Denominational Profile

History

The Sovereign Grace Believers movement began in the mid-1950s, when some pastors in traditional Baptist churches returned to a Calvinist theological perspective. It has no central administration, but congregations possess a strong sense of doctrinal unity.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1981	275	275	2,600
1982	275	275	2,600
1983	350	250	7,500
1986	325	250	2,000
1987	320	300	3,000
1988	275	275	2,600
1990	450	275	3,000
1992	400	300	3,000
1996	400	300	3,000
1997	400	300	3,000
1998	400	300	3,000
2000	450	350	4,000
2001	450	350	4,000
2002	450	350	4,000

Source

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]