Denominational Profile

History

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of America (1932)

merged intoUkrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.

The Church was founded in 1928 and represented those Orthodox Ukrainians under the spiritual guidance of the Ecumenical Patriachate. In 1996 it merged with the Ukranian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1940	-	36	12,480
1942	-	51	40,562
1945	-	44	39,500
1950	50	48	40,061
1951	50	47	40,250
1954	50	34	44,200
1959	52	37	40,250
1969	29	25	45,000
1970	26	24	45,000
1973	26	23	30,000
1976	31	27	27,000
1977	35	28	25,000
1986	37	27	5,000

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]