Denominational Profile
History
Union Church of Africans |
split into Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (1865) |
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| The Union American Methodist Episcopal Church is one of two denominations which grew out of a movement within the Methodist Episcopal Church led by two African American members, Peter Spencer and William Anderson. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
301 |
292 |
21,115 |
| 1929 |
324 |
307 |
22,259 |
| 1935 |
135 |
110 |
18,798 |
| 1936 |
- |
71 |
9,369 |
| 1937 |
- |
80 |
20,101 |
| 1955 |
- |
76 |
12,262 |
| 1957 |
276 |
256 |
27,560 |
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]
