Churches of Christ

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

Over Time

Membership Data Year Clergy Churches Members 1929 2,507 6,226 433,714 1931 - - 433,714 1933 - - 433,714 1935 2,507 6,226 433,714 1936 - 3,815 309,551 1937 - 6,226 - 1946 - - 309,551 1947 - 10,000 682,172 1950 7,000 - - 1951 - 14,500 1,000,000 1952 15,500 16,000 1,500,000 1953 - 15,000 1,500,000 1954 - 16,500 1,600,000 1955 15,500 16,500 1,600,000 1956 8,500 16,250 1,700,000 1957 - 16,500 1,750,000 1958 12,500 17,500 2,000,000 1959 - 17,850 2,007,650 1960 8,366 18,680 2,163,493 1961 10,000 18,500 2,250,000 1965 7,000 18,500 2,350,000 1968 6,200 18,000 2,400,000 1976 12,800 17,000 2,500,000 1978 16,200 17,550 3,000,000 1979 - 12,700 1,600,000 1980 - 12,271 1,600,222 1982 - 12,750 1,605,000 1983 - 13,056 1,600,000 1984 - 13,100 1,600,500 1985 - 13,150 1,604,000 1987 - 13,364 1,623,754 1989 - 13,375 1,626,000 1990 - 13,134 1,683,346 1992 - 13,174 1,684,872 1993 10,000 13,013 1,651,103 1994 10,000 13,013 1,651,103 1995 10,000 13,020 1,655,000 1996 13,000 14,000 2,250,000 1997 15,850 14,400 1,800,000 1999 16,350 15,000 1,500,000

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]