Church of God General Conference (Oregon, IL and Morrow, GA)
Denominational Profile
Notes
| This church is the outgrowth of several independent local groups of similar faith, some in existence as early as 1800; others date their beginnings from the arrival of British immigrants to this country around 1847. These diverse groups shared in general Adventist theology. A national organization was instituted in 1888 and 1889; however, because of strong convictions relating to congregational rights and authority, the national body ceased to function until 1921, when the present general conference was formed at Waterloo, Iowa. The corporate name today is Church of God General Conference, Morrow, Georgia. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1925 |
153 |
117 |
4,400 |
| 1929 |
163 |
177 |
6,500 |
| 1935 |
89 |
110 |
10,000 |
| 1937 |
- |
57 |
5,000 |
| 1940 |
- |
79 |
5,295 |
| 1954 |
- |
95 |
2,560 |
| 1955 |
67 |
101 |
4,215 |
| 1956 |
60 |
106 |
4,800 |
| 1957 |
62 |
106 |
5,200 |
| 1958 |
68 |
106 |
5,300 |
| 1959 |
68 |
107 |
5,400 |
| 1960 |
68 |
110 |
5,505 |
| 1961 |
70 |
116 |
5,700 |
| 1962 |
70 |
117 |
5,700 |
| 1963 |
75 |
118 |
5,700 |
| 1964 |
75 |
118 |
5,800 |
| 1965 |
79 |
118 |
5,800 |
| 1966 |
99 |
119 |
6,200 |
| 1967 |
99 |
121 |
6,500 |
| 1968 |
106 |
122 |
6,600 |
| 1969 |
109 |
124 |
6,700 |
| 1970 |
108 |
125 |
6,800 |
| 1971 |
112 |
127 |
7,200 |
| 1972 |
115 |
132 |
7,400 |
| 1973 |
118 |
134 |
7,440 |
| 1974 |
122 |
133 |
7,455 |
| 1975 |
115 |
134 |
7,485 |
| 1976 |
119 |
135 |
7,620 |
| 1977 |
118 |
134 |
7,595 |
| 1978 |
119 |
132 |
7,550 |
| 1979 |
119 |
131 |
7,620 |
| 1980 |
84 |
89 |
5,590 |
| 1981 |
81 |
89 |
5,981 |
| 1983 |
83 |
84 |
5,781 |
| 1984 |
88 |
90 |
6,202 |
| 1985 |
87 |
92 |
5,948 |
| 1987 |
84 |
89 |
5,652 |
| 1989 |
87 |
88 |
5,767 |
| 1990 |
87 |
88 |
5,718 |
| 1991 |
79 |
89 |
5,688 |
| 1992 |
80 |
87 |
5,336 |
| 1993 |
85 |
88 |
5,511 |
| 1994 |
80 |
89 |
5,195 |
| 1995 |
80 |
88 |
5,040 |
| 1996 |
82 |
89 |
5,096 |
| 1997 |
80 |
90 |
5,040 |
| 1998 |
83 |
90 |
4,971 |
| 1999 |
78 |
92 |
5,309 |
| 2000 |
80 |
89 |
5,248 |
| 2001 |
85 |
91 |
5,396 |
| 2002 |
80 |
89 |
5,018 |
| 2009 |
78 |
83 |
3,322 |
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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