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Seventh Day Baptist General Conference of the United States and Canada
Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Seventh Day Baptist General Conference was organized in 1801 and continues the practice of sabbatarianism among English-speaking Baptists. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
88 |
69 |
8,183 |
| 1929 |
77 |
73 |
7,331 |
| 1935 |
72 |
64 |
6,751 |
| 1937 |
- |
69 |
6,889 |
| 1940 |
- |
66 |
6,876 |
| 1942 |
- |
66 |
6,765 |
| 1944 |
- |
64 |
6,581 |
| 1947 |
- |
63 |
6,462 |
| 1950 |
80 |
62 |
6,430 |
| 1951 |
71 |
60 |
6,187 |
| 1952 |
77 |
61 |
6,259 |
| 1953 |
66 |
65 |
6,257 |
| 1954 |
105 |
66 |
6,189 |
| 1955 |
76 |
62 |
6,095 |
| 1956 |
72 |
61 |
6,052 |
| 1957 |
73 |
60 |
5,965 |
| 1960 |
73 |
61 |
5,849 |
| 1961 |
72 |
61 |
5,803 |
| 1962 |
73 |
61 |
5,726 |
| 1963 |
72 |
65 |
5,760 |
| 1964 |
73 |
65 |
5,773 |
| 1967 |
73 |
64 |
5,674 |
| 1968 |
74 |
65 |
5,623 |
| 1969 |
75 |
66 |
5,308 |
| 1970 |
74 |
66 |
5,331 |
| 1971 |
81 |
66 |
5,376 |
| 1972 |
63 |
68 |
5,284 |
| 1973 |
65 |
63 |
5,242 |
| 1974 |
62 |
73 |
5,230 |
| 1975 |
57 |
62 |
5,177 |
| 1976 |
64 |
60 |
5,139 |
| 1977 |
75 |
60 |
5,156 |
| 1978 |
76 |
60 |
5,181 |
| 1979 |
91 |
80 |
5,125 |
| 1980 |
69 |
63 |
5,008 |
| 1987 |
92 |
81 |
5,149 |
| 1990 |
77 |
86 |
5,200 |
| 1991 |
77 |
86 |
5,200 |
| 1992 |
81 |
90 |
5,250 |
| 1994 |
94 |
86 |
4,400 |
| 1995 |
74 |
80 |
4,800 |
| 2003 |
75 |
98 |
5,600 |
| 2004 |
74 |
97 |
5,900 |
| 2006 |
80 |
96 |
6,200 |
| 2009 |
81 |
98 |
6,300 |
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]
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