Christian Churches and Churches of Christ

• Introduction
• Distribution
• Over Time
• Related Surveys
• Data Sources

Over Time

Membership Data Year Clergy Churches Members 1970 5,987 4,688 1,020,751 1972 7,314 5,901 1,036,288 1973 6,934 5,479 1,036,460 1974 6,272 5,436 1,034,047 1975 6,525 5,482 1,049,816 1976 - 5,436 1,040,856 1978 7,279 5,468 1,044,842 1979 7,689 5,535 1,054,266 1981 8,074 5,605 1,063,254 1983 - 5,502 1,043,642 1985 6,238 5,487 1,051,469 1986 5,476 5,566 1,063,469 1987 7,041 5,614 1,071,995 1988 6,596 5,579 1,071,616

Notes

" Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches [More information on data sources]