American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A.
Denominational Profile
History
American Baptist Convention |
renamed toAmerican Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. (1972) |
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| The America Baptist Churches in the U.S.A. continue the oldest organization of Baptists in the United States. Having existed under various names, the present name was adopted in 1972. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1971 |
8,222 |
6,035 |
1,562,636 |
| 1972 |
7,599 |
6,029 |
1,484,393 |
| 1973 |
7,632 |
6,020 |
1,502,759 |
| 1974 |
8,564 |
6,005 |
1,579,029 |
| 1975 |
8,416 |
5,990 |
1,603,033 |
| 1976 |
8,566 |
5,937 |
1,593,574 |
| 1977 |
7,087 |
5,815 |
1,316,760 |
| 1978 |
7,299 |
5,897 |
1,271,688 |
| 1979 |
8,600 |
5,814 |
1,600,521 |
| 1980 |
6,843 |
5,817 |
1,607,541 |
| 1981 |
6,951 |
5,939 |
1,621,795 |
| 1982 |
6,780 |
5,851 |
1,637,099 |
| 1984 |
7,350 |
5,745 |
1,620,153 |
| 1985 |
7,822 |
5,814 |
1,559,683 |
| 1986 |
7,678 |
5,864 |
1,576,483 |
| 1987 |
7,872 |
5,833 |
1,568,778 |
| 1988 |
8,276 |
5,839 |
1,549,563 |
| 1989 |
8,242 |
5,833 |
1,548,573 |
| 1990 |
8,356 |
5,808 |
1,535,971 |
| 1991 |
8,421 |
5,862 |
1,527,840 |
| 1992 |
7,515 |
5,875 |
1,534,078 |
| 1993 |
7,545 |
5,796 |
1,516,505 |
| 1994 |
7,670 |
5,686 |
1,507,934 |
| 1995 |
8,381 |
5,823 |
1,517,400 |
| 1996 |
7,929 |
5,807 |
1,503,267 |
| 1997 |
7,846 |
5,830 |
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| 1998 |
7,846 |
3,800 |
1,507,400 |
| 1999 |
9,049 |
5,775 |
1,454,388 |
| 2000 |
8,922 |
5,756 |
1,436,909 |
| 2001 |
8,856 |
5,786 |
1,442,824 |
| 2002 |
8,582 |
5,836 |
1,484,291 |
| 2003 |
8,577 |
5,834 |
1,433,075 |
| 2004 |
8,582 |
5,793 |
1,424,840 |
| 2005 |
7,524 |
5,740 |
1,396,700 |
| 2006 |
6,947 |
5,659 |
1,371,278 |
| 2007 |
7,042 |
5,558 |
1,358,351 |
| 2008 |
6,308 |
5,469 |
1,331,127 |
| 2009 |
6,041 |
5,402 |
1,310,505 |
| 2010 |
6,114 |
5,366 |
1,308,054 |
Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. The National Council of Churches' data collection was discontinued after the 2012 Yearbook was published, and has been resumed by the Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies (ASARB). The tables and graphs will be updated when the new collection is available. See the Yearbook of 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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