Denominational Profile
Notes
| This Liberal Catholic body separated from the international body in the 1940s in a dispute over episcopal jurisdiction and theosophical beliefs. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1971 |
- |
18 |
1,500 |
| 1972 |
84 |
18 |
1,500 |
| 1973 |
107 |
29 |
2,393 |
| 1985 |
121 |
31 |
2,500 |
| 1986 |
130 |
33 |
2,800 |
| 1987 |
127 |
34 |
2,800 |
| 1996 |
54 |
16 |
6,500 |
| 2000 |
57 |
27 |
6,500 |
| 2002 |
47 |
24 |
6,500 |
| 2003 |
53 |
21 |
5,800 |
| 2006 |
44 |
21 |
5,800 |
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]
