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Church of God in Christ, Mennonite
Denominational Profile
History
Mennonite Church USA |
split into Church of God in Christ, Mennonite (1859) |
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| The Church of God in Christ, Mennonite, was founded in 1859 by John Holdeman, a former member of the Mennonite Church. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
40 |
22 |
1,300 |
| 1929 |
52 |
22 |
2,100 |
| 1935 |
148 |
107 |
2,100 |
| 1937 |
- |
28 |
3,000 |
| 1938 |
- |
28 |
- |
| 1945 |
- |
30 |
3,000 |
| 1952 |
71 |
32 |
3,828 |
| 1954 |
125 |
32 |
3,870 |
| 1957 |
76 |
33 |
4,156 |
| 1960 |
140 |
36 |
5,000 |
| 1961 |
86 |
38 |
5,000 |
| 1971 |
80 |
38 |
6,204 |
| 1978 |
- |
78 |
7,400 |
| 1979 |
- |
78 |
7,259 |
| 1980 |
- |
78 |
7,259 |
| 1981 |
379 |
94 |
10,826 |
| 1983 |
- |
118 |
7,753 |
| 1984 |
- |
118 |
7,753 |
| 1985 |
- |
88 |
7,753 |
| 1986 |
- |
68 |
8,697 |
| 1989 |
347 |
70 |
9,389 |
| 1990 |
341 |
76 |
9,684 |
| 1991 |
344 |
78 |
9,999 |
| 1992 |
358 |
79 |
10,234 |
| 1993 |
379 |
86 |
10,500 |
| 1994 |
390 |
90 |
10,742 |
| 1995 |
397 |
96 |
11,037 |
| 1996 |
396 |
97 |
11,286 |
| 1997 |
420 |
102 |
11,551 |
| 1998 |
420 |
102 |
11,846 |
| 1999 |
439 |
102 |
12,144 |
| 2000 |
439 |
106 |
12,479 |
| 2001 |
477 |
111 |
12,754 |
| 2002 |
493 |
115 |
12,984 |
| 2003 |
501 |
118 |
13,307 |
| 2004 |
505 |
127 |
13,570 |
| 2005 |
503 |
130 |
13,822 |
| 2006 |
529 |
138 |
13,938 |
| 2007 |
546 |
141 |
14,262 |
| 2008 |
565 |
146 |
14,493 |
| 2009 |
579 |
148 |
14,672 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]
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