Denominational Profile

History

renamed toBaptist Missionary Association of America (1969)

The Baptist Missionary Association of America was founded in 1950 by former members of the American Baptist Association. It was originally called the North American Baptist Association until it took the present name in 1969.
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Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1968	3,000	1,550	200,000
1969	-	1,500	183,342
1970	2,000	1,408	187,246
1971	1,800	1,404	193,439
1972	2,500	1,437	199,640
1974	2,650	1,457	211,000
1975	2,000	1,459	215,788
1976	2,700	1,478	216,471
1977	2,300	1,478	218,361
1978	3,125	1,487	219,697
1979	2,500	1,439	226,290
1980	2,500	1,415	224,533
1981	2,000	1,390	228,381
1982	3,500	1,386	226,953
1983	3,000	1,411	234,142
1984	2,800	1,411	228,868
1985	2,350	1,367	227,720
1986	2,450	1,359	228,125
1987	2,720	1,347	227,638
1988	2,650	1,347	227,897
1989	2,648	1,339	229,315
1990	2,557	1,372	229,166
1991	2,400	1,312	230,127
1992	2,700	1,362	236,604
1993	2,745	1,362	230,747
1994	2,745	1,360	230,171
1995	1,600	1,355	231,191
1996	2,598	1,349	232,069
1997	2,700	1,342	234,334
1998	3,055	1,334	234,732
1999	3,055	1,334	234,732
2004	1,500	1,270	232,350

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]