Denominational Profile
History
Congregational Christian Churches |
split into National Association of Congregational Christian Churches (1955) |
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| The National Association of Congregational Christian Churches was founded in 1955 by members of the Congregational Christian Churches who rejected the merger of that church into the United Church of Christ. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1962 |
- |
230 |
100,000 |
| 1964 |
- |
275 |
110,000 |
| 1965 |
300 |
300 |
110,000 |
| 1966 |
- |
310 |
110,000 |
| 1968 |
- |
302 |
110,000 |
| 1970 |
458 |
327 |
85,000 |
| 1971 |
391 |
336 |
85,000 |
| 1972 |
459 |
344 |
85,000 |
| 1973 |
512 |
347 |
70,255 |
| 1975 |
475 |
360 |
90,000 |
| 1977 |
512 |
376 |
90,000 |
| 1978 |
554 |
382 |
95,000 |
| 1980 |
708 |
393 |
100,000 |
| 1981 |
720 |
433 |
104,000 |
| 1982 |
720 |
442 |
107,300 |
| 1983 |
776 |
458 |
106,460 |
| 1984 |
812 |
457 |
105,865 |
| 1985 |
826 |
464 |
108,115 |
| 1989 |
575 |
400 |
90,000 |
| 1990 |
450 |
400 |
90,000 |
| 1991 |
650 |
400 |
90,000 |
| 1992 |
600 |
405 |
90,000 |
| 1994 |
600 |
424 |
70,000 |
| 1995 |
850 |
426 |
70,000 |
| 1997 |
698 |
429 |
68,865 |
| 1998 |
690 |
416 |
66,626 |
| 1999 |
669 |
426 |
65,502 |
| 2000 |
707 |
430 |
65,569 |
| 2001 |
650 |
432 |
65,392 |
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]
