Denominational Profile

History

split into Conservative Congregational Christian Conference (1945)

The conference was founded in 1945 by conservative ministers and members of the Congregational Christian Churches who opposed the merger that created the United Church of Christ.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1961	71	34	6,090
1962	82	44	6,652
1963	102	52	10,255
1964	123	57	11,034
1965	151	68	12,307
1966	170	80	13,513
1967	162	86	14,404
1968	176	92	15,127
1969	192	100	16,219
1970	196	110	17,328
1971	225	120	19,416
1972	247	121	20,400
1973	264	126	21,014
1974	276	127	21,975
1975	289	131	22,349
1976	318	130	21,977
1977	337	130	22,171
1978	364	130	22,750
1979	365	135	23,751
1980	372	132	24,410
1981	362	138	25,011
1982	354	140	26,008
1983	367	148	26,765
1984	386	157	28,383
1985	391	163	28,624
1986	424	170	28,948
1987	452	175	29,429
1988	457	176	29,015
1989	457	180	28,413
1990	485	178	28,355
1991	505	176	28,035
1992	513	188	30,387
1993	541	201	36,864
1995	522	219	-
1996	-	-	38,788
1997	517	227	38,956
1998	541	236	38,996
1999	545	242	40,414
2001	531	256	40,857
2002	539	259	40,041
2004	537	272	42,725
2005	566	275	42,838
2007	598	284	41,772
2008	578	296	42,149
2009	522	298	42,296

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]