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Denominational Profile
History
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split into Congregational Methodist Church (1852) |
continuedCongregational Methodist Church |
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split into First Congregational Methodist Church of the U.S.A. (1941) |
| The Congregational Methodist Church was founded in 1852 by members in Georgia who protested the episcopal structure of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 487 | 357 | 21,050 |
| 1935 | 184 | 174 | 10,189 |
| 1937 | - | 244 | 15,428 |
| 1940 | - | 275 | 16,508 |
| 1941 | - | 175 | 16,163 |
| 1945 | - | 155 | 10,693 |
| 1949 | 198 | 160 | 11,189 |
| 1953 | 262 | 190 | 12,448 |
| 1957 | 308 | 223 | 14,274 |
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]
