Denominational Profile
History
(German) Reformed Church in the United States |
split into Reformed Church in the United States (1934) |
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| The Reformed Church in the United States was founded in 1934 by the Eureka Classis (South Dakota) which refused to join the merger of the (German) Reformed Church in the United States with the Evangelical Synod. The Church is a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1961 |
15 |
21 |
3,467 |
| 1962 |
15 |
21 |
3,431 |
| 1963 |
16 |
20 |
2,519 |
| 1964 |
15 |
20 |
3,487 |
| 1965 |
18 |
20 |
2,554 |
| 1967 |
19 |
20 |
3,423 |
| 1969 |
23 |
23 |
3,853 |
| 1971 |
25 |
25 |
4,038 |
| 1973 |
21 |
24 |
4,008 |
| 1974 |
22 |
24 |
3,940 |
| 1975 |
26 |
26 |
3,960 |
| 1976 |
25 |
26 |
3,861 |
| 1977 |
31 |
26 |
3,790 |
| 1980 |
27 |
29 |
3,660 |
| 1982 |
32 |
30 |
3,710 |
| 1984 |
33 |
33 |
3,807 |
| 1985 |
34 |
34 |
3,778 |
| 1992 |
36 |
37 |
4,178 |
| 1993 |
38 |
37 |
4,204 |
| 1994 |
40 |
36 |
4,172 |
| 1995 |
39 |
41 |
4,250 |
| 1997 |
42 |
38 |
4,246 |
| 1998 |
42 |
40 |
4,257 |
| 2002 |
50 |
48 |
4,369 |
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]
