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Denominational Profile
The Metropolitan Church Association is a Holiness church founded in 1894 (as Metropolitan Holiness Church). It took its present name in 1899.
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 101 | 20 | 1,200 |
| 1936 | - | 14 | 961 |
| 1950 | 60 | 21 | 1,300 |
| 1951 | 61 | 20 | 800 |
| 1954 | 61 | 25 | 435 |
| 1955 | 61 | 26 | - |
| 1956 | 62 | 28 | 513 |
| 1957 | 62 | 16 | 443 |
| 1958 | 62 | 15 | 443 |
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]
