Denominational Profile

History

United Presbyterian Church of North America
Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

merged intoUnited Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. (1958)

merged intoPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1983)

The United Presbyterian Church of North America and Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. merged in 1958 to form the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1958	11,526	9,212	3,094,286
1959	11,769	9,145	3,145,733
1960	11,943	9,383	3,259,011
1961	11,993	9,162	3,242,479
1962	12,304	9,092	3,265,234
1963	12,452	9,056	3,279,240
1964	12,519	9,016	3,292,204
1965	12,743	9,026	3,304,321
1966	12,850	8,968	3,298,583
1967	12,932	8,877	3,268,761
1968	12,939	8,716	3,222,663
1969	12,955	8,615	3,165,490
1970	13,151	8,610	3,087,213
1971	13,451	8,760	3,013,808
1972	13,624	8,732	2,908,958
1973	13,687	8,688	2,808,942
1974	13,736	8,675	2,723,565
1975	13,771	8,630	2,657,699
1976	13,772	8,618	2,607,321
1977	13,825	8,598	2,561,234
1978	13,871	8,567	2,520,367
1979	14,092	8,633	2,477,364
1980	14,222	8,770	2,423,601
1981	14,727	8,868	2,379,249
1982	15,093	8,909	2,342,441

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]