Annual
Charts and Statistics |
|
Field |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Churches |
|
1,162 |
1,189 |
1,189 |
1,190 |
1,180 |
1,178 |
1,170 |
1,176 |
1,182 |
1,181 |
1,178 |
Companies |
|
176 |
168 |
157 |
233 |
221 |
229 |
222 |
222 |
217 |
223 |
225 |
Beginning Membership |
|
84,428 |
85,081 |
86,384 |
87,193 |
87,725 |
88,099 |
88,583 |
88,533 |
88,507 |
89,196 |
90,510 |
Baptisms |
|
2,035 |
1,559 |
1,697 |
1,358 |
1,379 |
1,525 |
908 |
1,293 |
1,538 |
1,725 |
1,867 |
Professions of Faith |
|
329 |
941 |
248 |
176 |
262 |
298 |
198 |
178 |
246 |
383 |
464 |
Transfers In |
|
1,126 |
1,144 |
1,281 |
1,320 |
1,158 |
1,530 |
1,132 |
1,192 |
1,446 |
2,504 |
2,564 |
Transfers Out |
|
980 |
946 |
923 |
1,065 |
1,026 |
1,189 |
831 |
894 |
1,092 |
1,754 |
1,478 |
Deaths |
|
905 |
915 |
869 |
1,010 |
921 |
965 |
1,033 |
1,154 |
1,021 |
909 |
1,003 |
Dropped |
|
376 |
367 |
343 |
342 |
380 |
384 |
291 |
297 |
314 |
339 |
375 |
Missing |
|
591 |
211 |
241 |
289 |
151 |
291 |
128 |
162 |
110 |
175 |
108 |
Total Gains |
|
3,490 |
3,644 |
3,226 |
2,854 |
2,799 |
3,353 |
2,238 |
2,663 |
3,230 |
4,612 |
4,895 |
Total Losses |
|
2,852 |
2,439 |
2,376 |
2,706 |
2,478 |
2,829 |
2,283 |
2,507 |
2,537 |
3,177 |
2,964 |
Adjustment |
|
15 |
98 |
-41 |
371 |
31 |
-67 |
-20 |
-203 |
-17 |
-145 |
-60 |
Net Growth |
|
653 |
1,303 |
809 |
532 |
374 |
484 |
-50 |
-26 |
689 |
1,314 |
1,929 |
Ending Membership |
|
85,081 |
86,384 |
87,193 |
87,725 |
88,099 |
88,583 |
88,533 |
88,507 |
89,196 |
90,510 |
92,439 |
Growth Rate |
|
0.77% |
1.53% |
0.94% |
0.61% |
0.43% |
0.55% |
-0.06% |
-0.03% |
0.78% |
1.47% |
2.13% |
Accession Rate |
|
2.80% |
2.94% |
2.25% |
1.76% |
1.87% |
2.07% |
1.25% |
1.66% |
2.02% |
2.36% |
2.58% |
Death Rate |
|
1.07% |
1.08% |
1.01% |
1.16% |
1.05% |
1.10% |
1.17% |
1.30% |
1.15% |
1.02% |
1.11% |
Ordained Ministers |
|
466 |
427 |
421 |
418 |
429 |
427 |
422 |
408 |
416 |
|
|
Licensed Ministers |
|
94 |
105 |
95 |
94 |
81 |
71 |
62 |
69 |
65 |
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