Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Sovereign Grace Believers movement began in the mid-1950s, when some pastors in traditional Baptist churches returned to a Calvinist theological perspective. It has no central administration, but congregations possess a strong sense of doctrinal unity. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1981 |
275 |
275 |
2,600 |
| 1982 |
275 |
275 |
2,600 |
| 1983 |
350 |
250 |
7,500 |
| 1986 |
325 |
250 |
2,000 |
| 1987 |
320 |
300 |
3,000 |
| 1988 |
275 |
275 |
2,600 |
| 1990 |
450 |
275 |
3,000 |
| 1992 |
400 |
300 |
3,000 |
| 1996 |
400 |
300 |
3,000 |
| 1997 |
400 |
300 |
3,000 |
| 1998 |
400 |
300 |
3,000 |
| 2000 |
450 |
350 |
4,000 |
| 2001 |
450 |
350 |
4,000 |
| 2002 |
450 |
350 |
4,000 |
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]
