North American Baptist Conference

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

Over Time

Membership Data Year Clergy Churches Members 1950 250 270 41,560 1951 324 270 42,561 1952 348 274 44,019 1953 356 274 45,121 1954 303 282 45,920 1955 426 288 47,319 1956 418 294 48,224 1957 415 293 49,269 1958 397 290 50,010 1959 400 292 50,455 1960 423 300 50,646 1961 426 312 51,611 1962 421 317 52,073 1963 419 325 52,625 1964 414 327 53,346 1965 426 329 53,711 1966 419 332 53,742 1968 422 337 54,358 1969 466 339 55,100 1970 445 347 55,080 1971 441 343 54,997 1972 423 341 54,441 1973 318 247 41,563 1974 324 245 41,437 1975 348 252 42,122 1976 361 250 42,277 1977 348 255 42,724 1978 353 253 42,499 1979 350 254 42,779 1980 369 258 43,041 1981 365 260 43,146 1982 357 260 42,735 1983 354 260 43,286 1984 294 260 43,215 1985 294 258 42,863 1986 381 253 42,084 1987 413 253 42,150 1988 445 259 42,629 1989 433 276 42,629 1990 341 279 44,493 1992 434 289 43,446 1993 469 267 43,045 1994 451 263 43,236 1995 450 263 43,928 1997 422 268 43,850 1999 447 271 45,738 2000 440 270 47,097 2001 427 276 49,017 2002 421 270 47,692

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]