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General Church of the New Jerusalem
Denominational Profile
Notes
| The General Church of the New Jerusalem was founded in 1882 by William Benade and other former members of the General Convention of the New Jerusalem. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
25 |
15 |
1,089 |
| 1929 |
26 |
15 |
1,204 |
| 1935 |
26 |
14 |
1,207 |
| 1937 |
- |
5 |
1,237 |
| 1939 |
- |
8 |
1,279 |
| 1943 |
- |
12 |
1,387 |
| 1946 |
- |
15 |
1,428 |
| 1950 |
25 |
- |
- |
| 1951 |
- |
15 |
1,608 |
| 1952 |
27 |
5 |
1,640 |
| 1953 |
25 |
5 |
1,677 |
| 1954 |
24 |
8 |
1,707 |
| 1956 |
24 |
25 |
1,771 |
| 1957 |
25 |
10 |
2,874 |
| 1958 |
20 |
8 |
1,817 |
| 1959 |
20 |
7 |
1,832 |
| 1960 |
23 |
12 |
1,805 |
| 1962 |
27 |
21 |
1,947 |
| 1963 |
26 |
21 |
1,970 |
| 1964 |
25 |
22 |
1,982 |
| 1965 |
43 |
35 |
1,982 |
| 1966 |
31 |
35 |
2,028 |
| 1970 |
26 |
33 |
2,661 |
| 1971 |
31 |
33 |
2,143 |
| 1993 |
- |
20 |
5,103 |
| 1994 |
67 |
34 |
6,942 |
| 1995 |
68 |
34 |
5,587 |
| 1996 |
68 |
34 |
8,568 |
| 1997 |
57 |
34 |
5,424 |
| 1999 |
59 |
34 |
5,583 |
| 2000 |
58 |
34 |
5,553 |
| 2002 |
65 |
35 |
6,444 |
| 2003 |
68 |
35 |
6,522 |
| 2004 |
66 |
36 |
6,618 |
| 2005 |
67 |
37 |
6,701 |
| 2006 |
71 |
37 |
6,760 |
| 2009 |
89 |
37 |
7,052 |
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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