
  • 300 Conferences
  • 183 Institutions
  • Membership 150,000
  • GC appoints first auditor

1977

  • General Conference Auditing Service (GCAS) begins operating as an independent function

1993

  • GCAS assigned responsibility for worldwide auditing function

2000

  • GCAS arranged into geographic areas and administered from Silver Spring, MD USA

2009

  • 13 World Divisions
  • 113 Unions
  • 656 Conferences/Missions
  • 1273 Institutions
  • Denominational Assets approximately US$20,000,000,000
  • Tithe and Offering Income US$2,700,000,000
  • Membership approximately 17,000,000
  • Approximately 200 GCAS auditors operating from 45 country office locations
  • 1850
  • 1860
  • 1870
  • 1880
  • 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2010