- Introduction
- Distribution
- Over Time
- Related Surveys
- Data Sources
Basic Information
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the largest of several Presbyterian churches in America, was founded in 1983 as a merger of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. and the Presbyterian Church in the United States.
History
United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. |
merged intoPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1983) |
Snapshot
| 1990 | 2000 | Growth/Decline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congregations | 11,433 | 11,106 | -327 (-2.9%) |
| Adherents | 3,553,335 | 3,141,566 | -411,769 (-11.6%) |
Notes
Snapshot data are from Churches and Church Membership in the United States 1990 and Religious Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Copyright © 2002, Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). All rights reserved. Published by Glenmary Research Center, 1312 Fifth Ave., North, Nashville, TN 37208. www.glenmary.org/grc.
History 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 history data sources]
