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Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc.
Denominational Profile
History
| The Open Bible Standard Churches is a Pentecostal fellowship founded in 1935 when the Open Bible Evangelistic Association and Bible Standard, Inc. merged. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1952 |
699 |
235 |
25,000 |
| 1953 |
501 |
260 |
26,000 |
| 1954 |
518 |
241 |
26,000 |
| 1955 |
530 |
249 |
26,000 |
| 1956 |
538 |
265 |
25,000 |
| 1957 |
739 |
265 |
25,000 |
| 1959 |
559 |
265 |
25,000 |
| 1960 |
547 |
278 |
26,000 |
| 1961 |
756 |
275 |
26,000 |
| 1962 |
741 |
261 |
26,000 |
| 1963 |
739 |
261 |
27,000 |
| 1965 |
761 |
257 |
27,000 |
| 1967 |
553 |
259 |
27,000 |
| 1968 |
433 |
260 |
27,000 |
| 1969 |
433 |
275 |
30,000 |
| 1970 |
530 |
275 |
30,000 |
| 1971 |
725 |
275 |
25,000 |
| 1972 |
730 |
275 |
25,000 |
| 1973 |
730 |
275 |
25,000 |
| 1974 |
- |
275 |
25,000 |
| 1975 |
755 |
275 |
25,000 |
| 1979 |
781 |
280 |
60,000 |
| 1980 |
797 |
283 |
60,000 |
| 1981 |
821 |
271 |
44,549 |
| 1982 |
865 |
277 |
46,907 |
| 1983 |
878 |
277 |
46,651 |
| 1984 |
863 |
290 |
46,351 |
| 1985 |
748 |
290 |
46,351 |
| 1986 |
883 |
281 |
46,000 |
| 1989 |
937 |
325 |
46,000 |
| 1990 |
994 |
335 |
41,000 |
| 1991 |
1,004 |
368 |
40,000 |
| 1992 |
1,004 |
368 |
40,000 |
| 1993 |
1,010 |
361 |
45,988 |
| 1995 |
- |
- |
45,988 |
| 1996 |
1,046 |
359 |
- |
| 1997 |
1,057 |
374 |
- |
| 1998 |
1,074 |
386 |
- |
| 1999 |
1,061 |
357 |
35,700 |
| 2000 |
1,028 |
314 |
38,000 |
| 2005 |
1,050 |
326 |
39,000 |
| 2006 |
1,043 |
330 |
40,000 |
| 2007 |
1,026 |
302 |
45,000 |
| 2009 |
978 |
279 |
45,000 |
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]
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