Denominational Profile

History

split into Union American Methodist Episcopal Church (1865)

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

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]