Denominational Profile

History

In 1990, the Evangelical Friends International superseded the Evangelical Friends Alliance.The Alliance had existed as an association of four autonomous Quaker groups. It had been founded in 1965. These groups represented the most theologically conservative element in the Friends movement.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1971	-	254	23,683
1974	-	254	27,026
1975	-	257	25,531
1982	483	217	24,095

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]