Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Association of Vineyard Churches is a conservative evangelical fellowship founded in 1986 by evangelical teacher John Wimber (d. 1997), formerly associated with Calvary Chapel. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 2003 |
1,200 |
600 |
140,000 |
| 2004 |
1,205 |
600 |
140,000 |
| 2007 |
2,495 |
592 |
188,000 |
| 2009 |
2,463 |
556 |
189,000 |
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]
