Annual
Charts and Statistics |
|
Field |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Churches |
|
7,099 |
7,259 |
7,356 |
7,444 |
7,503 |
7,653 |
7,857 |
8,128 |
8,235 |
8,303 |
8,683 |
Companies |
|
3,641 |
3,628 |
3,509 |
3,500 |
3,608 |
3,707 |
3,612 |
3,680 |
3,789 |
3,202 |
3,494 |
Beginning Membership |
|
1,222,546 |
1,285,083 |
1,369,475 |
1,418,551 |
1,482,143 |
1,563,697 |
1,627,397 |
1,688,247 |
1,749,036 |
1,868,258 |
1,594,150 |
Baptisms |
|
93,912 |
94,176 |
80,688 |
79,872 |
125,320 |
98,747 |
99,262 |
131,684 |
122,695 |
118,840 |
127,970 |
Professions of Faith |
|
1,312 |
2,237 |
977 |
1,002 |
973 |
909 |
682 |
655 |
964 |
826 |
896 |
Transfers In |
|
1,259 |
6,285 |
1,689 |
36,687 |
1,605 |
80,004 |
875 |
66,083 |
2,277 |
1,739 |
185,201 |
Transfers Out |
|
1,784 |
4,665 |
4,882 |
37,828 |
6,597 |
82,409 |
3,875 |
68,626 |
2,590 |
2,372 |
197,155 |
Deaths |
|
1,736 |
1,764 |
2,412 |
1,991 |
6,368 |
4,117 |
3,927 |
4,561 |
2,849 |
3,909 |
6,053 |
Dropped |
|
8,333 |
2,550 |
11,264 |
2,607 |
8,827 |
5,818 |
5,069 |
6,446 |
7,429 |
3,541 |
5,100 |
Missing |
|
10,194 |
4,228 |
14,264 |
11,911 |
20,749 |
22,502 |
27,865 |
56,036 |
9,650 |
13,946 |
2,696 |
Total Gains |
|
96,483 |
102,698 |
83,354 |
117,561 |
127,898 |
179,660 |
100,819 |
198,422 |
125,936 |
121,405 |
314,067 |
Total Losses |
|
22,047 |
13,207 |
32,822 |
54,337 |
42,541 |
114,846 |
40,736 |
135,669 |
22,518 |
23,768 |
211,004 |
Adjustment |
|
-11,899 |
-5,099 |
-1,456 |
-164 |
-4,501 |
-2,319 |
8 |
-2,863 |
11,753 |
-318,463 |
-81,509 |
Net Growth |
|
62,537 |
84,392 |
49,076 |
63,592 |
81,554 |
63,700 |
60,850 |
60,789 |
119,222 |
-274,108 |
24,974 |
Ending Membership |
|
1,285,083 |
1,369,475 |
1,418,551 |
1,482,143 |
1,563,697 |
1,627,397 |
1,688,247 |
1,749,036 |
1,868,258 |
1,594,150 |
1,619,124 |
Growth Rate |
|
5.12% |
6.57% |
3.58% |
4.48% |
5.50% |
4.07% |
3.74% |
3.60% |
6.82% |
-14.67% |
1.57% |
Accession Rate |
|
7.79% |
7.50% |
5.96% |
5.70% |
8.52% |
6.37% |
6.14% |
7.84% |
7.07% |
6.41% |
8.08% |
Death Rate |
|
0.14% |
0.14% |
0.18% |
0.14% |
0.43% |
0.26% |
0.24% |
0.27% |
0.16% |
0.21% |
0.38% |
Ordained Ministers |
|
1,714 |
1,733 |
1,736 |
1,786 |
1,836 |
1,879 |
1,867 |
1,957 |
1,975 |
|
|
Licensed Ministers |
|
825 |
890 |
873 |
901 |
979 |
962 |
1,037 |
1,046 |
1,149 |
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