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United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. |
merged intoPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.) (1983) |
| 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. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 18,880 | 11,596 | 3,122,213 |
| 1984 | 19,116 | 11,572 | 3,092,151 |
| 1985 | 19,345 | 11,554 | 3,048,235 |
| 1986 | 19,514 | 11,531 | 3,007,322 |
| 1987 | 19,840 | 11,513 | 2,967,781 |
| 1988 | 19,746 | 11,505 | 2,929,608 |
| 1989 | 20,078 | 11,469 | 2,886,482 |
| 1990 | 20,338 | 11,501 | 3,788,009 |
| 1991 | 20,357 | 11,468 | 3,778,358 |
| 1992 | 20,527 | 11,456 | 3,758,085 |
| 1993 | 20,585 | 11,501 | 3,796,766 |
| 1994 | 20,624 | 11,399 | 3,698,136 |
| 1995 | 20,640 | 11,361 | 3,669,489 |
| 1996 | 20,783 | 11,328 | 3,637,375 |
| 1997 | 20,858 | 11,295 | 3,610,753 |
| 1998 | 20,940 | 11,260 | 3,574,959 |
| 1999 | 20,988 | 11,216 | 3,561,184 |
| 2000 | 21,065 | 11,178 | 3,485,332 |
| 2001 | 21,150 | 11,142 | 3,455,952 |
| 2002 | 21,194 | 11,097 | 3,407,329 |
| 2003 | 21,248 | 11,064 | 3,241,309 |
| 2004 | 21,287 | 11,019 | 3,189,573 |
| 2005 | 21,312 | 10,960 | 3,098,842 |
| 2006 | 21,360 | 11,903 | 3,025,740 |
| 2007 | 21,368 | 10,820 | 2,941,412 |
| 2008 | 21,286 | 10,751 | 2,844,952 |
| 2009 | 21,235 | 10,657 | 2,770,730 |
| 2010 | 21,161 | 10,560 | 2,675,873 |
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]
