Annual
Charts and Statistics |
|
Field |
|
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
|
Churches |
|
1,713 |
1,745 |
1,786 |
1,844 |
1,859 |
1,881 |
1,893 |
1,902 |
1,921 |
1,952 |
1,968 |
Companies |
|
560 |
563 |
699 |
691 |
686 |
672 |
668 |
660 |
641 |
612 |
602 |
Beginning Membership |
|
604,110 |
645,048 |
687,386 |
802,048 |
854,958 |
920,102 |
972,966 |
980,593 |
988,769 |
1,050,768 |
1,128,965 |
Baptisms |
|
44,982 |
46,138 |
115,092 |
52,289 |
65,058 |
52,840 |
7,109 |
8,276 |
62,649 |
78,546 |
57,881 |
Professions of Faith |
|
125 |
283 |
137 |
125 |
87 |
43 |
11 |
13 |
48 |
28 |
26 |
Transfers In |
|
7,710 |
1,313 |
14,713 |
3,141 |
166,669 |
942 |
131 |
225 |
570 |
917 |
840 |
Transfers Out |
|
8,728 |
2,627 |
14,056 |
3,038 |
166,815 |
818 |
104 |
140 |
728 |
839 |
744 |
Deaths |
|
909 |
981 |
673 |
652 |
735 |
587 |
167 |
201 |
640 |
540 |
563 |
Dropped |
|
1,623 |
1,419 |
425 |
541 |
572 |
440 |
39 |
50 |
438 |
345 |
154 |
Missing |
|
542 |
546 |
120 |
132 |
147 |
72 |
34 |
0 |
178 |
102 |
158 |
Total Gains |
|
52,817 |
47,734 |
129,942 |
55,555 |
231,814 |
53,825 |
7,251 |
8,514 |
63,267 |
79,491 |
58,747 |
Total Losses |
|
11,802 |
5,573 |
15,274 |
4,363 |
168,269 |
1,917 |
344 |
391 |
1,984 |
1,826 |
1,619 |
Adjustment |
|
-77 |
177 |
-6 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
618 |
14 |
297 |
0 |
4 |
Net Growth |
|
40,938 |
42,338 |
114,662 |
52,910 |
65,144 |
52,864 |
7,627 |
8,176 |
61,999 |
78,197 |
57,648 |
Ending Membership |
|
645,048 |
687,386 |
802,048 |
854,958 |
920,102 |
972,966 |
980,593 |
988,769 |
1,050,768 |
1,128,965 |
1,186,613 |
Growth Rate |
|
6.78% |
6.56% |
16.68% |
6.60% |
7.62% |
5.75% |
0.78% |
0.83% |
6.27% |
7.44% |
5.11% |
Accession Rate |
|
7.47% |
7.20% |
16.76% |
6.54% |
7.62% |
5.75% |
0.73% |
0.85% |
6.34% |
7.48% |
5.13% |
Death Rate |
|
0.15% |
0.15% |
0.10% |
0.08% |
0.09% |
0.06% |
0.02% |
0.02% |
0.06% |
0.05% |
0.05% |
Ordained Ministers |
|
154 |
164 |
161 |
207 |
207 |
190 |
186 |
184 |
173 |
|
|
Licensed Ministers |
|
136 |
134 |
145 |
110 |
110 |
104 |
87 |
87 |
96 |
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