Denominational Profile

History

split into Reformed Episcopal Church (1873)

The Reformed Episcopal Church is an independent Anglican jurisdiction founded in 1873 by Right Reverend George David Cummins and former members of the evangelical wing of the Episcopal Church.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	70	68	8,622
1935	66	68	8,470
1939	-	69	9,000
1942	-	68	8,639
1944	-	67	8,939
1947	-	71	8,928
1951	69	31	8,733
1952	74	67	8,571
1953	80	69	8,567
1954	75	68	8,579
1955	73	74	8,015
1957	75	70	8,928
1960	76	64	7,652
1962	82	66	7,007
1963	81	64	7,007
1966	90	75	7,085
1972	90	64	6,532
1977	91	68	6,211
1980	101	70	6,200
1986	133	80	6,000
1987	138	94	6,066
1988	122	78	6,274
1990	147	83	6,565
1995	160	102	6,084
1998	185	125	6,400
2002	204	137	10,665
2003	211	142	11,281

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]