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Main Sub Fields Annual Stats
MALAWI UNION MISSION (1995-2002)
Parent Field:  Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (2003-Present)
Sub Fields: Central Malawi Field (1995-2007)
North Malawi Field (1995-2018)
South Malawi Field (1995-2018)
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 2002
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Field Name Churches Beginning
Membership		 Accessions
(Bapt&POF)		 Deaths Dropped
& Missing		 Ending
Membership		 Ord & Lic
Ministers
Central Malawi Field 172 35,862 4,355 401 2,376 37,088 51
North Malawi Field 90 27,055 3,445 331 2,587 27,215 36
South Malawi Field 918 147,939 15,270 1,890 3,702 157,392 64
MALAWI UNION MISSION 1,180 210,856 23,070 2,622 8,665 221,695 160
Field Name Accession Rate Death Rate Dropped/
Missing Rate		 Members/
Accession		 Members/
Church		 Churches/
Minister		 Members/
Minister
Central Malawi Field 12.14% 1.12% 6.63% 8.23 215.63 3.37 727.22
North Malawi Field 12.73% 1.22% 9.56% 7.85 302.39 2.50 755.97
South Malawi Field 10.32% 1.28% 2.50% 9.69 171.45 14.34 2,459.25
MALAWI UNION MISSION 10.94% 1.24% 4.11% 9.14 187.88 7.38 1,385.59

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Field   1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002  
Churches  754  756  768  557  632  718  742  1,180
Companies      1,033  1,105  1,580  1,589  1,635  1,454
Beginning
Membership		  164,762  181,192  194,381  205,502  165,911  183,633  198,625  210,856
Baptisms  20,615  22,961  18,788  18,556  24,134  24,550  18,331  22,598
Professions
of Faith		        554  676  558  602  472
Transfers In  1,923  3,154  2,587  5,187  2,826  5,836  3,543  2,962
Transfers Out  2,611  8,112  3,502  3,784  4,126  8,253  3,500  4,262
Deaths  1,253  1,463  1,102  2,059  2,321  1,955  2,245  2,622
Dropped  2,244  3,351  3,595  21,892  3,132  4,448  3,863  4,416
Missing        10,127  220  1,296  1,257  4,249
Total Gains  22,538  26,115  21,375  24,297  27,636  30,944  22,476  26,032
Total Losses  6,108  12,926  8,199  37,862  9,799  15,952  10,865  15,549
Adjustment      -2,055  -26,026  -115  0  620  356
Net Growth  16,430  13,189  11,121  -39,591  17,722  14,992  12,231  10,839
Ending
Membership		  181,192  194,381  205,502  165,911  183,633  198,625  210,856  221,695
Growth Rate  9.97%  7.28%  5.72%  -19.27%  10.68%  8.16%  6.16%  5.14%
Accession Rate  12.51%  12.67%  9.67%  9.30%  14.95%  13.67%  9.53%  10.94%
Death Rate  0.76%  0.81%  0.57%  1.00%  1.40%  1.06%  1.13%  1.24%
Ordained
Ministers		  100  104  108  88  92  99  101  103
Licensed
Ministers		  54  48  43  61  3  60  60  57

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