Denominational Profile

Notes

The Christian Congregation is an evangelical organization which dates to 1798. After a brief association with the Christian Church movement of Barton Stone, it incorporated in 1887.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1935	-	2	150
1940	-	7	1,250
1942	-	22	3,200
1944	-	26	3,820
1947	-	38	4,260
1950	77	-	-
1951	78	73	6,127
1952	83	72	7,260
1953	102	87	9,987
1954	108	95	10,220
1955	138	138	12,860
1956	140	142	14,890
1957	156	156	15,260
1958	169	164	16,240
1959	180	167	26,240
1960	-	178	31,280
1961	208	187	35,376
1962	227	206	39,140
1963	249	228	40,790
1964	257	237	42,419
1965	254	245	43,734
1966	258	251	44,914
1967	263	256	45,767
1968	264	257	45,995
1969	260	257	46,224
1970	265	260	50,801
1971	267	263	51,310
1972	305	297	52,585
1973	371	363	55,090
1974	506	495	59,600
1975	767	748	67,784
1976	1,131	1,107	79,230
1977	1,137	1,120	80,411
1978	1,144	1,133	81,604
1979	1,169	1,159	83,199
1980	1,275	1,266	89,379
1981	1,435	1,426	100,245
1982	1,443	1,435	100,694
1983	1,438	1,429	101,351
1984	1,446	1,438	102,813
1985	1,449	1,441	103,990
1986	1,455	1,450	105,478
1987	1,461	1,456	106,831
1988	1,460	1,456	107,902
1989	1,457	1,454	108,881
1990	1,455	1,453	109,919
1991	1,450	1,447	110,716
1992	1,433	1,437	111,324
1993	1,433	1,437	112,437
1994	1,433	1,437	112,437
1995	1,429	1,431	113,259
1996	1,435	1,437	114,685
1997	1,438	1,438	115,881
1998	1,438	1,438	117,309
1999	1,437	1,438	118,209
2000	1,438	1,439	119,391
2003	1,567	1,482	120,972
2004	1,575	1,496	122,181

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]