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Cumberland Presbyterian Church (1810) |
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| The Cumberland Presbyterian Church began on the Western frontier in the early 19th century. In 1906 the main body of the church reunited with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., now an integral part of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Those that did not participate in the merger reorganized themselves as the continuing Cumberland Presbyterian Church. |
Membership Data
| Year | Clergy | Churches | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 750 | 1,225 | 63,477 |
| 1929 | 736 | 1,189 | 64,767 |
| 1933 | - | 1,982 | 69,516 |
| 1935 | 785 | 1,152 | 70,274 |
| 1937 | - | 1,096 | 70,539 |
| 1940 | - | 1,082 | 73,357 |
| 1942 | - | 1,088 | 72,591 |
| 1944 | - | 1,048 | 64,984 |
| 1946 | - | - | 75,427 |
| 1947 | - | 1,033 | 76,276 |
| 1950 | 681 | 1,035 | 81,086 |
| 1952 | 651 | 1,026 | 81,086 |
| 1953 | 706 | 1,014 | 83,307 |
| 1954 | 729 | 1,008 | 84,776 |
| 1955 | 732 | 1,007 | 84,990 |
| 1956 | 741 | 997 | 85,651 |
| 1957 | 738 | 991 | 86,340 |
| 1958 | 750 | 990 | 87,531 |
| 1959 | 753 | 984 | 87,263 |
| 1960 | 747 | 975 | 88,452 |
| 1961 | 749 | 971 | 83,645 |
| 1962 | 910 | 985 | 82,190 |
| 1963 | 753 | 895 | 80,455 |
| 1965 | 743 | 967 | 78,917 |
| 1966 | 743 | 955 | 88,248 |
| 1967 | 736 | 936 | 88,540 |
| 1969 | 709 | 827 | 92,368 |
| 1970 | 717 | 901 | 92,025 |
| 1971 | 633 | 854 | 90,368 |
| 1972 | 710 | 879 | 88,738 |
| 1973 | 715 | 856 | 94,395 |
| 1974 | 713 | 854 | 93,948 |
| 1975 | 720 | 859 | 94,050 |
| 1976 | 712 | 860 | 92,995 |
| 1977 | 704 | 857 | 93,200 |
| 1978 | 706 | 850 | 93,268 |
| 1979 | 722 | 854 | 94,574 |
| 1980 | 704 | 857 | 96,553 |
| 1981 | 711 | 833 | 97,599 |
| 1982 | 739 | 856 | 97,813 |
| 1983 | 740 | 878 | 99,887 |
| 1984 | 761 | 831 | 98,829 |
| 1985 | 766 | 818 | 98,037 |
| 1986 | 776 | 811 | 98,103 |
| 1987 | 734 | 759 | 91,646 |
| 1988 | 725 | 752 | 91,491 |
| 1989 | 717 | 743 | 90,906 |
| 1990 | 799 | 796 | 98,891 |
| 1991 | 783 | 784 | 92,433 |
| 1992 | 782 | 782 | 92,240 |
| 1993 | 807 | 779 | 91,489 |
| 1994 | 810 | 772 | 90,125 |
| 1995 | 817 | 783 | 87,896 |
| 1996 | 826 | 774 | 88,066 |
| 1997 | 822 | 771 | 88,068 |
| 1998 | 835 | 774 | 87,198 |
| 1999 | 842 | 775 | 86,049 |
| 2000 | 857 | 779 | 86,519 |
| 2002 | 884 | 780 | 84,417 |
| 2003 | 890 | 774 | 83,742 |
| 2004 | 858 | 763 | 83,007 |
| 2005 | 858 | 759 | 81,464 |
| 2006 | 872 | 748 | 81,034 |
| 2007 | 856 | 7,055 | 78,451 |
| 2008 | 909 | 716 | 78,592 |
| 2009 | 808 | 643 | 65,591 |
| 2010 | - | 657 | 72,167 |
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]
