Denominational Profile

Notes

The Church of God (Seventh Day) is a sabbatarian church representative of those Adventists of the mid-nineteenth century who rejected the visions and messages of Ellen G. White (founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church). Both groups worship on the Sabbath.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1952	48	106	3,000
1953	-	110	3,500
1954	48	110	3,500
1955	-	124	3,750
1956	-	125	4,000
1957	-	130	4,300
1959	85	124	3,800
1960	81	123	3,900
1962	50	91	4,000
1964	76	56	5,500
1974	103	98	5,600
1976	110	104	8,000
1980	106	120	3,940
1981	111	124	4,431
1982	114	125	4,875
1983	121	125	5,249
1984	123	130	5,560
1985	83	135	5,830
1986	92	135	6,178
1987	100	135	6,478
1990	132	153	5,749
1993	130	168	5,500
1994	125	160	5,700
1995	131	161	6,000
1996	120	170	6,500
1997	123	175	10,000
1999	122	185	11,000
2000	130	200	11,000
2001	130	200	11,000
2008	130	210	11,000

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]