Denominational Profile

Notes

The Evangelical Presbyterian Church was formed by conservative Presbyterians in 1981 as the two major branches of American Presbyterianism prepared to merge (1983). The founders rejected the theological liberalism they found in their parent bodies.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1982	35	67	19,000
1984	60	101	23,900
1986	106	177	30,000
1988	120	215	33,000
1989	155	225	50,300
1990	160	280	54,781
1991	155	313	52,645
1992	174	382	55,008
1993	175	387	56,421
1994	177	380	56,499
1996	183	420	57,502
1997	186	419	57,502
1998	187	443	61,347
1999	197	424	63,447
2000	189	439	64,939
2001	193	486	67,808
2002	492	190	69,351
2003	501	194	71,755
2004	529	181	73,941
2005	498	182	73,019

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]