Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America
Denominational Profile
Notes
| The Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America traces its history to the 1643 Solemn League and Covenant, a document issued by a group (the Covenanters) which separated from the Church of Scotland. The Church remains as the only Covenanter branch that has not merged into one of the other Presbyterian churches. It is a member of the International Conference of Reformed Churches. |
Membership Data
| Year |
Clergy |
Churches |
Members |
| 1940 |
- |
86 |
6,315 |
| 1942 |
- |
84 |
6,065 |
| 1944 |
- |
80 |
6,617 |
| 1947 |
- |
74 |
5,585 |
| 1950 |
- |
75 |
5,339 |
| 1951 |
426 |
75 |
5,280 |
| 1952 |
96 |
75 |
5,174 |
| 1953 |
94 |
75 |
6,475 |
| 1954 |
416 |
74 |
6,442 |
| 1956 |
103 |
73 |
6,382 |
| 1957 |
105 |
75 |
6,382 |
| 1958 |
103 |
73 |
6,348 |
| 1959 |
102 |
72 |
6,214 |
| 1961 |
100 |
76 |
6,060 |
| 1963 |
98 |
67 |
5,881 |
| 1964 |
98 |
68 |
5,808 |
| 1966 |
98 |
73 |
6,185 |
| 1970 |
100 |
69 |
5,704 |
| 1972 |
97 |
68 |
5,560 |
| 1973 |
103 |
69 |
5,445 |
| 1974 |
103 |
69 |
5,445 |
| 1977 |
86 |
68 |
4,878 |
| 1981 |
95 |
67 |
4,836 |
| 1984 |
103 |
71 |
5,251 |
| 1985 |
123 |
71 |
5,146 |
| 1986 |
121 |
71 |
5,111 |
| 1987 |
123 |
70 |
5,114 |
| 1988 |
127 |
68 |
5,174 |
| 1993 |
131 |
70 |
5,657 |
| 1997 |
137 |
86 |
6,105 |
| 2003 |
148 |
83 |
6,259 |
| 2004 |
147 |
80 |
6,347 |
| 2009 |
151 |
81 |
6,641 |
| 2010 |
152 |
- |
6,799 |
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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