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Main Sub Fields Annual Stats
Malawi Union Conference (2015-Present)
Parent Field:  Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (2003-Present)
Sub Fields: Central Malawi Conference (2008-2022)
North Malawi Conference (2018-2022)
South Malawi Conference (2018-2022)
Historical Names: MALAWI UNION MISSION (1995-2002)
Malawi Union Mission (2003-2015)
Malawi Union Conference (2015-Present)
Historical
Parent Fields:
AFRO-MIDEAST DIVISION (1970-1981)
EASTERN AFRICA DIVISION (1982-2002)
Historical
Sub Fields:
Central Malawi Field (1995-2007)
North Malawi Field (1995-2018)
South Malawi Field (1995-2018)
Yearbook
Entry:  
Malawi Union Conference

Main Sub Fields Annual Stats
Sub Field Data for 2022
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Field Name Churches Beginning
Membership
Accessions
(Bapt&POF)
Deaths Dropped
& Missing
Ending
Membership
Ord & Lic
Ministers
Central Malawi Conference 396 113,491 6,499 275 1,024 119,031 70
North Malawi Conference 239 111,131 5,318 103 151 116,164 45
South Malawi Conference 1,027 415,614 17,585 412 429 434,316 90
Malawi Union Conference 1,662 640,236 29,402 790 1,604 669,511 237
Field Name Accession Rate Death Rate Dropped/
Missing Rate
Members/
Accession
Members/
Church
Churches/
Minister
Members/
Minister
Central Malawi Conference 5.73% 0.24% 0.90% 17.46 300.58 5.66 1,700.44
North Malawi Conference 4.79% 0.09% 0.14% 20.90 486.04 5.31 2,581.42
South Malawi Conference 4.23% 0.10% 0.10% 23.63 422.90 11.41 4,825.73
Malawi Union Conference 4.59% 0.12% 0.25% 21.78 402.83 7.01 2,824.94

Main Sub Fields Annual Stats
Annual Charts and Statistics
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Field   2012 2013 2014 2015 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022  
Churches  1,353  1,365  1,390  1,408  1,408  1,425  1,484  1,498  1,543  1,624  1,656  1,662
Companies  1,628  1,677  1,739  1,782  1,782  1,827  1,893  1,932  1,984  2,015  2,052  2,090
Beginning
Membership
 381,784  408,798  429,292  452,994  452,994  482,696  516,663  546,883  572,674  608,263  620,116  640,236
Baptisms  35,939  27,916  26,929  36,611  36,611  39,148  34,218  28,331  36,520  12,693  22,004  28,497
Professions
of Faith
 248  436  187  365  365  624  270  439  194  414  414  905
Transfers In  2,641  2,911  2,244  1,642  1,642  2,247  2,660  1,704  2,557  2,157  2,378  3,000
Transfers Out  3,536  4,086  3,354  2,831  2,831  3,313  3,077  2,673  2,613  1,969  2,605  2,910
Deaths  1,382  1,323  1,669  1,273  1,273  1,284  1,180  949  984  820  1,136  790
Dropped  3,687  3,598  3,157  3,152  3,152  2,461  3,257  1,623  1,607  1,754  1,560  1,077
Missing  2,217  2,670  4,043  1,972  1,972  994  555  524  507  574  836  527
Total Gains  38,828  31,263  29,360  38,618  38,618  42,019  37,148  30,474  39,271  15,264  24,796  32,402
Total Losses  10,822  11,677  12,223  9,228  9,228  8,052  8,069  5,769  5,711  5,117  6,137  5,304
Adjustment  -992  908  6,565  312  312  0  0  2  0  0  -381  48
Net Growth  27,014  20,494  23,702  29,702  29,702  33,967  30,220  25,791  35,589  11,853  20,120  29,275
Ending
Membership
 408,798  429,292  452,994  482,696  482,696  516,663  546,883  572,674  608,263  620,116  640,236  669,511
Growth Rate  7.08%  5.01%  5.52%  6.56%  6.56%  7.04%  5.85%  4.72%  6.21%  1.95%  3.24%  4.57%
Accession Rate  9.48%  6.94%  6.32%  8.16%  8.16%  8.24%  6.68%  5.26%  6.41%  2.15%  3.62%  4.59%
Death Rate  0.36%  0.32%  0.39%  0.28%  0.28%  0.27%  0.23%  0.17%  0.17%  0.13%  0.18%  0.12%
Ordained
Ministers
 118  137  131  169    175  178  184  185  187  196  194
Licensed
Ministers
 43  57  57  35    31  34  39  42  42  42  43