American Congregational Giving Study, Congregational Profiles, 1993

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APPBUDG (Weighted by WEIGHT) Who had the final say in approving the budget? (Check only one)   1) Pastor(s)   2) Church governing board or pastoral council   3) Finance committee   4) Congregation members   5) Other

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Pastor(s)	105	17.9%	17.9%
Church governing board or pastoral council	177	30.3%	48.2%
Finance committee	15	2.6%	50.8%
Congregation members	285	48.7%	99.5%
Other	3	.5%	100%
Missing	41	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Religious preference Region Year founded Church membership Place of residence

Religious preference (I-DENOM)

	Assemblies of God	Southern Baptist	Catholic	ELCA	Presbyterian (U.S.A.)	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	18.9% 20	0.0% 0	78.0% 85	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	17.9% 105
Church governing board or pastoral council	50.0% 53	0.0% 0	9.2% 10	0.0% 0	92.7% 114	30.3% 177
Finance committee	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	12.8% 14	0.0% 0	0.8% 1	2.6% 15
Congregation members	28.3% 30	100.0% 122	0.0% 0	100.0% 125	6.5% 8	48.7% 285
Other	2.8% 3	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.5% 3
Missing	19	4	16	0	3	42
TOTAL	100.0% 106	100.0% 122	100.0% 109	100.0% 125	100.0% 123	585

Region (I-REGION)

	Northeast	Midwest	South	West	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	28.0% 26	17.9% 32	9.5% 22	31.2% 24	0	17.9% 104
Church governing board or pastoral council	33.3% 31	33.0% 59	24.1% 56	37.7% 29	2	30.1% 175
Finance committee	4.3% 4	2.2% 4	2.2% 5	2.6% 2	0	2.6% 15
Congregation members	34.4% 32	46.9% 84	62.9% 146	28.6% 22	0	48.9% 284
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 3	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	11	9	16	5	0	41
TOTAL	100.0% 93	100.0% 179	100.0% 232	100.0% 77	2	581

Year founded (I-YEAREST)

	1770-1865	1866-1918	1919-1945	1946-1965	1966 & later	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	9.2% 10	25.5% 41	16.3% 13	18.0% 22	16.8% 19	2	17.9% 105
Church governing board or pastoral council	30.3% 33	31.1% 50	38.8% 31	24.6% 30	29.2% 33	0	30.3% 177
Finance committee	1.8% 2	3.7% 6	0.0% 0	2.5% 3	3.5% 4	0	2.6% 15
Congregation members	58.7% 64	39.8% 64	43.8% 35	53.3% 65	50.4% 57	0	48.7% 285
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	1.3% 1	1.6% 2	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	2	5	10	14	9	0	40
TOTAL	100.0% 109	100.0% 161	100.0% 80	100.0% 122	100.0% 113	2	585

Church membership (I-#MEMBERS)

	100 & less	101-200	201-500	501-1000	Over 1000	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	7.3% 8	6.8% 10	6.7% 11	23.9% 16	63.3% 57	3	17.6% 102
Church governing board or pastoral council	37.3% 41	32.2% 47	32.1% 53	26.9% 18	16.7% 15	4	30.1% 174
Finance committee	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	1.8% 3	3.0% 2	7.8% 7	0	2.4% 14
Congregation members	55.5% 61	58.2% 85	58.8% 97	46.3% 31	12.2% 11	0	49.3% 285
Other	0.0% 0	1.4% 2	0.6% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	8	8	7	3	15	0	41
TOTAL	100.0% 110	100.0% 146	100.0% 165	100.0% 67	100.0% 90	7	578

(I-#ATTEND)

	100 & less	101-200	201-350	Over 350	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	5.0% 12	10.1% 14	15.3% 11	54.2% 64	5	17.7% 101
Church governing board or pastoral council	33.1% 80	34.5% 48	31.9% 23	19.5% 23	2	30.5% 174
Finance committee	0.8% 2	1.4% 2	2.8% 2	7.6% 9	0	2.6% 15
Congregation members	60.3% 146	53.2% 74	50.0% 36	18.6% 22	6	48.7% 278
Other	0.8% 2	0.7% 1	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	15	7	1	16	0	39
TOTAL	100.0% 242	100.0% 139	100.0% 72	100.0% 118	13	571

Place of residence (I-LOCATION)

	LgCty/Sub	MdCty/Sub	Small city	Town	Rural	Missing	TOTAL
Pastor(s)	17.2% 29	20.0% 17	24.7% 24	21.7% 33	2.4% 2	1	17.9% 105
Church governing board or pastoral council	41.4% 70	27.1% 23	33.0% 32	27.0% 41	13.4% 11	0	30.3% 177
Finance committee	1.2% 2	4.7% 4	4.1% 4	3.3% 5	0.0% 0	0	2.6% 15
Congregation members	40.2% 68	48.2% 41	38.1% 37	46.1% 70	84.1% 69	0	48.7% 285
Other	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	0.0% 0	2.0% 3	0.0% 0	0	0.5% 3
Missing	14	5	4	10	8	0	41
TOTAL	100.0% 169	100.0% 85	100.0% 97	100.0% 152	100.0% 82	1	585