Denominational Profile

History

The Seventh Day Baptist General Conference was organized in 1801 and continues the practice of sabbatarianism among English-speaking Baptists.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	88	69	8,183
1929	77	73	7,331
1935	72	64	6,751
1937	-	69	6,889
1940	-	66	6,876
1942	-	66	6,765
1944	-	64	6,581
1947	-	63	6,462
1950	80	62	6,430
1951	71	60	6,187
1952	77	61	6,259
1953	66	65	6,257
1954	105	66	6,189
1955	76	62	6,095
1956	72	61	6,052
1957	73	60	5,965
1960	73	61	5,849
1961	72	61	5,803
1962	73	61	5,726
1963	72	65	5,760
1964	73	65	5,773
1967	73	64	5,674
1968	74	65	5,623
1969	75	66	5,308
1970	74	66	5,331
1971	81	66	5,376
1972	63	68	5,284
1973	65	63	5,242
1974	62	73	5,230
1975	57	62	5,177
1976	64	60	5,139
1977	75	60	5,156
1978	76	60	5,181
1979	91	80	5,125
1980	69	63	5,008
1987	92	81	5,149
1990	77	86	5,200
1991	77	86	5,200
1992	81	90	5,250
1994	94	86	4,400
1995	74	80	4,800
2003	75	98	5,600
2004	74	97	5,900

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]