Mennonite Church Member Profile, 1989

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CHPLANTS (Weighted by WTFACTOR) Recently our denominations have been focusing on church planting. Check one of the following to indicate the extent of your interest in being involved:   1) Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.   2) Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.   3) I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.   4) I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.

Pie Chart Bar Chart Cumulative Bar Chart

Category	Frequency	Percentage	Cumulative Percentage
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	371	12.2%	12.2%
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	814	26.8%	39%
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	1611	53%	92%
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	241	7.9%	99.9%
Missing	50	%	%

Variable Comparisons

Church Sex Age Marital status Education Place of residence Nationality Household income Political party

Church (I-CHURCH)

	MC	GCMC	MBC	BCC	EMC	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	14.9% 203	7.9% 65	13.9% 77	8.7% 22	7.8% 4	12.2% 371
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	27.1% 369	23.2% 190	30.6% 169	27.7% 70	31.4% 16	26.8% 814
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	50.4% 688	57.8% 473	50.0% 276	57.7% 146	56.9% 29	53.1% 1612
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	7.6% 104	11.0% 90	5.4% 30	5.9% 15	3.9% 2	7.9% 241
Missing	31	8	8	3	0	50
TOTAL	100.0% 1364	100.0% 818	100.0% 552	100.0% 253	100.0% 51	3038

Sex (I-SEX)

	Male	Female	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	15.7% 223	9.2% 147	0	12.3% 370
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	28.0% 397	26.0% 415	2	26.9% 812
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	48.8% 691	56.8% 909	10	53.1% 1600
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	7.5% 106	8.0% 128	7	7.8% 234
Missing	15	36	0	51
TOTAL	100.0% 1417	100.0% 1599	19	3016

Age (I-AGE)

	Under 30	30 - 39	40 - 49	50 - 64	65 & over	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	13.7% 75	16.7% 114	13.7% 71	13.1% 95	2.9% 16	0	12.3% 371
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	29.9% 163	28.0% 191	31.4% 163	25.9% 187	19.5% 107	4	26.9% 811
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	48.7% 266	46.1% 315	48.7% 253	54.2% 392	68.2% 374	11	53.0% 1600
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	7.7% 42	9.2% 63	6.2% 32	6.8% 49	9.3% 51	3	7.9% 237
Missing	6	2	3	21	17	0	49
TOTAL	100.0% 546	100.0% 683	100.0% 519	100.0% 723	100.0% 548	18	3019

Marital status (I-MARITAL)

	Single	Married	Widowed	Div./Sep.	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	11.7% 49	13.1% 319	0.0% 0	4.0% 2	0	12.2% 370
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	26.1% 109	27.6% 671	13.5% 18	32.0% 16	0	26.8% 814
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	54.1% 226	51.7% 1257	76.7% 102	50.0% 25	2	53.1% 1610
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	8.1% 34	7.6% 185	9.8% 13	14.0% 7	2	7.9% 239
Missing	6	32	10	2	0	50
TOTAL	100.0% 418	100.0% 2432	100.0% 133	100.0% 50	4	3033

Education (I-EDUCATN)

	Lt HS grad	H.S. grad	Some coll.	Coll. grad	Grad schl	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	6.0% 41	6.5% 54	13.1% 73	15.4% 47	23.7% 153	2	12.2% 368
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	24.4% 166	25.9% 216	26.3% 147	31.4% 96	28.9% 187	2	26.9% 812
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	60.4% 410	58.0% 484	53.0% 296	49.3% 151	40.7% 263	8	53.0% 1604
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	9.1% 62	9.7% 81	7.5% 42	3.9% 12	6.7% 43	0	7.9% 240
Missing	28	9	4	4	4	0	49
TOTAL	100.0% 679	100.0% 835	100.0% 558	100.0% 306	100.0% 646	12	3024

Place of residence (I-WHERLIVE)

	U.S.	Canada	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	11.6% 238	13.1% 122	35.7% 5	5	12.2% 365
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	26.1% 537	28.3% 263	28.6% 4	10	26.8% 804
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	55.3% 1139	48.8% 454	28.6% 4	14	53.2% 1597
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	7.0% 145	9.8% 91	7.1% 1	4	7.9% 237
Missing	34	16	0	0	50
TOTAL	100.0% 2059	100.0% 930	100.0% 14	33	3003

Nationality (I-NTNLTY)

	Swiss/South German/Alsatian	Dutch/North German/Prussian/Russian	British	Other	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	16.9% 192	9.8% 133	10.7% 13	10.2% 23	11	12.7% 361
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	28.2% 321	25.9% 353	32.8% 40	23.1% 52	49	26.9% 766
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	50.3% 573	54.8% 747	46.7% 57	58.7% 132	102	53.0% 1509
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	4.7% 53	9.5% 129	9.8% 12	8.0% 18	29	7.4% 212
Missing	16	19	0	5	0	40
TOTAL	100.0% 1139	100.0% 1362	100.0% 122	100.0% 225	191	2848

Household income (I-INCOME)

	Lt 20K	20-29K	30-39K	40-49K	50K & up	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	9.2% 56	19.5% 140	13.1% 69	11.5% 46	8.7% 47	13	12.8% 358
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	21.1% 128	25.9% 186	27.5% 145	29.1% 116	32.1% 173	67	26.8% 748
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	61.1% 371	46.9% 337	50.6% 267	51.4% 205	54.0% 291	140	52.7% 1471
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	8.6% 52	7.7% 55	8.9% 47	8.0% 32	5.2% 28	26	7.7% 214
Missing	19	11	2	0	5	0	37
TOTAL	100.0% 607	100.0% 718	100.0% 528	100.0% 399	100.0% 539	246	2791

Political party (I-POLPARTY)

	Democrat	Republican	Independnt	Missing	TOTAL
Would be willing to move to another community to help plant a new church.	17.5% 70	9.5% 106	15.5% 11	182	11.8% 187
Would be willing to help start a new church provided I can do so without needing to move to another community.	28.8% 115	25.4% 284	32.4% 23	393	26.6% 422
I favor church planting, but could not be involved beyond contributing money for such a purpose.	44.4% 177	59.1% 659	42.3% 30	745	54.6% 866
I doubt the wisdom of a special effort to plant new churches.	9.3% 37	6.0% 67	9.9% 7	130	7.0% 111
Missing	3	14	1	0	18
TOTAL	100.0% 399	100.0% 1116	100.0% 71	1450	1586