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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Denominational Profile
History
Christian Church/Disciples of Christ |
split into Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) (1832) |
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| The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is one of several large groups that has grown out of the Restoration Movement begun in the early 19th century by Barton Stone and Thomas and Alexander Campbell. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
6,845 |
8,715 |
1,441,462 |
| 1929 |
7,389 |
8,399 |
1,573,245 |
| 1931 |
- |
- |
1,432,265 |
| 1933 |
- |
8,192 |
1,566,772 |
| 1935 |
7,256 |
8,118 |
1,608,752 |
| 1937 |
- |
8,056 |
1,597,779 |
| 1940 |
- |
7,974 |
1,658,966 |
| 1942 |
- |
7,919 |
1,655,580 |
| 1944 |
- |
7,917 |
1,672,354 |
| 1946 |
- |
- |
1,889,066 |
| 1947 |
- |
7,765 |
1,703,010 |
| 1950 |
8,208 |
7,769 |
1,767,964 |
| 1951 |
8,249 |
7,835 |
1,792,985 |
| 1952 |
8,035 |
7,851 |
1,815,627 |
| 1953 |
- |
7,864 |
1,847,954 |
| 1954 |
7,598 |
7,925 |
1,881,911 |
| 1955 |
7,339 |
7,951 |
1,897,736 |
| 1956 |
7,523 |
7,982 |
1,922,484 |
| 1957 |
7,929 |
8,001 |
1,943,599 |
| 1958 |
8,617 |
7,945 |
1,943,599 |
| 1959 |
7,744 |
8,060 |
1,801,414 |
| 1960 |
7,582 |
8,001 |
1,801,821 |
| 1961 |
7,000 |
7,968 |
1,797,466 |
| 1962 |
7,609 |
7,973 |
1,779,046 |
| 1963 |
- |
8,027 |
1,834,206 |
| 1964 |
7,476 |
8,067 |
1,920,760 |
| 1965 |
7,669 |
8,081 |
1,918,471 |
| 1966 |
7,540 |
8,066 |
1,894,927 |
| 1967 |
7,590 |
7,965 |
1,875,400 |
| 1968 |
7,428 |
5,862 |
1,592,609 |
| 1969 |
7,306 |
5,228 |
1,444,465 |
| 1970 |
6,970 |
5,114 |
1,424,479 |
| 1971 |
6,886 |
4,868 |
1,386,374 |
| 1972 |
6,749 |
4,569 |
1,352,211 |
| 1973 |
6,702 |
4,544 |
1,330,747 |
| 1974 |
6,567 |
4,524 |
1,312,326 |
| 1975 |
6,554 |
4,514 |
1,302,164 |
| 1976 |
6,793 |
4,426 |
1,278,734 |
| 1977 |
6,596 |
4,377 |
1,256,849 |
| 1978 |
6,635 |
4,347 |
1,231,817 |
| 1979 |
6,607 |
4,324 |
1,231,061 |
| 1980 |
6,626 |
4,295 |
1,177,984 |
| 1981 |
6,608 |
4,296 |
1,173,135 |
| 1982 |
6,608 |
4,291 |
1,156,458 |
| 1983 |
6,668 |
4,608 |
1,145,918 |
| 1984 |
6,771 |
4,264 |
1,132,510 |
| 1985 |
6,793 |
4,214 |
1,116,326 |
| 1986 |
6,806 |
4,221 |
1,106,692 |
| 1987 |
6,802 |
4,195 |
1,086,668 |
| 1988 |
6,849 |
4,159 |
1,073,119 |
| 1989 |
6,897 |
4,113 |
1,052,271 |
| 1990 |
6,899 |
4,069 |
1,039,692 |
| 1991 |
6,912 |
4,031 |
1,022,926 |
| 1992 |
7,018 |
3,996 |
1,011,502 |
| 1993 |
7,081 |
3,961 |
958,017 |
| 1994 |
7,150 |
3,933 |
937,644 |
| 1995 |
7,115 |
4,036 |
929,725 |
| 1996 |
7,100 |
3,840 |
910,297 |
| 1997 |
7,266 |
3,818 |
879,436 |
| 1999 |
6,073 |
3,765 |
831,123 |
| 2000 |
7,022 |
3,781 |
820,286 |
| 2001 |
6,936 |
3,717 |
804,842 |
| 2002 |
7,049 |
3,691 |
786,334 |
| 2003 |
7,197 |
3,717 |
770,793 |
| 2004 |
7,220 |
3,737 |
744,397 |
| 2005 |
7,197 |
3,777 |
722,823 |
| 2006 |
6,983 |
3,774 |
698,686 |
| 2007 |
7,057 |
3,731 |
689,507 |
| 2008 |
7,103 |
3,714 |
679,563 |
| 2009 |
7,081 |
3,691 |
658,869 |
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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