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History
merged intoNetherlands Reformed Congregations (1907) |
The Netherlands Reformed Congregations was founded in 1907 in the Netherlands when two Reformed groups, the Churches of the Cross and the Ledeboerian Churches, merged.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 8 | 20 | 5,104 |
| 1955 | 8 | 22 | 5,408 |
| 1956 | 5 | 15 | - |
| 1957 | 5 | 15 | 2,184 |
| 1958 | 4 | 14 | 2,223 |
| 1959 | 4 | 14 | 2,300 |
| 1960 | 4 | 14 | 2,500 |
| 1971 | - | 22 | 7,319 |
| 1973 | 10 | 23 | 7,447 |
| 1975 | 4 | 13 | 4,878 |
| 1978 | 4 | 14 | 4,904 |
| 1979 | 3 | 14 | 4,876 |
| 1980 | 4 | 14 | 5,000 |
| 1981 | 6 | 24 | 8,552 |
| 1982 | 6 | 24 | 8,760 |
| 1983 | 7 | 24 | 8,889 |
| 1984 | 4 | 14 | 5,250 |
| 1989 | 6 | 15 | 5,169 |
| 1990 | 7 | 15 | 5,212 |
| 1991 | 7 | 15 | 5,250 |
| 1992 | 9 | 15 | 5,336 |
| 1993 | 5 | 15 | 4,374 |
| 1996 | 7 | 15 | 4,465 |
| 1997 | 8 | 23 | 8,753 |
| 1998 | 11 | 23 | 8,930 |
| 1999 | 12 | 24 | 9,047 |
| 2000 | 9 | 25 | 9,320 |
| 2001 | 9 | 26 | 9,395 |
| 2002 | 10 | 27 | 9,500 |
| 2003 | 10 | 27 | 9,524 |
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]
