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History
merged intoAmerican Rescue Workers (1884) |
The American Rescue Workers is a socially active Holiness church founded in 1884 by Thomas E. Moore and former members of the Salvation Army.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 510 | 159 | 6,946 |
| 1929 | 560 | 175 | 7,975 |
| 1935 | 579 | 180 | 10,860 |
| 1937 | - | 45 | 2,660 |
| 1939 | - | 32 | 1,391 |
| 1947 | - | 23 | 1,240 |
| 1950 | - | 23 | 1,240 |
| 1952 | 30 | 23 | 1,240 |
| 1956 | 25 | 25 | 1,500 |
| 1957 | 25 | 25 | 1,500 |
| 1958 | 30 | 30 | 2,200 |
| 1959 | 30 | 33 | 2,340 |
| 1960 | 30 | 35 | 2,350 |
| 1961 | 42 | 34 | 2,350 |
| 1962 | 40 | 40 | 3,010 |
| 1963 | 45 | 41 | 3,210 |
| 1965 | 50 | 45 | 3,575 |
| 1967 | 40 | 45 | 5,500 |
| 1968 | 42 | 46 | 5,580 |
| 1969 | 52 | 46 | 5,650 |
| 1970 | 49 | 46 | 5,785 |
| 1971 | 53 | 46 | 5,410 |
| 1972 | 45 | 25 | 2,500 |
| 1973 | 34 | 18 | 1,100 |
| 1974 | 80 | 25 | 2,700 |
| 1975 | 30 | 25 | 2,700 |
| 1976 | 40 | 14 | 750 |
| 1977 | 36 | 14 | 1,000 |
| 1978 | 43 | 15 | 2,140 |
| 1984 | 53 | 20 | 2,700 |
| 1992 | 96 | 16 | 35,000 |
| 1995 | 31 | 15 | 8,000 |
| 1996 | 56 | 15 | 10,000 |
| 1999 | 35 | 15 | 2,500 |
| 2001 | 35 | 15 | 3,000 |
| 2004 | 35 | 15 | 3,500 |
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]
