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History
merged intoWesleyan Church (1968) |
The Wesleyan Church is a Holiness church that continues the tradition of the Wesleyan Methodist Church founded in the 1820s by former members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1968 the Wesleyan Methodist Church merged with the Pilgrim Holiness Church to form the Wesleyan Church.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 3,309 | 2,559 | 82,358 |
| 1970 | 2,925 | 1,898 | 84,499 |
| 1974 | 2,489 | 1,828 | 94,215 |
| 1976 | 2,436 | 1,735 | 96,337 |
| 1977 | 2,434 | 1,732 | 97,859 |
| 1978 | 2,367 | 1,714 | 99,016 |
| 1979 | 2,356 | 1,717 | 100,925 |
| 1980 | 2,343 | 1,710 | 103,160 |
| 1981 | 2,369 | 1,711 | 103,712 |
| 1982 | 2,384 | 1,725 | 105,221 |
| 1983 | 2,455 | 1,722 | 107,672 |
| 1984 | 2,636 | 1,730 | 109,140 |
| 1985 | 2,616 | 1,714 | 109,541 |
| 1986 | 2,596 | 1,704 | 109,196 |
| 1987 | 3,783 | 3,217 | 185,641 |
| 1989 | 3,076 | 1,650 | 110,027 |
| 1990 | 3,048 | 1,628 | 110,561 |
| 1992 | 2,539 | 1,612 | 114,174 |
| 1993 | 3,125 | 1,583 | 115,368 |
| 1994 | 2,985 | 1,609 | 116,763 |
| 1995 | 2,608 | 1,624 | 115,867 |
| 1996 | 2,639 | 1,580 | 118,021 |
| 1997 | 3,143 | 1,578 | 119,107 |
| 1998 | 3,144 | 1,590 | 119,914 |
| 1999 | 3,172 | 1,594 | 121,356 |
| 2000 | 3,181 | 1,602 | 123,181 |
| 2001 | 3,117 | 1,614 | 123,274 |
| 2002 | 3,198 | 1,628 | 123,160 |
| 2003 | 3,323 | 1,609 | 124,550 |
| 2004 | 3,342 | 1,714 | 125,127 |
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]
