Denominational Profile

Notes

The General Assembly of the Korean Presbyterian Church was founded in 1976. It grew out of the migration of numerous Koreans to the United States, especially since the end of the Korean War. The General Assembly represents a group that specializes in serving the Korean-American community.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1986	225	180	24,000
1992	381	203	26,988
2000	568	310	50,221
2001	570	305	54,000
2002	572	-	55,100
2003	583	302	55,000

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]