Denominational Profile

History

	Advent Christian Church (1860)	continuedAdvent Christian Church
		split into Church of the Gospel (1912) Life and Advent Union (1863) Primitive Advent Christian Church

The Advent Christian Church, organized in 1860, grew out of the Adventist movement initiated by William Miller in the 1840s. The Church adheres to Sunday (rather than Saturday) worship.

Membership Data

Year	Clergy	Churches	Members
1925	528	537	28,297
1929	504	527	29,381
1935	466	438	26,554
1937	-	454	30,431
1940	-	434	29,643
1942	-	427	30,115
1944	-	437	30,547
1945	-	466	32,540
1950	441	423	31,137
1951	438	410	30,908
1953	432	406	30,737
1954	459	410	30,858
1956	454	429	30,644
1958	465	421	30,586
1959	465	412	-
1960	476	435	30,966
1961	475	420	30,676
1962	-	407	31,046
1963	498	-	-
1965	511	400	31,454
1967	504	405	29,838
1970	498	392	30,713
1973	492	381	31,057
1976	498	372	30,997
1978	503	381	31,324
1979	487	366	29,535
1980	532	364	29,838
1983	600	355	28,782
1985	561	368	28,830
1986	568	352	19,946
1988	560	251	19,900
1989	479	346	25,400
1990	491	334	27,590
1992	498	335	28,000
1993	487	328	27,300
1995	485	317	27,100
1996	485	318	26,522
1997	500	311	26,819
1998	420	305	25,821
1999	409	302	25,702
2000	425	303	26,264
2002	425	-	25,277
2004	493	304	24,182
2006	494	293	25,617
2007	481	294	23,629

Data were taken from the National Council of Churches' Historic Archive CD and recent editions of the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches. Denomination descriptions provided by Dr. J. Gordon Melton, Director, Institute for the Study of American Religion (ISAR). [More information on data sources]