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Missionary Church, The
Denominational Profile
History
| The Missionary Church is a Holiness church out of the Mennonite tradition. It was founded in 1969 as a merger of the United Missionary Church and the Missionary Church Association. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1969 |
829 |
279 |
17,145 |
| 1970 |
483 |
281 |
17,950 |
| 1971 |
573 |
365 |
22,071 |
| 1972 |
470 |
273 |
20,078 |
| 1980 |
541 |
279 |
23,505 |
| 1981 |
476 |
289 |
24,742 |
| 1982 |
496 |
294 |
25,371 |
| 1983 |
507 |
290 |
26,055 |
| 1984 |
535 |
299 |
26,124 |
| 1985 |
513 |
303 |
26,734 |
| 1986 |
616 |
295 |
26,869 |
| 1988 |
615 |
290 |
26,332 |
| 1989 |
509 |
292 |
26,881 |
| 1990 |
578 |
302 |
26,910 |
| 1991 |
714 |
303 |
27,320 |
| 1992 |
765 |
309 |
28,196 |
| 1993 |
866 |
309 |
28,408 |
| 1994 |
854 |
300 |
28,821 |
| 1995 |
899 |
315 |
29,542 |
| 1996 |
883 |
325 |
31,548 |
| 1997 |
720 |
333 |
47,550 |
| 1998 |
863 |
335 |
45,277 |
| 1999 |
845 |
354 |
46,015 |
| 2000 |
908 |
368 |
49,765 |
| 2001 |
943 |
375 |
41,328 |
| 2002 |
951 |
386 |
35,287 |
| 2003 |
1,020 |
391 |
36,162 |
| 2005 |
1,055 |
426 |
35,528 |
| 2007 |
1,050 |
423 |
43,026 |
| 2008 |
746 |
431 |
38,206 |
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]
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