Denominational Profile
Notes
| Berean Fellowship of Churches is an independent fundamentalist fellowship of churches founded in 1936 by Ivan E. Olsen. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1963 |
30 |
31 |
1,450 |
| 1965 |
40 |
35 |
1,621 |
| 1966 |
37 |
37 |
1,982 |
| 1968 |
41 |
44 |
2,224 |
| 1970 |
49 |
47 |
2,718 |
| 1971 |
49 |
50 |
2,419 |
| 1972 |
57 |
50 |
2,350 |
| 1976 |
62 |
50 |
4,269 |
| 1981 |
53 |
49 |
3,350 |
| 1989 |
38 |
52 |
5,231 |
| 1991 |
60 |
51 |
2,768 |
| 1997 |
- |
51 |
8,000 |
| 2000 |
- |
51 |
8,000 |
| 2003 |
- |
54 |
10,000 |
| 2005 |
- |
56 |
12,000 |
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]
