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Denominational Profile
History
split into New Congregational Methodist Church (1881) |
The New Congregational Methodist Church was founded in 1881 by former members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to protest that church’s episcopal polity.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 27 | 24 | 1,256 |
| 1935 | 30 | 32 | 1,770 |
| 1936 | - | 25 | 1,449 |
| 1937 | - | 30 | 1,743 |
| 1957 | 11 | 11 | 529 |
| 1958 | 11 | 11 | 518 |
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]
